Care-A-Van delivers health care along rural routes
  I met Jennifer Hammonds, LCSW, when I was in high school in West Frankfort, Ill., through her work on SIU School of Medicine’s Care-A-Van – a school health clinic on wheels that serves high schools in
      
    
              
  
    Aspects of a Learner - Harshi Perera
  New physician assistant Harshi Perera is a native of Sri Lanka -- the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean" -- and followed her childhood passions to become a health care professional.
      
    
              
  
    Advocating for Amber
  Community health worker Nicol Moore met Amber Hinkle, 41, during a 2021 neighborhood celebration in Comer Cox Park. Amber had chronic leg pain and had become discouraged with her physician. “I’d bring
      
    
              
  
    2023 Commencement: Take the less-traveled road
  2023 Commencement: Take the less-traveled road New physicians, research scientists and instructors at SIU School of Medicine received their diplomas on May 20, at the school’s 49th annual commencement
      
    New program puts community health workers at ground level
  Establishing roots Community health worker Kaye Barnes sports a purple SIU Medicine T-shirt to complement her green thumb as she works in Springfield’s community gardens. A native of the city’s north
      
    
              
  
    Havana HS students to witness crash reenactment
  Havana High School students will experience a crash reenactment on Friday, September 15. ThinkFirst, SIU Medicine’s injury prevention program, will assist in planning and presenting the event.
      
    
              
  
    Gov. Pritzker announces increased access to mental health services for rural farmers and agricultural communities
  2023 Farm Progress Show kicks off initiative to improve care options in partnership with SIU School of Medicine and Illinois FFA Foundation DECATUR — Governor JB Pritzker joined the Illinois
      
    
              
  
    Theresa Oakley completes Doctor of Medical Science degree at SIU School of Medicine
  SIU Center for Family Medicine-Quincy would like to congratulate provider, Theresa Oakley, DMSc, PA-C, who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with her Doctor of Medical
      
    
              
  
    Founding SOM faculty to deliver Pearson Lecture '... Not for the Faint of Heart'
  If you are curious about what it takes to be a pioneer, you won’t want to miss the 2023 Emmett F. Pearson Memorial Medical Lecture, “The Early History of SIU School of Medicine - Not for the Naïve or