Jonas Gileguy Konan’s path to becoming a respected leader in neurosurgery and a distinguished SIU DMSc alumnus began long before he stepped into an operating room. His commitment to patient care took root as an undergraduate paramedic volunteer in Houston, where he found himself deeply connected to the front lines of emergency medicine. Yet something was missing. After each patient handoff, the story ended abruptly. There was no follow-up, no continuity, and no opportunity to witness recovery. That desire to participate in the full spectrum of patient care ultimately steered him toward the PA

Southern Illinois University Medicine has launched a national search for its next dean, provost and CEO. The search will be conducted in partnership with Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm specializing in academic medicine and higher education leadership.

Southern Illinois University Medicine has launched a national search for its next dean, provost and CEO. The search will be conducted in partnership with Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm specializing in academic medicine and higher education leadership.

Southern Illinois University Medicine has launched a national search for its next dean, provost and CEO. The search will be conducted in partnership with Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm specializing in academic medicine and higher education leadership.

Southern Illinois University Medicine has launched a national search for its next dean, provost and CEO. The search will be conducted in partnership with Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm specializing in academic medicine and higher education leadership.

Southern Illinois University Medicine has launched a national search for its next dean, provost and CEO. The search will be conducted in partnership with Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm specializing in academic medicine and higher education leadership.

Ginger Meyer has spent more than twenty years helping children and families in southern Illinois heal from trauma, earning national recognition from the Academy on Violence and Abuse. As clinical director of SIU School of Medicine’s Children’s Medical and Mental Health Resource Network, she has expanded access to trauma-informed care in rural communities and kept families at the center of the work.

Ginger Meyer has spent more than twenty years helping children and families in southern Illinois heal from trauma, earning national recognition from the Academy on Violence and Abuse. As clinical director of SIU School of Medicine’s Children’s Medical and Mental Health Resource Network, she has expanded access to trauma-informed care in rural communities and kept families at the center of the work.