by jennygodinez | Jan 3, 2023 | Faculty News
Congratulations to the following BSD faculty members nominated for named or distinguished professorships were approved by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, effective Jan 1, 2023. Mark Anderson has been named as the Paul and Allene Russell Professor in...
by chanelwiley | Dec 14, 2022 | Faculty News
Individual clinicians can lead efforts to build trust in science and distribute accurate information, but medical schools also have an important role to play in training healthcare professionals to communicate with the public, according to Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP, dean...
by chanelwiley | Dec 14, 2022 | Faculty News
“Access to mental health support is vital to our overall well-being,” said Dr. Murthy. “During my travels across the country as Surgeon General, I’ve heard firsthand about the mental health struggles and loneliness that people are facing. While the pandemic brought...
by chanelwiley | Dec 9, 2022 | Faculty News
The University of Chicago Medicine has launched a novel program with Legal Aid Chicago, embedding two full-time lawyers within the health system’s Level 1 trauma center. The initiative, called Recovery Legal Care, will provide bedside civil legal help for patients and...
by chanelwiley | Oct 20, 2022 | Faculty News
Monica E. Peek, MD, MPH, MSc, the Ellen H. Block Professor for Health Justice in the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Election to the academy recognizes individuals who have demonstrated...
by chanelwiley | Oct 20, 2022 | Faculty News
Alisa McQueen, MD, a pediatric emergency medicine physician with Comer Children’s Hospital, is a Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award recipient. The award recognizes program directors who have fostered innovation and improvement in their residency/fellowship...
