About the Program Where is Carbondale, Illinois? Carbondale is a city of 25,000 near the southern tip of Illinois, in a beautiful region known as “Little Egypt” – close to the Mississippi River and on the edge of the Shawnee National Forest. It is the home of the flagship campus of Southern Illinois University. Carbondale is NOT near Chicago. It is located approximately 100 miles southeast of St. Louis, 330 miles south of Chicago, 200 miles north of Memphis and 200 miles northwest of Nashville. I am not an Illinois resident. Am I eligible for MEDPREP? The highest priority for MEDPREP

Read class memories View photos from Reunion 2018 Please consider making a special gift to the Reunion Class Gift Fund . Each year, the class that raises the most funds will be awarded the Dean's Cup, which has a prestigious home in the SIU SOM Dean's Lobby. You can designate your contribution toward ANY SIU School of Medicine program! . . . . . . . . . . . . Reunion 2018 planning committees 1978 Jane Arbuthnot Mark Christofersen Kevin Dorsey Petra Schneider-Redden Pat Zimmermann 1983 Kathy Bohn Lynn Bradtke Loren Hughes Kevin Murphy Mary Pohlmann Ron Romanelli Dale Tidaback Lori Wemlinger

Curriculum MEDPREP students complete a rigorous academic program consisting of required and elective courses taught by MEDPREP faculty, in conjunction with supplementary upper-division science courses offered by other departments on the SIUC campus. Each student’s program is uniquely designed in consultation with a MEDPREP advisor to prepare the student for medical, dental or PA school matriculation. Students in the optional master's degree programs will take graduate level coursework to satisfy master’s program requirements. You may find these resources helpful in exploring MEDPREP coursework

Preparing only the GRC form pages and neglecting to prepare the research proposal portion of the application; i.e., the protocol addressing specific aims, background and significance, preliminary studies, research design and methods, and literature review. Lack of a clear hypothesis. Discrepancies between specific aims and methodology; research design inadequate to accomplish specific aims. Relationship of study design to data analysis not clearly expressed. Inadequate justification of relevance of data to be collected in study. Lack of adequate explanation of terminology and proposed

Preparing only the GRC form pages and neglecting to prepare the research proposal portion of the application; i.e., the protocol addressing specific aims, background and significance, preliminary studies, research design and methods, and literature review. Lack of a clear hypothesis. Discrepancies between specific aims and methodology; research design inadequate to accomplish specific aims. Relationship of study design to data analysis not clearly expressed. Inadequate justification of relevance of data to be collected in study. Lack of adequate explanation of terminology and proposed

The Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program (MEDPREP) is a long running, nationally renowned post-baccalaureate academic enhancement program. MEDPREP was established in 1972 by the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, and has helped more than 1,000 students successfully matriculate into medical or dental schools. MEDPREP provides assistance to educationally and/or economically disadvantaged students, preparing them to achieve success in the health professions. The program operates on a year-round basis, beginning in June of each year. Students complete the program in five

Director of the Academy; Boyung Suh, PhD 913 N Rutledge, Springfield, IL 62702 Phone: (217) 545-2103 Email: bsuh46@siumed.edu Anna Cianciolo Heeyoung Han Debra L. Klamen Shelley Tiischkau Office Administrator; Crystal Bright 801 N Rutledge, Springfield, IL 62702 Email: cbright68@siumed.edu General inquiries: academy@siumed.edu

FACULTY AWARDS J. Kevin Dorsey Outstanding Educator of the Year Award MEDICAL STUDENT AWARDS Outstanding Student Medical Educators INNOVATION AWARD Debra Klamen Medical Education Innovation Award

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