Growing up in Chicago, Cynthia Thomas, MD, didn’t always dream of being a doctor, but she wanted a career where she could help others and excelled at math and science in middle school. After hearing about the shortage of doctors in underserved areas of her community, in high school she decided that medicine was where she wanted to be. While life’s twists and turns moved her out of her Chicago community and to Springfield with her husband, her passion for community and family medicine moved with her. After graduating from SIU School of Medicine in 1991 and completing her residency in 1994, Dr

Growing up in Chicago, Cynthia Thomas, MD, didn’t always dream of being a doctor, but she wanted a career where she could help others and excelled at math and science in middle school. After hearing about the shortage of doctors in underserved areas of her community, in high school she decided that medicine was where she wanted to be. While life’s twists and turns moved her out of her Chicago community and to Springfield with her husband, her passion for community and family medicine moved with her. After graduating from SIU School of Medicine in 1991 and completing her residency in 1994, Dr

SIU Medicine will continue COVID-19 testing for the Springfield community in March. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, the testing operation will be hosted by Abundant Faith Christian Center located at 2525 Taylor Ave. Mondays: 9 – 11 a.m. and 1 – 4 p.m. Tuesdays: 9 – 11 a.m. and 1 – 4 p.m. Thursdays: 9 – 11 a.m. and 1 – 4 p.m. Additional testing is conducted on Fridays, hosted by other area congregations. March 5, 9 a.m. - noon at Second Timothy Baptist Church, 1122 E. Pine Street March 12, 9 a.m. - noon at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 533 S. Walnut Street March 19, 9 a.m. - noon at

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1. Educate physician assistants to be lifelong learners, proficient in acquiring and applying knowledge to improve the health of their communities and organizations. 2. Prepare physician assistants to be respectful, ethical, professional and effective advocates for the profession and their patients. 3. Prepare physician assistants who are competitive, marketable, and competent to take on administrative and leadership roles within the health care arena and beyond. 4. Prepare physician assistants to become proficient, competent educators of the public, their patients and future PAs with a

A partial list of our notable accomplishments and innovations. SIU School of Medicine was the first institution to incorporate problem-based learning and standardized patients into its medical school curriculum. We were the first medical school in the U.S. to require a clinical competency examination before graduation. The exam is now a model for physician licensure throughout the country. The Professional Development Laboratory allows evaluation of students in standardized and real patient encounters in a precise replica of an exam room. It was the first such facility in the nation, providing

In 1968, the Illinois Board of Higher Education sparked the creation of something necessary and bold: Its members recommended that Southern Illinois University establish a medical school. Placing the clinical education programs of the new school in Springfield and basic science programs in Carbondale would make use of the educational resources already available on the downstate campus and the established health care networks in the State Capital. Primary care for downstate Illinois Under the direction of the founding dean, Dr. Richard H. Moy, SIU School of Medicine was established in 1970 with

SIU Medicine will continue COVID-19 testing for the Springfield community in February. On Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, the testing operation will be hosted by Abundant Faith Christian Center located at 2525 Taylor Ave. Mondays: 9 – 11 a.m. and 1 – 4 p.m. Tuesdays: 9 – 11 a.m. and 1 – 4 p.m. Thursdays: 9 – 11 a.m. and 1 – 4 p.m. Fridays: 1 – 4 p.m. (at Abundant Faith Christian Center, 301 West Reynolds Campus) Additional testing is conducted on Fridays, hosted by other area congregations. February 5, 9 a.m. - noon at Monroe Street Christian Church, 1229 E. Monroe St. February 12, 9 a.m. -