
Cleaning, bonding, role modeling: Students serving in the community
For more than 10 years, SIU medical students have organized and volunteered for a spring cleaning day in the Enos Park and Pillsbury Mills neighborhoods.

Students empowered from mission experience
As a child of immigrants from Jamaica, medical student Ashley-Ann Walker has always had an interest in global health. Read how she started SIU School of Medicine's Global Brigades chapter and spearheaded a mission trip to Panama in summer 2023.

Learning Leadership: RISE conference reflections
Not all of us are born to be leaders, right? After all, if everyone led, who would be the followers? To be honest, I had fully embraced the role of being a behind-the-scenes individual, happy to bring

Eubanks named 2023 Mentor of the Year
SIU's Class of 2026 has selected Harrisburg primary care physician Blaine Eubanks, MD, as the 2023 Mentor of the Year.

SIU School of Medicine grants degrees to Class of 2023
New physicians, research scientists and instructors at SIU School of Medicine received their diplomas at the school’s 49th annual commencement May 20.

SIU medical students, residency program matches made for next phase of training
On Friday, March 17, 65 SIU students secured residency positions.

Geoff Pettys is new medical library director
Geoff Pettys has been named the director of SIU School of Medicine's Medical Library.

School of Medicine adds Health Equity Scholars program
SIU School of Medicine has launched a new scholar track for medical students and staff who want to advance diversity and integration, reduce stigma and biases, and practice anti-racism and critical consciousness in health care.