
COVID-19 Community Update
We are committed to making sure that you are receiving timely information as our community deals with the COVID-19 outbreak. The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed that a patient

SIU School of Medicine elects new alumni board members
Two new board members have been named to the Alumni Society Board of Governors at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. The new board members are Stephen Raben, MD, a family physician and a

SIU Medicine Grants Medical Degrees at 45th Commencement
Sixty-five physicians and three graduate students at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine received their diplomas Saturday, May 18, in the Sangamon Auditorium at University of Illinois

AOA Medical Society Honorees
The following individuals were elected to membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society by the ETA Chapter of Illinois. Students - Class of 2019: Margaret Armstrong, Mary Brandt, Jeffrey

Medical students lobby DC for health care needs
SIU medical students Alexandria Wellman, Matthew Riley and Leighton Kraft traveled to Washington, DC, to advocate for policies on behalf of Southern Illinois University as a part of the AMA MSS

Alumni Class Notes Winter 2019
1970s Steven Dodge, MD, ’75, is the physician assistant program director for Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. Grant Holland, MD, ‘75, is a cardiologist with Intermountain Medical

6 Reasons Why Kelly Higgins, MD is Mentor of the Year
Dr. Kelly Higgins was named Mentor of the Year by SIU School of Medicine's Class of 2021.

Med School Celebrates Arts Magazine's 25th Anniversary
Since its founding in 1970, SIU School of Medicine has included instruction in the medical humanities to balance the focus placed on the applied sciences. In 1992 a pair of students -- Manish Kohli

SIU Med Students Receive Scholarships
Auburn native Rachel Schmalsof received the J.S. Templeton, MD, Memorial Scholarship. Schmalsof is the daughter of Karen Schmidt of Auburn and the late Brent Schmalshof. She is a 2011 graduate of