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Seventy-four medical students from the Class of 2024 have begun their academic medical training at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. The students are starting four years of intensive education to become physicians. The first weeks on the Carbondale campus include orientation, classes, clinical simulations and meetings with faculty. SIU students spend their first year in Carbondale and relocate to Springfield for years 2 – 4. SIU School of Medicine was founded in 1970 to help populate central and southern Illinois with new physicians, a need that is still critical. “The United

SIU medical students learned crucial information about their futures on March 21. The graduating Class of 2025, along with 4th-year students nationwide at other U.S. medical schools, received results from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) revealing their postgraduate training destinations.

Class of 2025 Officers Traditional Chair – Molly Smith Vice Chair – Paetyn Cage Secretary – Avani Yaganti Treasurer – Sydney Nyquist Class Representatives – John Padanilam, Ashley-Ann Walker OSR Representative – Maryam Makhdoom LSP Chair: David Farmer Vice Chair: Drew Ratliff Treasurer: Austyn Frassato Communication & Social Media Representative: Maia Cain OSR Rep: Lana Sawar/Alyssa Dollison Class of 2026 Officers Traditional Chair: Maddie Stacey Vice Chair: YiYi Ma Secretary: Kamil Hester Treasurer: VACANT Class Representatives: Blaine Bulinski, Aungelique McGhee Communications & Social Media

For more than 10 years, SIU medical students have organized and volunteered for a spring cleaning day in the Enos Park and Pillsbury Mills neighborhoods.

DoD Grant Funds New Microscope to Aid Hearing Research Auditory researchers at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine have acquired a new microscope to enhance work in laboratories studying tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and hearing loss caused by toxins, noise exposure or aging. A $270,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) funded the device. “Our research labs are making great progress on understanding and reversing hearing loss, and this new investigative tool will help us advance the work,” said Brandon Cox, PhD, assistant professor in

Cleft lip or cleft palate is a split or opening in the lip or roof of the mouth. It is usually the result of a birth defect and leads to difficulty eating and speaking. Surgery can repair this condition.