Kevin Le Mentec is the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Student Service Award for SIU School of Medicine. The honor was announced at the Board of Trustees Meeting in Carbondale on April 17.

Rhonda, age 58, spent years in silence, struggling with pain she felt was too personal to discuss. It was easier to endure the discomfort than bring it up—even with her husband of 38 years. Despite seeing multiple health care providers, she often left appointments with more questions than answers, hesitant to share the deeply personal issues affecting her quality of life. And then, Rhonda met Team SIU. What started as an itchy scalp turned into painful sores and hair loss. SIU dermatologist Dr. Rebecca Larsen diagnosed Rhonda with lichens planus, a painful, inflammatory autoimmune condition

Old MacDonald had a farm and probably an aching back, too. Research shows that farmers experience more back pain than the general population due to the physical demands of the job. Because back pain can reduce productivity and increase medical costs, preventing back injuries is imperative for farmers.

Old MacDonald had a farm and probably an aching back, too. Research shows that farmers experience more back pain than the general population due to the physical demands of the job. Because back pain can reduce productivity and increase medical costs, preventing back injuries is imperative for farmers.

Old MacDonald had a farm and probably an aching back, too. Research shows that farmers experience more back pain than the general population due to the physical demands of the job. Because back pain can reduce productivity and increase medical costs, preventing back injuries is imperative for farmers.

This milestone reflects the combined academic strength of the SIU campuses in Springfield and Carbondale and affirms the university’s national leadership in discovery and innovation.

This milestone reflects the combined academic strength of the SIU campuses in Springfield and Carbondale and affirms the university’s national leadership in discovery and innovation.

This milestone reflects the combined academic strength of the SIU campuses in Springfield and Carbondale and affirms the university’s national leadership in discovery and innovation.

This milestone reflects the combined academic strength of the SIU campuses in Springfield and Carbondale and affirms the university’s national leadership in discovery and innovation.

This milestone reflects the combined academic strength of the SIU campuses in Springfield and Carbondale and affirms the university’s national leadership in discovery and innovation.