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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.

Smith Alzheimer's Center executive director discusses the pursuit of a cure In the last decade, Alzheimer’s disease research has gained significant momentum. Scientists are uncovering how lifestyle factors influence risk, improving blood-based biomarker testing for earlier and less invasive diagnosis, and advancing treatment options that slow disease progression. But much remains unknown. Erin Hascup, PhD, executive director of the Smith Alzheimer’s Center at SIU Medicine, shares some insights on these developments and what the future holds. What are the latest advances in Alzheimer’s research

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).