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Southern Illinois University medical students are hosting a Halloween-theme trivia night at 6 p.m. Saturday, October 21, at Ace Sign Company, 2540 S 1st St, Springfield. In addition to trivia, teams can compete for best group costumes and most money raised. All proceeds will benefit St. John’s Children Hospital, part of the Children's Miracle Network. SIU Pediatrics is sponsoring the evening. To register, visit helpmakemiracles.org/event/siusom4cmn23 .

On Friday, March 17, 65 SIU students secured residency positions.

Medical students at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine learned crucial information about their futures on Friday, March 18. The graduating Class of 2022, along with other medical schools across the United States, received results from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) to learn their destinations for postgraduate training programs. A total of 64 SIU students secured residency positions. The Main Residency Match included 39,205 total positions nationally, the largest number on record. Among the SIU Class of 2022, 11 students (17%) matched with programs in family medicine

On March 15, SIU Medicine's graduating Class of 2024, along with fourth-year students at other medical schools across the U.S., received results from the National Resident Matching Program to learn their destinations for postgraduate training.

Students at SIU School of Medicine hosted their second annual Trivia Night on October 21 at Ace Sign Company Museum in Springfield. Amid the fun and games, the group raised more than $10,000 to benefit St. John's Children's Hospital.

Family physicians in six Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine July 31 – August 25. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program. [See the list below for the student or physician from your community.] The experience provides an opportunity for students to use their medical knowledge in an office setting under the supervision of an experienced physician. The students choose from more than 160 family practice physicians in Illinois for their preceptorship experience. They will graduate from medical

A low-income family living in rental property discovers peeling lead paint. They could have health problems as a result. But many families don’t know how to get help for either their medical problems or legal questions. Medical-legal partnerships allow doctors to “prescribe” a lawyer to encourage the landlord to comply with housing laws before irreversible damage occurs. A new medical-legal partnership (MLP) at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine has been formed with the SIU Center for Family Medicine and the Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation. This partnership will help

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.

August 5, 2020 – SIU Medicine, in coordination with the Sangamon County Department of Public Health (SCDPH) and the Office of the Mayor, recently relaunched a testing site at SCDPH to meet the immediate need for expanded testing in Sangamon County. Testing is now available only on select days at 2833 S. Grand Avenue East in the parking area adjacent to the public health building. All testing slots are open during the following times, weather permitting. The site is closed on Wednesdays. Testing hours are: Monday: 9-11 a.m. | 4-7 p.m. Tuesday: 9-11 a.m. | 4-7 p.m. Thursday: 9-11 a.m. | 4-7 p.m

May 13, 2020 – SPRINGFIELD - Seventy new physicians and a graduate student at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine achieved degrees Saturday, May 16, in the school’s virtual celebration of commencement ( view the ceremony here ). The event was doubly historic: The Class of 2020 included the medical school’s 3,000 th graduate during its 50 th anniversary year. Following COVID-19 safety protocols, the School of Medicine announced its graduates via video on its Facebook page ( facebook.com/siumed.edu ). SIU School of Medicine Dean and Provost Jerry Kruse, MD, MSPH, welcomed the