
SIU Medicine Names New Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
El-Amin to focus on education, patient care, community improvements SIU Medicine has named Wendi Wills El-Amin, MD, its new associate dean for equity, diversity and inclusion. El-Amin is an associate

Honor Medical Society Welcomes New Members
The Eta Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine inducted 14 new members at its spring banquet held May 19 at Panther Creek Country

SIU Medicine Holds 43rd Commencement
Sixty-three physicians and four graduate students at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine received their diplomas on Saturday, May 20, in the Sangamon Auditorium at University of Illinois

SIU Medicine to Hold 43rd Commencement
Speaker aims to spark national conversation about racism, health

Springfield Teens Complete SIU Physician Prep Program
Seventeen Springfield-area high school students are moving closer to becoming physicians after graduating from the Physician Pipeline Preparatory Program (P4), a four-year program sponsored by

Diversity Lecture to Highlight Link Between Medical Education, Patient Health
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is hosting an inaugural lecture to commemorate the life of a groundbreaking central Illinois physician. The lecture is part of the Alonzo Homer

High School Students Get Preview of Medical School Training
Preparatory program begins eighth year Research indicates a potential physician shortage could occur in the U.S. within the next decade. A proactive preparatory program in Springfield aims to combat

SIU Med School’s Diversity Week Explores Hot-button Topics
Gender bias, politics, physician addiction to be discussed Southern Illinois University School of Medicine invites the public to a week of free, thought-provoking lectures and panels on Oct. 24 – 28

Eight Minority Students Begin Studies at SIU School of Medicine
Eight minority medical students in the Class of 2020 began their medical training last week at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Carbondale. “We continue to attract a diversity of