
Police Brutality and Public Health
Police brutality illuminates a dark history in our society. There is no single universally agreed upon definition or guideline for when to use force. However, we know it when we see it. Police

50 years of education, health care & service
In May, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine held a historic commencement recognition for the medical student graduates of the Class of 2020. The ceremony was full of milestones. It was the

2021 Pharmacology Awards
Congratulations to the winners of SIU School of Medicine's 2021 Pharmacology Award winners. The awards honor students and researchers for their excellence in academics, research and leadership in the

Racism's Threat to Public Health - a Message from the Dean
On April 6, 2020, my message to SIU Medicine employees focused on racial inequities in the delivery of health care, racial disparities in health care outcomes, and the overt and implicit systemic

SIU School of Medicine Faculty Promotions and Tenure, 2019-20
SUMMARY OF 2019-2020 PROMOTION AND TENURE RECOMMENDATIONS At its April 30, 2020, meeting, the SIU Board of Trustees approved promotion and tenure for assorted faculty members. The promotions take

2020 Wound Care Symposium | More Than Skin Deep
The 2020 Wound Care Symposium was held March 12, at the IEA building in Springfield, IL. Healthcare workers in Central Illinois were invited to attend and could earn CME credit for attending the

Doug Carlson named to COVID-19 IL Task Force
SIU Medicine chair of pediatrics Doug Carlson, MD, was recently named to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Task Force on Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated

AWIMS earns 2020 Inspiring Affinity Group Award from "INSIGHT into Diversity" magazine
The SIU School of Medicine Alliance of Women in Medicine and Science (AWIMS) group has been named a recipient of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine’s 2020 Inspiring Affinity Group Award ! INSIGHT Into

SIU Alton Family Residency Program Granted Initial Accreditation by the ACGME
In light of our recent accreditation, we put together a short newsletter. Click here for a PDF version of the text below. After months of planning, and much hard work on the part of many people, we