Psychiatrist Kalyan Kandra, MD, named top educator
Kaylan Kandra, MD, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at SIU School of Medicine, has earned the Illinois Psychiatric Society's 2024 Educator of the Year award. "Dr. Kandra is passionate about
Dr. Waqas Azhar welcomed as U.S. citizen
SIU oncologist Dr. Waqas Azar and his wife, Dr. Noor Khalid, joined 76 other guests from around the world this spring at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum to take the U.S. Oath of Citizenship.
New emphasis on student and resident mental health and wellness
No one ever said medical school was easy. The prevalence of mental health struggles in medical school is well-known, and studies show that medical students experience disproportionately higher rates
A day in the life of an SIU Medicine resident physician
Life as a resident physician is not for the faint of heart. They must balance patient care, ongoing medical education and training requirements. Resident well-being is part of an ongoing national
OGME 2024 Outstanding Coordinator Award
Each year the OGME's Outstanding Coordinator Award Committee selects an exemplary program coordinator for the Outstanding Coordinator Award.
SIU medical students, residency programs matches made for Class of '24
On March 15, SIU Medicine's graduating Class of 2024, along with fourth-year students at other medical schools across the U.S., received results from the National Resident Matching Program to learn their destinations for postgraduate training.
Class of 2024 Residency Match Results
Here is a list of SIU medical students from the Class of 2024 with their residency destinations.
OB-GYN residents bring wellness to the community
Resident chefs make a healthy meal for Springfield Ronald McDonald House Our fantastic four-year OB-GYN residents just took "community wellness" to a whole new level during National ACOG/CREOG
SIU grad student completes Mt. Everest base camp trek
Rajaram Kshetri, a PhD student in the Richardson Lab at SIU School of Medicine, successfully completed a trek to the Mount Everest Base Camp in December 2023.