Please contact Kristi Katcher with questions. 217-545-7936

Please contact Kristi Katcher with questions. 217-545-7936

Please contact Kristi Katcher with questions. 217-545-7936

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine was established in 1970 to assist the people of central and southern Illinois in meeting their health care needs. SIU has focused on training caring physicians and is internationally recognized for its innovative teaching and testing techniques. Each of the four classes comprises 72 students. First-year students spend their year in Carbondale. Nearly 1,000 SIU graduates are now practicing in Illinois. SIU is a national leader in the percentage of graduates who enter primary care. SIU has approximately 325 resident physicians training in 17

Alumni, learners, current and former team members, patients and friends of SIU School of Medicine, share your memory of your time at SIU School of Medicine. What was the best class you ever had at SIU School of Medicine? Who was the faculty member, student, staff member or patient who inspired you? What brought you to SIU School of Medicine? What are you most proud of and what do you think makes us unique? Content you submit may be published to the SIU Medicine website, social media pages and print materials as part of our 50th anniversary celebration

Thank you for your interest in the Anniversary Brew Tasting. This event has been canceled and an official kick-off event will be hosted during our anniversary year. We look forward to celebrating with you in 2020!

The SIU School of Medicine Department of Surgery Annual Teaching Awards were presented on August 8, 2019. The awards are held to recognize the entire Department of Surgery faculty and are from General Surgery, Urology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Neurosurgery. Award recipients are chosen based upon the evaluations submitted by the residents about the faculty and are based on the numbers but more importantly, on the comments made by the residents. The Division of Orthopedic Surgery would like to congratulate: Resident Teaching: SIU Faculty

Internal Medicine Publications Meta-Analysis Evaluating Outcomes of Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion During Cardiac Surgery Authors: Abdisamad M Ibrahim, MD/ Nitin Tandan, MD/ Cameron Koester, DO/ Mohammad Al-Akchar, MD/ Bishal Bhandari, DO/ Albert Botchway, MD/ Jumana Abdelkarim, MD/ Ruby Maini, MD/ Mohamed Labedi, MD Published online August 1, 2019. Published in the October issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. https://www.ajconline.org/article/S0002-9149(19)30832-X/pdf

SIU School of Medicine authors published 34 articles in the past month that were added to PubMed. Display the 34 citations in PubMed

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