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  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Anjali Patel, a second-year medical student at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, has been selected for the 2025 Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship by the
      
     
              
  
    New emphasis on student and resident mental health and wellness
  No one ever said medical school was easy. The prevalence of mental health struggles in medical school is well-known, and studies show that medical students experience disproportionately higher rates
      
     
              
  
    Geoff Pettys is new medical library director
  Geoff Pettys has been named the director of SIU School of Medicine's Medical Library.
      
    