Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
TypePublic
Established1970 (1970)
ProvostJerry Kruse, MD, MSPH
DeanJerry Kruse, MD, MSPH
Academic staff
425
Administrative staff
240
Students320
Location
Springfield
,
Illinois
,
USA

39°48′36″N 89°39′28″W / 39.810096°N 89.657652°W / 39.810096; -89.657652
Residents & Fellows410
Websitewww.siumed.edu
SIU programs are located in 26 buildings in Springfield; 6 buildings in Carbondale; and Family Medicine Centers in Alton, Carbondale, Decatur, Quincy and Springfield.

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is a medical school located in Springfield, the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is part of the Southern Illinois University system, which includes a campus in Edwardsville as well as the flagship in Carbondale. The medical school was founded in 1970 and achieved full accreditation in 1972. It was founded to relieve a chronic shortage of physicians in downstate Illinois.

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