Southern Illinois U. med school hires first poetry professor; dean is her father – The College Fix

Emily Carr, poetry professor Southern Illinois School of Medicine Carr, a creative writing professor and self-described “ecofeminist” and “beach witch,” joined the medical school as an assistant professor of medical humanities and medical education
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debtsor
4 months ago

SIU medical school exists because, without it, there would be no other way to staff doctors throughout the rest of the state. NIU and SIU law schools are the same way. Virtually every lawyer you meet outside of the Chicago area attended one of those two schools. I would imagine its probably like this in most professions. NIU and SIU professionals generally have a tough time in the Chicago markets, because the best jobs are reserved for the carpetbaggers from the Big Ten, selective schools and for the elite positions, the Ivies. I’m personally neither a doctor nor a lawyer… Read more »

The Railroader
4 months ago

Nepotism despotism
rules the Lincoln land
Media mispedia
Heads buried in the sand

Old Joe
4 months ago

Tim and I went camping under a sky of blue

The girls were three and we were two

So I bucked one and Timbucktu

Old Joe
4 months ago
Reply to  Old Joe

If the med school wants to hire Old Joe for his retirement side hustle and pass the savings onto the students just get in touch with Mark.

Ex Illini
4 months ago

I think I’ll avoid any doctors coming out of this crazy institution. What a joke.

Elaine S.
4 months ago
Reply to  Ex Illini

If you live within a 50 mile radius of Springfield, good luck with that. Lots of doctors around here either graduated from SIU Med or work for one of their various clinics/practice groups. That said, I don’t think it would be fair to hold this against older doctors who would have graduated 20 or 30 years ago.

debtsor
4 months ago
Reply to  Elaine S.

Yes, doctors that graduate from the top medical schools can go anywhere they want, and generally choose the largest hospital groups or research institutions near the largest cities. Especially the suburban hospitals in upper-middle class areas, which have some of the best doctors around. The graduates of the lower ranked medical schools have fewer choices, and often remain closer to the law schools they graduated from. It all begins with their residency, as top ranked students from top law schools get placed at the largest and most pretigous institutions in big cities, and then smaller towns, and many lower ranked… Read more »

debtsor
4 months ago
Reply to  debtsor

I said law schools but meant medical schools. LOL

Fed up neighbor
4 months ago

Roses are red violets are blue and you stink to, I’m now a poetry professor.

Ataraxis
4 months ago

SIU med school should use this whack job as a case study in their psychiatry department.

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