A partial list of our notable accomplishments and innovations. SIU School of Medicine was the first institution to incorporate problem-based learning and standardized patients into its medical school curriculum. We were the first medical school in the U.S. to require a clinical competency examination before graduation. The exam is now a model for physician licensure throughout the country. The Professional Development Laboratory allows evaluation of students in standardized and real patient encounters in a precise replica of an exam room. It was the first such facility in the nation, providing

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

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