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SIU Medicine care provider Fran Owens has been named Illinois' Social Worker of the Year.

With many Illinois communities struggling to find doctors, nurses and behavioral health providers, leaders in medicine, law and public policy will convene on October 15 in Springfield for the 2025 Illinois Rural and Small-Town Health Summit.

Dr. Kalyan Kandra was honored with two international awards at the Association for Academic Psychiatry Annual Meeting in Milwaukee on September 10-14.

Jerry Kruse, MD, MSPH, dean and provost of SIU School of Medicine and CEO of SIU Medicine, has announced that he will conclude his service at the end of his current contract, on or around August 31, 2026

University of Illinois Springfield and SIU School of Medicine are partnering to present "COVID Stories," a reader’s theater using real interviews about local Illinois residents’ pandemic experiences.

Health care leaders and Senator Dick Durbin gathered at SIU School of Medicine on July 25 to strongly denounce sweeping federal budget cuts to Medicaid, student loan support and medical research—pillars that sustain both local patient care and the next generation of physicians.

A new progress report has been published to outline the accomplishments that reflect the resilience, innovation and unwavering commitment of our entire SIU Medicine community.

The Prairie State welcomed a fresh crop of new physicians on May 17, as SIU School of Medicine awarded degrees to the Class of 2025.

Dr. Kevin Simon is a psychiatrist and the inaugural chief behavioral health officer for the city of Boston. He is also a graduate of SIU School of Medicine (Class of 2015) and of SIU’s MEDPREP. He was