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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.
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Continuing education scholarships available for rural nurses

Keeping rural health care healthy: Applications are now available for scholarships to the 2024 Nurse Scholar program!
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SIU School of Medicine grants degrees to Class of 2024

SPRINGFIELD, IL New physicians at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine received their diplomas Saturday, May 18, at the school’s 50th annual commencement. The ceremony at the Performing
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Mastering mental health on the farm

Mental Health Awareness Month is a golden opportunity to prioritize mental wellness in the workplace. And a busy farm can be one of the most challenging.
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Trainees gain experience, garner awards at 2024 Research Symposia

A two-day symposium offered trainees from across the School of Medicine system an opportunity to gain experience in making formal presentations of their research and clinical discoveries.
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Memorial Care to transition North Dirksen Urgent Care Clinic to SIU Medicine

Memorial Health and SIU Medicine have announced plans to transition the urgent care clinic at Memorial Care on North Dirksen Parkway to a federally qualified health center (FQHC) administered by SIU Medicine this summer.
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Medical school honors Sangamon County student artists

“My kid could paint that.” This statement is meant as criticism when uttered by an art museum patron or gallery browser who sees similarities between an exuberant offspring and an abstract master like
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2024 Sangamon County Student Art Awards

Here are the young artists honored at the 2024 Sangamon County Student Art Awards.
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Dr. Waqas Azhar welcomed as U.S. citizen

SIU oncologist Dr. Waqas Azar and his wife, Dr. Noor Khalid, joined 76 other guests from around the world this spring at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum to take the U.S. Oath of Citizenship.