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Southern Illinois University is a state university system based in Carbondale, Illinois

Carbondale, Illinois

Carbondale is a city in Jackson County, in the state of Illinois, within the Southern Illinois region. It is located at the junction of Illinois Route 13 and U.S. Route 51, southeast of St. Louis, Missouri, on the northern edge of the Shawnee National Forest...

, in the Southern Illinois region of the state, with multiple campuses. Glenn Poshard

Glenn Poshard

Glenn Poshard is a former Illinois State Senator, U.S. Congressman, Gubernatorial Candidate, and is currently President of the Southern Illinois University system.-Early career:...

is President of Southern Illinois University.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public research university located in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1869, SIUC is the flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system...

(SIUC, often referred to as just SIU) is the flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system. SIUC includes the Southern Illinois University School of Law

Southern Illinois University School of Law

Southern Illinois University School of Law is a law school in Carbondale, Illinois. The college offers Juris Doctor, Master of Laws, and Master of Legal Studies programs. It also offers dual degree programs in Accounting, Medicine, Education, Business Administration, Public Administration, Social...

in Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

. SIUC is the alma mater of over 246,000 alumni in 186 academic programs.

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, commonly abbreviated SIUE, is a four-year coed public university in Edwardsville, Illinois about from St. Louis, Missouri. SIUE was established in 1957 as an extension of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and is the younger of the two largest...

(SIUE) is the Edwardsville, Illinois

Edwardsville, Illinois

Edwardsville is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 24,293. It is the county seat of Madison County and is the third oldest city in the State of Illinois. The city was named in honor of Ninian Edwards, then Governor of the Illinois...

campus of the system. In addition to a variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees, the institution features a new but highly regarded School of Pharmacy

SIUE School of Pharmacy

SIUE School of Pharmacy is an academic college of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville located in Edwardsville, Illinois, USA. It opened its doors in 2005 with its first class graduating in 2009...

on the Edwardsville campus, a School of Dental Medicine

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine is an academic college of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville located in Alton, Illinois, USA. The school is one of two dental schools in the state of Illinois. Its mission is to improve the oral health of the people of Southern...

at Alton

Alton, Illinois

Alton is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 27,865 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in Southern Illinois...

and a center in East St. Louis

East St. Louis, Illinois

East St. Louis is a city located in St. Clair County, Illinois, USA, directly across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri in the Metro-East region of Southern Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 27,006, less than one-third of its peak of 82,366 in 1950...

that provides clinical and practicum

Practicum

A practicum is a college course, often in a specialized field of study, that is designed to give students supervised practical application of a previously or concurrently studied theory. Practicums are common for education and social work majors...

experiences for SIUE students in the arts, education, health, and social services.

The main campus in Edwardsville is situated on 2660 acres (4.2 sq mi), with bicycle and walking paths throughout. SIUE is home to over 14,000 students. At one time, SIUE was known as a "commuter school", but in recent years has transformed itself into a residential university.

SIUE is known (highly rated in USNEWS) for its Senior Assessment Program.

SIUE celebrated its 52nd anniversary in 2009.

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is an allopathic medical school located in Springfield, Illinois, the state capital. 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...

(SIU-SOM) operates its first year program in Carbondale, Illinois

Carbondale, Illinois

and the final 3 years in Springfield, Illinois

Springfield, Illinois

Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...

. SIU-SOM also offers numerous residency programs including; Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Medicine/Psychiatry, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Urology.

Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine

(SIU-SDM or SDM) operates in Alton, Illinois

Alton, Illinois

on the campus of the former Shurtleff College. The school began in 1972, and educates around 200 dentist students.

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