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Medical students in the Class of 2027 have selected Dr. Jeff Ripperda as the 2024 Mentor of the Year. Ripperda is a family practitioner at Shawnee Health in Murphysboro.

The Lincoln Scholars Program at SIU School of Medicine graduated its charter class of medical students on May 18. The program was initiated in 2019 to create a pipeline to train physicians with a focus on rural medical care. Learn more about the first class.

SPRINGFIELD, IL New physicians at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine received their diplomas Saturday, May 18, at the school’s 50th annual commencement. The ceremony at the Performing

Learn more about the Academy for Scholarship in Education’s 2024 conference held on the Springfield campus April 11.

The SIU System Board of Trustees and its Student Advisory Committee recently honored some outstanding students from across its campuses with the 2024 SIU System Distinguished Student Service Award.

SIU School of Medicine unveiled the 2024 edition of SCOPE at an awards reception April 12. The student-produced literary magazine contains short stories, poems and artwork from learners, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the school.

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.

Here is a list of SIU medical students from the Class of 2024 with their residency destinations.

On January 14, Jessica Tilton will represent the state of Illinois in the Miss America competition, broadcast live from Orlando.