Medical student Barra Madden had dreams of becoming a professional dancer until personal and familial health challenges forever changed her life – and career path.

“Derm is so competitive, most of us were nervous that we could even get into the field. I’d ranked into my dream specialty, and I really wanted to come to SIU.”

“Derm is so competitive, most of us were nervous that we could even get into the field. I’d ranked into my dream specialty, and I really wanted to come to SIU.”

The Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at SIU’s release of butterflies is a beautiful way to honor the living and celebrate the memory of loved ones by sponsoring a butterfly in their names. The ceremony will include the public reading of the names of those being honored and/or remembered, music, inspirational readings, and a magnificent release of butterflies. The emergence of a butterfly is a sign of renewal of life and its flight symbolizes freedom and happiness. Save the Date - Saturday, June 8, 2024 Registration 9:00 am | Ceremony 10:00 am Registration Register online to sponsor a butterfly

The Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at SIU’s release of butterflies is a beautiful way to honor the living and celebrate the memory of loved ones by sponsoring a butterfly in their names. The ceremony will include the public reading of the names of those being honored and/or remembered, music, inspirational readings, and a magnificent release of butterflies. The emergence of a butterfly is a sign of renewal of life and its flight symbolizes freedom and happiness. Save the Date - Saturday, June 8, 2024 Registration 9:00 am | Ceremony 10:00 am Registration Register online to sponsor a butterfly

The Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at SIU’s release of butterflies is a beautiful way to honor the living and celebrate the memory of loved ones by sponsoring a butterfly in their names. The ceremony will include the public reading of the names of those being honored and/or remembered, music, inspirational readings, and a magnificent release of butterflies. The emergence of a butterfly is a sign of renewal of life and its flight symbolizes freedom and happiness. Save the Date - Saturday, June 8, 2024 Registration 9:00 am | Ceremony 10:00 am Registration Register online to sponsor a butterfly

The Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at SIU’s release of butterflies is a beautiful way to honor the living and celebrate the memory of loved ones by sponsoring a butterfly in their names. The ceremony will include the public reading of the names of those being honored and/or remembered, music, inspirational readings, and a magnificent release of butterflies. The emergence of a butterfly is a sign of renewal of life and its flight symbolizes freedom and happiness. Save the Date - Saturday, June 8, 2024 Registration 9:00 am | Ceremony 10:00 am Registration Register online to sponsor a butterfly

The Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at SIU’s release of butterflies is a beautiful way to honor the living and celebrate the memory of loved ones by sponsoring a butterfly in their names. The ceremony will include the public reading of the names of those being honored and/or remembered, music, inspirational readings, and a magnificent release of butterflies. The emergence of a butterfly is a sign of renewal of life and its flight symbolizes freedom and happiness. Save the Date - Saturday, June 8, 2024 Registration 9:00 am | Ceremony 10:00 am Registration Register online to sponsor a butterfly

The Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at SIU’s release of butterflies is a beautiful way to honor the living and celebrate the memory of loved ones by sponsoring a butterfly in their names. The ceremony will include the public reading of the names of those being honored and/or remembered, music, inspirational readings, and a magnificent release of butterflies. The emergence of a butterfly is a sign of renewal of life and its flight symbolizes freedom and happiness. Save the Date - Saturday, June 8, 2024 Registration 9:00 am | Ceremony 10:00 am Registration Register online to sponsor a butterfly

Within an operating room, surgeons sometimes notice little things that they wish they could do better. A change that could improve the medical outcome or the patient’s post-op convalescence is not to be ignored.