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Medical Students in Courtyard
Why SIU

International acclaim

SIU School of Medicine sets the standard in medical education. Our award-winning curricular design, combined with hands-on teaching, small class sizes and attentive faculty, provides the foundation for a rewarding, fulfilling career in medicine or research.

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Instructor with medical students
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3,200+

graduates of our GME programs

21

residency programs and 16 fellowships

1 of 2

medical schools in the world to earn 5 Aspire awards

1970

SIU School of Medicine was founded

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SIU Medicine helps infertile couple on path to parenthood

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Student with AI patient Randy Rhodes

Patient Zero-One

SIU School of Medicine is internationally famous for making problem-based learning curriculum a cornerstone of medical education and for using standardized patients to train superior clinicians. Recently, it has advanced both these areas by adding AI-driven patient simulations to its repetoire.
Iris Wesley

Family Medicine executive receives primary health care achievement award

Iris Wesley honored for a career of dedication & leadership
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Surgeon in Plastic Surgery Research Lab

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SIU Medicine Researcher in Lab