On a warm July evening, Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU Medicine welcomed a full house of families, mentors and supporters for its annual Summer Internship Presentation and Donor Appreciation Reception. Laughter and quiet pride echoed in the building’s atrium as the undergraduates took the podium one by one to present their cancer research projects, each created over an intense nine weeks of lab work in Springfield and Carbondale. The six students, selected from a competitive pool of 25 applicants, brought with them curiosity, persistence and a desire to help others. They left with something

On a warm July evening, Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU Medicine welcomed a full house of families, mentors and supporters for its annual Summer Internship Presentation and Donor Appreciation Reception. Laughter and quiet pride echoed in the building’s atrium as the undergraduates took the podium one by one to present their cancer research projects, each created over an intense nine weeks of lab work in Springfield and Carbondale. The six students, selected from a competitive pool of 25 applicants, brought with them curiosity, persistence and a desire to help others. They left with something

For many aspiring medical professionals, the journey to becoming a physician can feel like navigating a complex maze. For Evan Beilfuss and Maci Burgener, their paths converged at SIU School of Medicine, where a unique combination of master's-level preparation and rural-focused training has them poised to deliver advanced health care. The first step for both students was the Biomedical Sciences Master’s (BMS) Program at SIU. This one-year, non-thesis master’s degree enhances students’ competitiveness for medical school through rigorous coursework and personalized application support. “The BMS

For many aspiring medical professionals, the journey to becoming a physician can feel like navigating a complex maze. For Evan Beilfuss and Maci Burgener, their paths converged at SIU School of Medicine, where a unique combination of master's-level preparation and rural-focused training has them poised to deliver advanced health care. The first step for both students was the Biomedical Sciences Master’s (BMS) Program at SIU. This one-year, non-thesis master’s degree enhances students’ competitiveness for medical school through rigorous coursework and personalized application support. “The BMS

For many aspiring medical professionals, the journey to becoming a physician can feel like navigating a complex maze. For Evan Beilfuss and Maci Burgener, their paths converged at SIU School of Medicine, where a unique combination of master's-level preparation and rural-focused training has them poised to deliver advanced health care. The first step for both students was the Biomedical Sciences Master’s (BMS) Program at SIU. This one-year, non-thesis master’s degree enhances students’ competitiveness for medical school through rigorous coursework and personalized application support. “The BMS

For many aspiring medical professionals, the journey to becoming a physician can feel like navigating a complex maze. For Evan Beilfuss and Maci Burgener, their paths converged at SIU School of Medicine, where a unique combination of master's-level preparation and rural-focused training has them poised to deliver advanced health care. The first step for both students was the Biomedical Sciences Master’s (BMS) Program at SIU. This one-year, non-thesis master’s degree enhances students’ competitiveness for medical school through rigorous coursework and personalized application support. “The BMS

For many aspiring medical professionals, the journey to becoming a physician can feel like navigating a complex maze. For Evan Beilfuss and Maci Burgener, their paths converged at SIU School of Medicine, where a unique combination of master's-level preparation and rural-focused training has them poised to deliver advanced health care. The first step for both students was the Biomedical Sciences Master’s (BMS) Program at SIU. This one-year, non-thesis master’s degree enhances students’ competitiveness for medical school through rigorous coursework and personalized application support. “The BMS

The SIU Mentorship in Medicine (MiM) program is a near-peer mentorship opportunity for SIU undergraduate students. It's designed by SIU medical students to guide pre-medical students as they tackle course requirements, navigate extracurricular activities and synthesize a well-rounded medical school application. We achieve this through monthly 1-on-1 meetings where we set goals, identify resources and opportunities, and promote accountability. In addition, we introduce pre-med students to SIU Medicine’s problem-based learning approach during MCAT preparation. We want MiM to expand pre-medical

2025 Adams, K. (April 2025). Factors Associated with Failure of Response to Acetaminophen Therapy in Preterm Infant with PDA. 35th Annual Trainee Research Symposium. Springfield, IL: SIU School of Medicine. Alarouri, D. (April 2025). Neonatal Parotitis Following Maternal Mastitis: An Overlooked Transmission Pathway. 35th Annual Trainee Research Symposium . Springfield, IL: SIU School of Medicine. Fix, K., Combs, B., & Woods, K. (April 2025). Implementation of PICU Delirium Scoring. Graduate Medical Education (GME) Quality Improvement Symposium and Competition 2025 . Springfield, IL: SIU School

A series of Springfield-area events will bring moments from the global pandemic back into sharp focus this fall. ‘COVID Stories’ will provide both local and universal reflections on how we as a society adjusted when things went viral, literally.