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Welcome to the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at SIU. Our office is committed to developing strategies and overseeing initiatives that celebrate people of our campus and the communities we serve. We work to ensure that our students, residents, faculty and staff reflect the demographics of central and southern Illinois while also equipping them with the knowledge and skills to address health disparities through culturally responsive care, patient access, education and health literacy initiatives. Our overarching responsibility is to help students successfully complete their medical

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 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

What began in January 2015 as an informal gathering within the Department of Medicine has since evolved into a dynamic and impactful organization—originally known as the Alliance for Women in Medicine (AWIM). Over time, AWIM became an integral part of SIU Medicine and our broader community. In 2018, the group expanded into a schoolwide initiative, adopting the name Alliance for Women in Medicine and Science (AWIMS) to reflect a broader, more inclusive focus on both medicine and science. AWIMS is guided by a vision of equity and justice for women in medicine and science. Our mission is to build

The OCHW team is led by experienced and compassionate community health workers, community health educators, nurses and licensed clinical social workers. We’re trained in evidence-based techniques like motivational interviewing and trauma-informed care to help us develop trusting relationships with our neighbors throughout central and southern Illinois. We offer a range of exclusive and research-informed programs designed to create community health workers of the future while also promoting better health for our patients in real time. We seek to engage patients and improve outcomes for people

Welcome to the SIU Family Medicine Residency Program - Decatur. We serve Decatur, Illinois and the surrounding central Illinois communities. Residents are based at the SIU Center for Family Medicine - Decatur, which is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Our residents will experience taking care of patients in the inpatient, outpatient, and nursing home settings. Our goal is to provide a balanced full scope Family Medicine educational experience to each resident.