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The SIU Family Medicine Residency Program in Springfield announced Karie Schwertman and Ashay Vaidya as their chief residents for the 2023-2024 academic year. Chief residents are selected by their co-residents and considered leaders of the group. The term they will serve is one year during their final year as residents. They are considered the point of contact for insight into the program and education and the liaison between the residents and the program director. Among their duties, the chief residents plan the fall and spring retreats and graduations for the program. They also create and

Medical Insurance Springfield medical students are assessed two fees for healthcare: Primary Care Fee – covering basic primary care visits, and basic laboratory studies and simple x-rays ordered by primary care physician. Student Medical Extended Care Fee - Providing the SIU Student Health Insurance Plan that covers expenses such as emergency rooms, hospitalization, surgery, ambulance, specialty care, and advanced laboratory studies and imaging. Students who already have comparable health insurance coverage may request a refund of the Student Medical Extended Care fee by submitting a Petition

EHR Training Location Maps SIU SOM COVID 19 Protocol as of 6.9.2022 SIU SOM Springfield Orientation Agenda for 6.24.2022

Think you have what it takes to live on Mars? Springfield emergency medicine physician Dr. Nathan Jones thought he did. And now he knows for certain. Late one night in 2023, Jones clicked a link on his computer and "went down a rabbit hole" that led to a year-long simulation experiment with NASA. The SIU School of Medicine alumnus was selected to serve as the mission medical officer, living in a tightly monitored 1,700-square-foot module dubbed Mars Dune Alpha at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. He will share stories about the out-of-this-world endurance test at a special presentation at

Springfield Plastics made its annual donation to Simmons Cancer Institute through its Drain for the Cure fundraiser at a check presentation on December 12. “We are proud to have such a generous community around us at Springfield Plastics and so happy to support the efforts of Simmons Cancer Institute in providing care right here in our community to patients with cancer,” said Steve Baker, President, Springfield Plastics. “To honor our family members, friends, employees, and partners lost and support those still fighting their own cancer battle means so very much to our company.” Springfield

Allopathic Curriculum Osteopathic Curriculum Primary Care Areas of Concentration Community-based Experiences Family Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship Allopathic Curriculum FIRST YEAR Rot SECOND YEAR Rot THIRD YEAR Rot Family Medicine Orientation 1 Family Medicine Service 3 Family Medicine Service (Sr) 2 Family Medicine Service 3 Surgery - Outpatient 1 Dermatology 1 Orthopedics 1 Emergency Medicine 1 Sports Medicine 1 Intensive Care Unit 1 Neonatal ICU / Newborn Nursery 1 Emergency Medicine 1 Behavioral Science 1 Pediatrics - Outpatient 1 Otolaryngology / Ophthalmology 1 Pediatrics -

Fourteen Springfield-area high school students are better prepared to become physicians after graduating from the Physician Pipeline Preparatory Program (P 4 ), a four-year program sponsored by Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield Public Schools and the Sangamon County Medical Society. The P 4 graduation was held in the South Auditorium at SIU’s main instructional building, 801 N. Rutledge St. on February 13. The Pipeline Program, established in 2009, was designed to encourage local students in grades 9-12 who are interested in becoming doctors. Students are presented

Seventeen Springfield-area high school students are moving closer to becoming physicians after graduating from the Physician Pipeline Preparatory Program (P4), a four-year program sponsored by Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield Public Schools (SPS) and the Sangamon County Medical Society. The P4 graduation was held in the Pearson Museum at SIU’s main instructional building, 801 N. Rutledge St. [Editor: See the list of graduating students below.] The Pipeline Program, established in 2009, was designed to encourage local students in grades 9-12 who are interested in