If you are curious about what it takes to be a pioneer, you won’t want to miss the 2023 Emmett F. Pearson Memorial Medical Lecture, “The Early History of SIU School of Medicine - Not for the Naïve or the Faint of Heart.” Glen Davidson, PhD, founding chair of SIU’s Department of Medical Humanities, will share his recollections beginning at 5 p.m., Tuesday, September 12, in the South Auditorium, 801 N. Rutledge, in Springfield. A reception will follow in the Pearson Museum. Davidson’s talk will draw upon the formative years at SIU School of Medicine. He was hired as an associate professor of