Southern Illinois University Physician Associate Program and Alumni

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06/17/2026

The PA profession has just accomplished a major milestone: Rhode Island has become the 25th state in the PA Licensure Compact! 🎉 This officially brings the Compact to half the nation, and it fulfills a promise made by the state as part of its Rural Health Transformation Program. Read more: https://bit.ly/4gg9chu 🙌 Rhode Island Academy of Physician Assistants

Our grad, Tracy!
06/17/2026

Our grad, Tracy!

Christopher Rural Health Planning Corporation (CRHPC) is proud to welcome a new provider to its dedicated team of medical professionals. The organization announces that Tracy Thompson, PA-C will be providing Family Practice services to the area out of the Benton Rea Clinic (206 East Church Street) and Sesser Community Health (6294 State Highway 154) locations. Thompson provides dedicated, quality care to patients of all ages. In Benton, Thompson is available for appointments on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, and is available in Sesser on Wednesdays. CRHPC is now accepting patients for Thompson. Individuals interested in booking an appointment or wanting to know more are to call 1-833-209-0498 or visit www.crhpc.org

06/09/2026

We will be featuring music by the incredible film composer John Williams on many of our orchestral concerts! Come hear some of the greatest film music ever written at SIFest 2026. More details can be found at the link in our bio.

See you this evening at 7:00 PM CT for a Virtual Information Session and learn how the SIU Doctor of Medical Science (DM...
06/09/2026

See you this evening at 7:00 PM CT for a Virtual Information Session and learn how the SIU Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) can help you expand your leadership, advance your career, and increase your impact in healthcare.

✅ 100% Online
✅ 1-Year & 2-Year Options
✅ Education or Clinical Practicum
✅ Bridge Pathway Available for Eligible PAs

Whether you're interested in our flexible online format, Bridge Pathway, or career advancement opportunities, we'd love to answer your questions.

Register now: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/rgxjmtg/lp/6f5c77ce-449f-4a77-9985-0108248432df

Can't make it? All registrants receive the recording

Join us on tomorrow, June 9 at 7:00 PM CT for a Virtual Information Session and learn how the SIU Doctor of Medical Scie...
06/08/2026

Join us on tomorrow, June 9 at 7:00 PM CT for a Virtual Information Session and learn how the SIU Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) can help you expand your leadership, advance your career, and increase your impact in healthcare.

✅ 100% Online
✅ 1-Year & 2-Year Options
✅ Education or Clinical Practicum
✅ Bridge Pathway Available for Eligible PAs

Whether you're interested in our flexible online format, Bridge Pathway, or career advancement opportunities, we'd love to answer your questions.

Register now: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/rgxjmtg/lp/6f5c77ce-449f-4a77-9985-0108248432df

Can't make it? All registrants receive the recording

Join us on June 9 at 7:00 PM CT for a Virtual Information Session and learn how the SIU Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc)...
06/05/2026

Join us on June 9 at 7:00 PM CT for a Virtual Information Session and learn how the SIU Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) can help you expand your leadership, advance your career, and increase your impact in healthcare.

✅ 100% Online
✅ 1-Year & 2-Year Options
✅ Education or Clinical Practicum
✅ Bridge Pathway Available for Eligible PAs

Whether you're interested in our flexible online format, Bridge Pathway, or career advancement opportunities, we'd love to answer your questions.

Register now: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/rgxjmtg/lp/6f5c77ce-449f-4a77-9985-0108248432df

Can't make it? All registrants receive the recording

Our grad, John!
06/04/2026

Our grad, John!

Book your appointment with John Nugent today at oisil.com! 🩺

Our grad, Martha! She now owns a sleep medicine practice in the suburban Chicago area! Please like her page and support ...
06/03/2026

Our grad, Martha! She now owns a sleep medicine practice in the suburban Chicago area! Please like her page and support her new endeavor.

📣 Meet the team! Martha Curtin, MSPA, PA-C

PA Martha Curtin has the pleasure of meeting with our new patients and completes most of the clinic visits with our patients. She offers in office, televideo, and telephone appointments to provide as much convenience as possible to patients.

She is a dedicated Physician Assistant with a strong passion for sleep medicine and for expanding access to care for urban, rural, and low-income communities. She finds sleep medicine deeply rewarding, caring for patients across the spectrum of sleep disorders with particular expertise in narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, and sleep apnea. In her clinical work, Martha emphasizes that a diagnosis does not define a patient’s potential and encourages
every patient to feel confident advocating for their needs.
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Martha enjoys lecturing on sleep medicine at schools and hospital systems to increase awareness of a field often underrepresented in medical, nursing, and PA education. She also serves as a pharmaceutical advisor, helping guide treatment approaches for narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia, and sleep apnea, and supporting clinicians in becoming more comfortable with the full range of therapeutic options to
optimize patient outcomes.
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She earned her B.S. in Kinesiology from Eastern Illinois University in 2010 and her MSPA from Southern Illinois University’s School of Medicine PA Program in 2017, which is rooted in a problem-based learning model. Before transitioning into sleep medicine, Martha practiced as a hospitalist PA in rural southern Illinois. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family hiking, gardening, and long-distance endurance events—including completing a full Ironman triathlon.

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