By Aren Dow: On the opposite wall of Sicely Kluge’s office, past the dinosaurs and the art supplies, hangs the starting point for many of her patients’ sessions: the snack center. It looks like one of those over-the-door shoe organizers – about five feet tall with pockets in rows – but instead of shoes, there are fruit snacks and juice boxes tucked inside, the ideal comfort food for her 5- to 17-year-old patients. It’s an optimal starting point to help her young patients relax and start their healing process. Kluge is a licensed clinical social worker for the Survivor Recovery Center (SRC) at

Bloomington-Normal native and fourth-year medical student Emilee Gibson is a force. The Class of 2023 president, medical student representative to the Illinois State Medical Society’s Government Affairs Council, and future OB-GYN is advocating for women on a personal level as well as at local, state and national levels. TELL US ABOUT YOUR EDUCATION PRIOR TO SIU. I attended the University of Iowa and earned a Bachelor of Science in human physiology with minors in global health and Spanish. I loved my time in Iowa City cheering on the Hawkeyes and studying a wide variety of topics. I especially

Bloomington-Normal native and fourth-year medical student Emilee Gibson is a force. The Class of 2023 president, medical student representative to the Illinois State Medical Society’s Government Affairs Council, and future OB-GYN is advocating for women on a personal level as well as at local, state and national levels. TELL US ABOUT YOUR EDUCATION PRIOR TO SIU. I attended the University of Iowa and earned a Bachelor of Science in human physiology with minors in global health and Spanish. I loved my time in Iowa City cheering on the Hawkeyes and studying a wide variety of topics. I especially

Bloomington-Normal native and fourth-year medical student Emilee Gibson is a force. The Class of 2023 president, medical student representative to the Illinois State Medical Society’s Government Affairs Council, and future OB-GYN is advocating for women on a personal level as well as at local, state and national levels. TELL US ABOUT YOUR EDUCATION PRIOR TO SIU. I attended the University of Iowa and earned a Bachelor of Science in human physiology with minors in global health and Spanish. I loved my time in Iowa City cheering on the Hawkeyes and studying a wide variety of topics. I especially

Bloomington-Normal native and fourth-year medical student Emilee Gibson is a force. The Class of 2023 president, medical student representative to the Illinois State Medical Society’s Government Affairs Council, and future OB-GYN is advocating for women on a personal level as well as at local, state and national levels. TELL US ABOUT YOUR EDUCATION PRIOR TO SIU. I attended the University of Iowa and earned a Bachelor of Science in human physiology with minors in global health and Spanish. I loved my time in Iowa City cheering on the Hawkeyes and studying a wide variety of topics. I especially

Bloomington-Normal native and fourth-year medical student Emilee Gibson is a force. The Class of 2023 president, medical student representative to the Illinois State Medical Society’s Government Affairs Council, and future OB-GYN is advocating for women on a personal level as well as at local, state and national levels. TELL US ABOUT YOUR EDUCATION PRIOR TO SIU. I attended the University of Iowa and earned a Bachelor of Science in human physiology with minors in global health and Spanish. I loved my time in Iowa City cheering on the Hawkeyes and studying a wide variety of topics. I especially

Bloomington-Normal native and fourth-year medical student Emilee Gibson is a force. The Class of 2023 president, medical student representative to the Illinois State Medical Society’s Government Affairs Council, and future OB-GYN is advocating for women on a personal level as well as at local, state and national levels. TELL US ABOUT YOUR EDUCATION PRIOR TO SIU. I attended the University of Iowa and earned a Bachelor of Science in human physiology with minors in global health and Spanish. I loved my time in Iowa City cheering on the Hawkeyes and studying a wide variety of topics. I especially

Bloomington-Normal native and fourth-year medical student Emilee Gibson is a force. The Class of 2023 president, medical student representative to the Illinois State Medical Society’s Government Affairs Council, and future OB-GYN is advocating for women on a personal level as well as at local, state and national levels. TELL US ABOUT YOUR EDUCATION PRIOR TO SIU. I attended the University of Iowa and earned a Bachelor of Science in human physiology with minors in global health and Spanish. I loved my time in Iowa City cheering on the Hawkeyes and studying a wide variety of topics. I especially

SIU Family Medicine Residency Program for Springfield went to recruit medical students at this year’s Student National Medical Associations Annual Medical Education Conference (SNMA). On April 5 - 9, Dr. Christopher Smyre, MD, Assistant Professor and Director of Antiracism, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, traveled to Hartford, Connecticut, with Dr. Dorathy Okon, MD, a PGY2 Family Medicine resident physician to recruit students to the program. Their goal was to work toward continued diversification of the program’s residents and providers for central and Southern Illinois. “The SIU Family and

SIU Family Medicine Residency Program for Springfield went to recruit medical students at this year’s Student National Medical Associations Annual Medical Education Conference (SNMA). On April 5 - 9, Dr. Christopher Smyre, MD, Assistant Professor and Director of Antiracism, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, traveled to Hartford, Connecticut, with Dr. Dorathy Okon, MD, a PGY2 Family Medicine resident physician to recruit students to the program. Their goal was to work toward continued diversification of the program’s residents and providers for central and Southern Illinois. “The SIU Family and