SIU Medical Students

One week since Match Day 2026, when our 4th-year students found out where they’ll be completing their residency training! 🩺🩻🥼Time flies when you’re having fun!

On Match Day, SIU School of Medicine's fourth-year medical students discovered where they will start their careers as physicians. 🎉🧑‍⚕️
Read more at https://loom.ly/zSN2iqM.

SIU Med students make the perfect match - Capitol City Now "I think we're really proud of our students. Because we know that they have been prepared to critically think, to be emotionally intelligent, and to really embrace what it means to be a physician," said McDowell.

Our students came together to volunteer at the Central Illinois Foodbank today. Together they bagged 2,730 pounds of rice, ground pork, and ground beef. This will serve 2,275 meals tomorrow at the New Vision Food Pantry in Decatur!

sutured teddy bears to donate to St John’s pediatrics hospital for Valentine’s Day 💗🧸🐻— they were joined by Dr. Duxbury, Dr. Thuppal, and Dr. McGlone

Surgical Skills and Creative Dexterity has been collaborating with UIS to create crafts and art for practice of improving fine motor skills and dexterity!

Join us for the Springfield community's big fundraiser to support research & fight cancer.

This Saturday, April 12
12-3 pm
Sacred Heart-Griffin West Campus Track
1603 W Washington St - Springfield

This inspiring event supports and celebrates survivors and caregivers, and remembers those we've lost to cancer. Experience the power of standing together with friends, family, and colleagues for a day full of hope, entertainment, and meaningful activities.

You won't want to miss the special moments -- the Survivors' Lap, the Luminaria Ceremony and the Fight Back Ceremony + delicious food from the Taco Joint.

Whether you're there to walk the track, enjoy the company or show support, your presence makes a difference. Let’s come together to raise funds for groundbreaking cancer research, crucial patient care services, and prevention and early detection initiatives.

For more information, registration, or donations, visit RelayForLife.org/siumed.

How does handling health care emergencies in the ER prepare you for the administrative challenges of managing a medical school? Dr. Christopher McDowell, SIU’s executive associate dean, emphasizes the importance of listening and being proactive in his dual roles during a wide-ranging interview on NPR’s Community Voices.
Listen at https://loom.ly/f8kL2Hg

From emergency medicine to health care administration, Dr. Christopher McDowell shares insight into his career at SIU Medicine Dr. Christopher McDowell is the Executive Associate Dean of SIU School of Medicine. He spoke to Community Voices about how he balances his practice in emergency medicine and his administrative duties. He also shared how SIU School of Medicine is working to make health care more accessible and why pa...

An automobile rollover on the interstate gave SIU medical student Carson Schaefer an opportunity to use his training to assess and treat trauma. Read the story here: https://loom.ly/6Y0uo4c

The National Institutes of Health funds most medical research in the U.S. But a new Trump administration policy would significantly lower the agency’s support for major research institutions across the country. The policy, currently blocked by a federal court, would limit NIH research funding for “indirect costs,” or overhead expenses, to 15% -- far below what some institutions receive.
On Tuesday, SIU Medicine Associate Dean of Research Dr. Don Torry talked with NPR reporters about the impact these cuts could have on research.
Listen here:
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