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At SIU School of Medicine, we're not big city and bright lights. We are big ideas and bright minds. We are big hearts and bright futures.

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Why SIU

International acclaim

SIU School of Medicine sets the standard in medical education. Our award-winning curricular design, combined with hands-on teaching, small class sizes and attentive faculty, provides the foundation for a rewarding, fulfilling career in medicine or research.

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3,200+

graduates of our GME programs

21

residency programs and 16 fellowships

1 of 2

medical schools in the world to earn 5 Aspire awards

1970

SIU School of Medicine was founded

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SIU surgeon assists in frostbite injury recovery

Local mountaineer Nick Selby successfully summited Mount Everest in May 2025. However, on his way down from the peak, he suffered frostbite to his fingers that would require treatment.
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Kenniebrew events to promote progress, equity in health care access

Each winter SIU School of Medicine hosts events honoring the first Black physician in the United States to build and operate a private surgical hospital. The son of a formerly enslaved person, Alonzo

SIU celebrating Black Alumni Changemakers on Feb. 6

The Southern Illinois University Foundation will host Voices of Impact: Celebrating SIU Black Alumni Changemakers from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6,
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