Randy Burnside

Burnside honored with ADEI Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Randy Burnside received the 2025 Dr. Wesley G. Robinson-McNeese ADEI Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication to advancing antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion across SIU campuses.
SIU School of Medicine Graduate Student at Franklin Middle School for Brain Awareness Day

SIU Graduate Students Inspire Future Scientists at Brain Awareness Day

When it comes to anatomy, everyone has a favorite part. Each year, graduate students from the SIU School of Medicine’s Neuroscience and Pharmacology concentration show some love to their top choice
SIU Medicine Nephrology clinic

SIU Medicine expands kidney care services

Patients in central and southern Illinois will now have expanded access to expert kidney care, as SIU Medicine expands its nephrology specialty services. SIU Medicine Nephrology will provide high
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On Par for Pediatrics invites area golfers to tee off, help kids June 2

SIU Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics invites golfers to The Rail Golf Course for another round of On Par for Pediatrics on Monday, June 2.
Class of 2025 Match Day

Class of 2025 residency matches for next phase of medical training

SIU medical students learned crucial information about their futures on March 21. The graduating Class of 2025, along with 4th-year students nationwide at other U.S. medical schools, received results from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) revealing their postgraduate training destinations.
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SIU School of Medicine Residency Match Results - Class of 2025

Here are the residency training destinations for SIU's physicians graduating in May 2025. Name Hometown Specialty Hospital Ian Alberts Smithton Medicine-Preliminary SSM Health/St Louis Univ SOM-MO
Dr. Taylor Stone performs a navigation bronchoscopy biopsy

New procedure offers less invasive lung biopsy

Patients in central and southern Illinois now have access to a more precise, safer way to detect lung cancer, thanks to a new robotic-assisted technology available through a partnership between SIU
Sandhya Jayasekara

Three Minute Thesis competition awards quick thinkers

Graduate students at Southern Illinois University shared their research with brevity and style during the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at the Carbondale campus.

Colon cancer screening kits available at SCI March 19

Simmons Cancer Institute will provide free colorectal cancer screening kits to area residents at a drive-thru event from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. and 4 - 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19.