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The Office of Student Affairs at SIU School of Medicine comprises several different offices, including Admissions, Financial Aid, the Registrar and Student Services. It also provides a range of services, from debt counseling and ordering transcripts to career education and mentoring.

Office of Education and Curriculum staff are here to aid our instructors’ efforts to produce the highly skilled, well-trained health care providers of the future. In collaboration with the Department of Medical Education, the OEC promotes educational development and leading-edge research activities at both national and international levels. Using the latest tools and theories of the learning environment, we assist faculty in disseminating their academic and research ideas to ensure that our future workforce—and future patients—have access to the most up-to-date and evidence-informed diagnostic

The required Year 3 Family and Community Medicine (FCM) Clerkship offers a 4-week block immersion experience with community-based preceptors or faculty members from the department’s four residency programs. Our goal is to provide an educational experience that emphasizes continuous comprehensive medical care within the context of the Patient-Centered Medical Home. Additionally, the curriculum promotes understanding of the core concepts of Family Medicine through elements of health policy, clinical epidemiology, preventive medicine, community oriented primary care, health literacy, continuous

Third-year medical students are immersed in an individualized learner-centered experience of the foundational practices of medicine. The curriculum integrates the fundamentals of basic science and the foundations of scholarly medicine into the skills of clinical practice and professional development.

SIU Medicine is proud to offer an immersive and comprehensive Internal Medicine Clerkship for our students who are interested in entering health care as leaders in their field. Our faculty prepares residents by providing evidence-based education, real-time clinical training and ongoing research and professional development opportunities. We base our curriculum on the latest evidence and innovations in disease prevention and management. Students enrolled in our Internal Medicine Clerkship have the opportunity to explore a wide range of subspecialties such as sleep medicine, cardiology and

Obstetrics & Gynecology The required third year Obstetrics & Gynecology Clerkship is a four-week clinical immersion experience which provides a high level of hands-on activities. Students’ preceptors are OB/GYN generalists who care for both obstetrical and gynecological patients in ambulatory clinics, inpatient settings and in operating rooms. Students on the labor and delivery floor work with the obstetrics team which includes attendings, residents and nursing staff. They follow laboring patients throughout their shifts, evaluate patients who come into the triage unit and round on postpartum

The Emergency Medicine Clerkship at SIU immerses medical students in a variety of settings and roles within the Emergency Department. Our aim is to promote and facilitate an active learning environment by placing students at the bedside. The wide range of pathology, acuity, patient demographics, and specialty care that is provided in our Emergency Departments provides a great learning opportunity for learners of all levels and desired specialties. Students will gain an appreciation for the role of Emergency Medicine as a resource for any patient at any time and its function in the greater

Welcome to the Surgery Clerkship at SIU Medicine. This clerkship is a unique and focused learning opportunity that allows surgical students to develop critical skills in the management and treatment of their patients. Our supervising faculty emphasize direct observation and targeted feedback, which helps students develop their clinical skills, including history and physical exam, differential diagnosis, and development of diagnostic and therapeutic plans of care. Students have the opportunity to improve communication and interpersonal skills essential for interacting with patients, families

It is estimated that 10-15% of patients seen by family practitioners have neurologic symptoms. Many of these patients present with symptoms of pain, dizziness, forgetfulness, numbness, weakness and difficulty speaking or comprehending as their primary compliant, or as a portion of their history. In addition to a full medical evaluation, accurate assessment of these neurologic complaints will be of increasing importance to our current health care environment. Therefore, nearly all physicians require a good understanding of the general principles of clinical neurology. The most suitable setting