Class of 2028 honors mentors
Each year, SIU medical students nominate exemplary care providers who give them professional assistance during the first year of study in Carbondale. The Class of 2028 recently selected a pair of
SIU Medicine first in U.S. to pilot new trauma care course
SIU School of Medicine will host the first use of the newest edition of the Advanced Trauma Life Support course in the United States on April 29–30. The Southern Illinois Trauma Center (SITC) at Springfield Memorial Hospital and the Memorial Learning Center are piloting the training.
Medical student assists at accident scene
An automobile rollover on the interstate gave first-year medical student Carson Schaefer an opportunity to use his training to assess and treat trauma.
SIU alumnus shares lessons learned during a year on Mars
A Springfield emergency medicine physician shared stories about an out-of-this-world endurance test: Dr. Nate Jones spent a year in a habitat that simulated what life would be like for a space crew on Mars.
Springfield physician to share Mars mission insights
Think you have what it takes to live on Mars? Springfield emergency medicine physician Dr. Nathan Jones thought he did. And now he knows for certain. Late one night in 2023, Jones clicked a link on
SIU Medicine coordinates mass casualty training simulation
SIU Medicine coordinated a mass casualty training simulation at Hope Church on May 23 that involved more than 100 area first responders – Springfield police, fire, ambulance and dispatch – and medical professionals from across the region.
Chris McDowell named Executive Associate Dean of SIU Medicine
Dr. Chris McDowell has been named the new Executive Associate Dean of SIU School of Medicine. He is an alumnus of the school (Class of 2005), chair of Emergency Medicine, an associate professor and the medical director for the Memorial Learning Center.
SIU Medicine alum begins NASA Mars mission
On June 25, Springfield emergency medicine physician and SIU School of Medicine alumnus Dr. Nathan Jones will begin a NASA mission that simulates living on Mars.
New study shows toll of firearm injury on U.S. children
Since 2020, firearm injuries have become the No. 1 cause of death in American children, according to the CDC. SIU Medicine's Dr. Ruchika Goel and colleagues at Johns Hopkins University studied national data to learn more about the children and adolescents affected, as well as the burden on hospitals and health care providers.