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Welcome to the Department of Cardiology at SIU Medicine. Our providers and researchers lead the way in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of heart issues. We help patients at risk of developing or living with conditions like heart failure, heart disease, high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke. As leaders in heart care, our cardiologists have access to a range of advanced diagnostic tests and innovative treatments, including minimally invasive techniques to repair and replace damaged valves inside the heart. We’re working hard to serve our community and prepare the heart

SIU Medicine is renowned for excellence in academic medicine, research, and clinical and professional development. Our community understands the importance of providing leading-edge education and training to ensure that the current and future health care workforce is up to the task of caring for patients and their loved ones. Our unique Critical Clinical Competencies (CCC) are online, interactive, and research-based educational opportunities that utilize video and text to support all learners. The goal of these competencies is to promote the deliberate practice of clinical reasoning—an

Welcome to the Medical Resource Center at SIU Medicine. Our center is the go-to resource for medical students and residents who are looking for curriculum support as they fulfill their studies and training. We offer a comprehensive collection of recommended resources including print, electronic, and audiovisual resources covering a wide range of topics.

The Biomedical Science master's degree (BMS) is a one-year, 30-credit non-thesis master’s degree for students pursuing health careers (including medicine, dentistry, physician's assistant, and anesthesiology assistant). The BMS aims to help students increase their competitiveness for professional school applications through an earned graduate degree. The program features rigorous pre-professional coursework in anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry as well as electives in pharmacology, microbiology, immunology, and more. Students will receive personalized assistance in the application process

Welcome to the Office of Grants and Contracts at SIU Medicine. Our knowledgeable team assists in the preparation and review of grant applications that our staff and faculty submit to external agencies. We ensure institutional policies are honored on all external grant applications, awards and contracts. As funding becomes increasingly competitive, our office strives to ensure that all research proposals are properly vetted and supported to maximize our community members’ ability to make continued contributions to the medical field.

The Center for Clinical Research is a comprehensive support system for your clinical investigation and outcomes research. CCR faculty and staff can assist with research design and methods, protocol development, grant submission, statistical analysis, data management and study coordination. We bring expertise in project management, study preparation, regulatory document preparation and submission, monitoring and data management and analysis. Our centralized infrastructure offers efficient and responsive clinical research support with a flexible menu of services. The shared infrastructure saves

Welcome to the Department of Pharmacology. Our research teams and faculty study the mechanisms of disease, develop and test novel drug therapies and seek to understand and prevent drug interactions. We also educate and train medical students, graduate students, residents and fellows in the rich and complex field of pharmacology. Pharmacology impacts the entire spectrum of health care and has applications in both inpatient and outpatient settings. At SIU Medicine, our pharmacologists bridge the gap between science and medicine by providing collaborative, evidence-based care for patients

SIU Medicine is proud to offer our unique ThinkFirst programs to community members throughout central and southern Illinois. These award-winning programs are intended to prevent brain and spinal cord injuries among kids, teens and adults, especially those caused by motor vehicle accidents. Our services and programs include ThinkFirst for Teens, ThinkFirst for Kids, Victim Impact Panels for DUI Offenders, child passenger safety seat education, seat belt and distracted driving education, bike helmet fittings and crash reenactments. ThinkFirst programs are open to the public thanks to a federal

A standardized patient is a person who has been coached to accurately portray the history, personality, physical findings and emotional state of an actual patient at a particular moment in the patient’s illness. The Standardized Patient Program at SIU Medicine provides valuable learning opportunities to residents and medical students, within a simulation where they can safely hone and develop essential skills in physical examination, medical history and diagnosis. Community members interested in applying to the Standardized Patient Program will be asked to attend a screening session where they