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An international organization has recognized Southern Illinois University School of Medicine for its medical education programs. SIU was the only medical school to be recognized in all three areas by the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE). AMEE is a worldwide organization with members in 90 countries on five continents. Members include educators, researchers, administrators, curriculum developers, assessors and students in medicine and the health-care professions. The awards given were part of the ASPIRE program, which, according to its website, “aims to recognize and promote

About one in 4,000 children are born with a deficiency of one or more pituitary hormones that results in a wide variety of health issues. Dr. Buffy Ellsworth at SIU School of Medicine in Carbondale is part of an extensive $2.77 million multi-university grant-funded research project to unravel the mystery of how congenital hypopituitarism (CH) occurs.

Medical students at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield have been elected to leadership positions as officers, representatives and committee members for the 2016-17 school year. Established in 1970, SIU School of Medicine assists the people of central and southern Illinois in meeting their health needs through education, patient care, research and community service. Its main number is 217-545-8000. SIU School of Medicine Class of 2017 Officers Sean Murray, son of John Murray of Round Lake and Kelly Murray of Lake Villa, was elected chair of the fourth-year class

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Anjali Patel, a second-year medical student at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, has been selected for the 2025 Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship by the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. The nationally competitive award supports medical students conducting original research in areas that advance clinical medicine and patient care. Patel’s project explores a novel approach to enhancing the effectiveness of natural killer (NK) cells in treating solid tumors. Her research aims to prevent immune suppression in the tumor environment by blocking

Third-year medical student Taylor Badger has embarked upon a unique learning opportunity that adds a year of intensive research experience to her medical school curriculum at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. This spring she was awarded a position in the National Institutes of Health’s Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP) class of 2022-23. She moved from her home in Springfield to the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD, to begin a year-long mentored research experience. The prestigious training is awarded to 50 candidates selected from among the top U.S. medical schools. The

SIU medical students provided athletic shoes to area elementary students to put spring in their steps this winter.

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.