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Trials and Determination: How Clinical Trials Are More Than Just Data
For around two decades, Karen Perrero taught at parochial schools as a science teacher, introducing young students to the world of science. But a few years ago, Karen started to feel a little off.
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Meet Oladele (Dickson) Owasoyo
Oladele (Dickson) Owasoyo, PhD, is the newest addition to the research team in the Hascup Labs.
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Simmons Cancer Institute cross-dept. team publishes endometrial cancer study findings
A team of SIU medical research scientists recently had their cancer study results published in a special issue of the international, peer-reviewed, open access journal Life.
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Webinar to discuss rural experiences, innovations driven by COVID
Health and policy experts from Southern Illinois University (SIU) Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute and UIC School of Public Health joined Illinois Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton to discuss how the pandemic is changing health care in rural communities.
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Crash reenactment will educate Beardstown H.S. students
Students at Beardstown High School and Beardstown Christian Academy will experience a crash reenactment at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 29, at Beardstown High School, 500 E. 15th St., Beardstown
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Students spruce up medical district neighborhoods
SIU medical students got out of the classrooms and clinics and into the community for the annual Student Day of Service on April 14. Nearly 100 young learners tackled projects in the Springfield
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Accessible, quality care for the region
In recent weeks, questions related to access to health care in central Illinois have become loud and pronounced. News stories, legislative hearings, personal testimony and inaccurate information have all contributed to confusion and disagreement about the availability and quality of care in the region.
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SIU medical students, residency programs matched for next phase of training
Medical students at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine learned crucial information about their futures on Friday, March 18. The graduating Class of 2022, along with other medical schools
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Class of 2022 Residency Match Results
STUDENT HOMETOWN SPECIALTY RESIDENCY LOCATION Dominic Aiello Springfield Emergency Medicine U Louisville SOM-KY Zachary Andersen Princeton Orthopaedic Surgery San Antonio Military Medical Center