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Southern Illinois University School of Medicine was established in 1970 to assist the people of central and southern Illinois in meeting their health care needs. SIU has focused on training caring physicians and is internationally recognized for its innovative teaching and testing techniques. Each of the four classes comprises 72 students. First-year students spend their year in Carbondale. Nearly 1,000 SIU graduates are now practicing in Illinois. SIU is a national leader in the percentage of graduates who enter primary care. SIU has approximately 325 resident physicians training in 17

In 1968, the Illinois Board of Higher Education sparked the creation of something necessary and bold: Its members recommended that Southern Illinois University establish a medical school. Placing the clinical education programs of the new school in Springfield and basic science programs in Carbondale would make use of the educational resources already available on the downstate campus and the established health care networks in the State Capital. Primary care for downstate Illinois Under the direction of the founding dean, Dr. Richard H. Moy, SIU School of Medicine was established in 1970 with

Standardized patients (SPs) have been used for teaching and assessing medical students at SIU School of Medicine since the late 1970's. In the mid-1980's, under the direction of Dr. Howard Barrows, the use of SPs in assessment was expanded to include a 15-patient clinical practice exam (CPX) in the senior year. This examination served as part of the stimulus for the development of the SP Project at the National Board of Medical Examiners and for the Macy consortia Project in the early-mid 1990's. Students at SIU School of Medicine see SPs throughout their undergraduate curriculum. In the first

Recognizing the potential in integrating faculty and staff professional development and well-being initiatives into a comprehensive framework to promote a thriving organization, SIU School of Medicine established the Center for Human and Organizational Potential (cHOP) in 2018. cHOP was designed via collaboration with others throughout the organization with the mission to “create an environment for inclusive partnerships to unleash individual and organizational potential to learn, thrive, and excel” and a vision of “personal and professional potential realized for all.” cHOP utilized three key

Family medicine physician Rebecca Hoffman, MD, has been accepted as a member of the 2023-24 class of Fellows in the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program.

The SIU Center for Family Medicine in Decatur has updated its holiday schedule with reduced hours and closures: Thursday, Nov. 22, Thanksgiving Day | Closed Friday, Nov. 23 | Closed Monday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve | Closed Tuesday, Dec. 25, Christmas Day | Closed Wednesday, Dec. 26 | 8am-5pm (note: no extended hours. Phone hours: 8am-4:30pm) Thursday, Dec. 27 | 8am-5pm Friday, Dec. 28 | 8am-4:30pm Monday, Dec. 31, New Year's Eve | Closed Tuesday, Jan. 1, New Year's Day | Closed Monday, Jan. 21, Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Closed

People living with Alzheimer’s disease may be able to stay in their homes longer, thanks to a three-year, $701,994 grant to Southern Illinois University Medicine’s Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (CADRD). “Giving patients and caregivers the support and resources they need means patients are less likely to end up in costly assisted living or elder care facilities,” said Tom Ala, MD, interim director of the CADRD in Springfield. Elder care facilities cost nearly eight times more than home health or adult day services. The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) grant will help

SIU School of Medicine Students, Faculty Join Alpha Omega Alpha

SIU's Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society celebrated new members at its spring banquet at the Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield.