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The 2025 Illinois Rural and Small-Town Health Summit will take place on October 15, 2025 , at the Memorial Learning Center in Springfield, Illinois . This year the summit is supported by, Southern Illinois University Simmons School of Law, Department of Population Science and Policy and Institute of Rural Health, SIU School of Medicine. This year’s theme, "Health Care Workforce: Learnings and Transformation in a Post-Pandemic Environment," will focus on strengthening and sustaining the rural and small-town healthcare workforce. The event will convene leaders from federal, state, and local

The Annual Alonzo Homer Kenniebrew, MD Community Forum discusses health disparities and other factors that impact population health. It commemorates the life of a groundbreaking central Illinois physician; Dr. Alonzo H. Kenniewbrew, native of Warrior’s Point, Alabama and physician in Jacksonville, Evanston, and Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Kenniebrew was the first African-American physician in the United States to build and operate a surgical hospital, the New Home Sanitarium in Jacksonville, Illinois, established in 1909. At its peak, in the 1920s, New Home had 67 rooms, three laboratories

The Department of Pharmacology at SIU School of Medicine held its 2025 Awards, celebrating the dedication and scientific achievements of its students and researchers. The annual event highlighted their contributions, which are crucial to maintaining SIU's status as an R1 Top-tier Research University . Despite current challenges in the national research landscape, Shelley Tischkau, PhD , chair and professor of pharmacology, reaffirmed SIU’s commitment to rigorous, meaningful science. “Researchers are often expected to work faster, publish more and justify every decision,” she said. “But we

The 2025 Rural Mental Health Summit will take place on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at the Agricenter in Bloomington, IL. Hosted by the SIU Medicine Farm Family Resource Initiative, the event aims to bring together health professionals, faith leaders, nonprofits, and community leaders to foster dialogue, share insights, and develop partnerships to better serve rural Illinois residents. Thanks to the generous financial support provided by the Illinois Department of Human Services, the Division of Mental Health Key Details Registration Fee: $40 per person Deadline to Register: May 8, 2025 Registration

GRADUATE STUDENT SESSIONS, Friday, April 18 SIU School of Medicine's 35th Annual event * West Auditorium Investigators will discuss laboratory studies in 10 min. talks or 5 min. “lightning round” presentations. The two-day symposium offered trainees in Springfield and Carbondale an opportunity to gain experience in making formal presentations of their research and clinical discoveries. Faculty mentors provided assistance for each project.

MEDICAL STUDENT and RESIDENT SESSIONS, Tuesday, April 15 SIU School of Medicine's 35th Annual event * West Auditorium Investigators will discuss their laboratory and field research in 8 min. full talks or 4 min. “lightning round” presentations. The two-day symposium offered trainees in Springfield and Carbondale an opportunity to gain experience in making formal presentations of their research and clinical discoveries. Faculty mentors provided assistance for each project.

During the 20th annual Simmons Cancer Institute, Symposium speakers will discuss updates on common cancers and the role of genetics and immunology in cancer care.

GENERAL INFORMATION This conference will be held in the MG Nelson Family Auditorium at the Memorial Learning Center, 228 West Miller Street, Springfi eld, Illinois. For general information regarding the course, please email ocpd@siumed.edu or call 217-545-7711. REGISTRATION Please complete the registration form and return it with the appropriate fee. Registration the day of the conference begins at 7:45 a.m. Registration fee includes meals, breaks and conference materials.

The Department of Surgery will host the 11th Annual Resident Research Day on Thursday, April 18, 2024, in the Memorial Learning Center Auditorium. This year’s visiting professor is Vibhor Krishna, MD, Associate Professor of Functional Neurosurgery at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Krishna has a special interest in translational neuroimaging research. His research aims to enhance neuromodulation’s effectiveness through personalized medicine, to develop and optimize less-invasive neurosurgery, and to test emerging surgical treatments in clinical trials. This will be

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