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The Department of Population Science and Policy (PSP), in collaboration with University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, SIU Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development and the Illinois Department of Public Health, convened a summit of 50 influential stakeholders across various sectors such as government, health care, public health, philanthropy and academia to share perspectives on the state of rural health in Illinois. The summit’s activities were designed to spark conversation on major challenges and successful

The American Association for Cancer Research has recognized an article on rural-urban cancer disparities with an award based on its high impact and originality.

Janet Albers, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine (FCM) dreamed of expanding on the Center for Family and Community Medicine’s adjoining grassy knoll with a beautiful building stocked with multi-specialty providers who help patients lead healthier, happier lives. “We’ve gotten big really fast,” says Dr. Albers, who is going on her twentieth year at the School of Medicine. “We knew we needed to grow because we’d maxed out. Once you know you have the ability to expand and serve more people, how can you not?” The Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)

A collaborative master’s program in public health lab science gives SIU graduate students the experience and versatility to step into vital roles in U.S. laboratories.

Via aafp.org March 1, 2022, 9:09 a.m. David Mitchell — With Match Day looming on March 18, Safiya McNeese-Ruffin, M.D., offered a reminder that students are much more than their numbers. “We put a lot of weight on test scores,” said McNeese-Ruffin, the associate program director at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine’s Family Medicine Residency in Alton. “But we don’t necessarily consider that one person may have taken time off from school because they have the money and can focus on studying for the test, whereas another person may have to take it right now while they’re in school

Art Express is one of many programs at the Smith Alzheimer’s Center at SIU Medicine designed to help those with dementia and their caregivers improve their quality of life.

Kaylan Kandra, MD, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at SIU School of Medicine, has earned the Illinois Psychiatric Society's 2024 Educator of the Year award. "Dr. Kandra is passionate about academic psychiatry and is dedicated to training the future generation of psychiatrists," the Illinois Psychiatry Society writes. "He loves teaching and aims to shape the future of mental health care through education." Kandra completed a psychiatry residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2019, following medical school training at J.J.M. Medical College in India. Learn more

Internal Medicine Publications Purulent Pericarditis Due to Methcillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Complicated By Cardiac Tamponade. Authors: Ibrahim AM, Bhandari B, Gudivada S, Mahmaljy H, & Kulkarni A. (2019) Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 73(9),2753. http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/73/9_Supplement_1/2753

The Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Services Development (CRHSSD) partners with our rural and agricultural neighbors through the Farm Family Resource Initiative (FFRI).

Quincy-area patients visiting the SIU Center for Family Medicine can now supplement their health care options with a range of treatments that encompass some hallmarks of Eastern medicine.