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Family Medicine Laboratory in Quincy Receives Accreditation and Excellence Award
The SIU Center for Family Medicine – Quincy has met all criteria for Laboratory Accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation Review (COLA), a national health care accreditation
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Medical School Accredited With Commendation for Continuing Medical Education
SIU School of Medicine received the distinguished status “Accreditation with Commendation” from the Accrediting Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME ®) as a provider of continuing medical
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2017 Outstanding Coordinator Award
In order to formally recognize the crucial and expansive role of a program coordinator, the Office of Graduate Medical Education assembles a committee annually to select a GME coordinator for the
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Now Accepting Submissions for QI Poster Symposium and Competition
Submission Deadline: January 15, 2018 Acceptance Notification: First week of February 2018 Poster Presentation and Reception will be held February 19, 2018 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the MCLI Nelson
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An Award-Winning Effort to Manage Diabetes
A pair of patients at the SIU Endocrinology Clinic celebrated major milestones in November. Springfield resident Matthew Derber, 31, has been living with Type 1 diabetes for 25 years. Julia Lopez, 38
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Fall Prevention with Dr. David Jeong
Listen to WMAY's Johnny Molson and SIU Center for Family Medicine's Dr. David Jeong recommend strategies to prevent falls, especially among the elderly.
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Reduce Stress With Mindfulness Methods
SIU class series to teach techniques to pair with treatments for pain, chronic conditions Is stress affecting your health? Is pain causing you stress? A new class at Southern Illinois University
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'Paramedicine' May Help People Avoid ER
Federal grant to fund SIU Medicine-SSM Good Samaritan partnership
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Meet Sam, the Library's model skeleton
Next time you’re in the library be sure to greet Sam Skeleton, the library’s newest staff member. You’re most likely to find him skulking around the front desk during library open hours, but he’s