EM Residency Training Answers the Call!
On June 20, 2012, a University of Chicago second-year resident, Reeo Kim, gained a rare experience for a physician by performing life-saving heroics under extreme outdoor circumstances. While on an...
View ArticleEMS Medical Director Meets With the Governor Quinn to Launch Illinois Heart...
In exciting news, our very own Assistant Residency Program Director & EMS Director, Dr. Eric Beck, spoke at a press conference attended by the Governor of Illinois, Pat Quinn, to announce a new...
View ArticleDavid Howes, MD Receives Outstanding Contribution in Education Award from the...
Dr. David Howes, Professor of Medicine (Section of Emergency Medicine) was selected as the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution in Education Award from the American College of Emergency...
View ArticleClass of 2012: Where are they now?
Back Row Eric Beck, D.O. (Ohio University alumnus) Assistant Professor, Assistant Residency Program Director University of Chicago, Section of Emergency Medicine Jared Novack, M.D. (University of...
View ArticleEM Alumnus Spotlight: Derek Robinson
On October 15, 2012, the Urban Health Initiative and The Center for Health Administration Studies at the University of Chicago hosted “Changing Landscape: Impact of Health Reform and Policy on Safety...
View ArticleUCAN Transports Critically-Ill New Mom
Dr. Alexei Wagner, while serving as a UCAN flight physician, helped to transport a critically-ill new mother from St. Anthony’s hospital in Crown Point, IN, to the UChicago medical center complex for...
View ArticleUChicago EM Hosts International Conference
In July 2012, The University of Chicago Section of Emergency Medicine hosted the fifth annual Health Education And Relief Through Teaching (HEARTT) Symposium. In a gesture of commitment unique among...
View ArticleWelcome to the Class of 2016!
Seated: Chloe Huang, Travis Cosban, Doris Crain, Ricki Tripp, Chali Mulenga Middle Row: Greg Podolej, Jamila Goldsmith, Tyler Constantine, Richard Benson II, Archit Gulati, Dan Bickley, Rukmini...
View ArticleClass of 2013: Where are they now?
Standing (left to right) Alexei Wagner, MD Clinical Instructor, Surg-EM; EMS & Disaster Medicine Fellow Stanford University Palo Alto, CA Bansari Shah, MD Attending Physician Centinela Hospital...
View ArticleDr. Aasim Padela leads first study to explore link between cervical cancer...
From the University of Chicago Hospitals website: The study, entitled Associations Between Religion-Related Factors and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Muslims in Greater Chicago, is the first known...
View ArticleDr. Derek Robinson Honored with Awards
Derek Robinson, MD, MBA, FACEP, Executive Director of IHA’s Institute for Innovations in Care & Quality, was named one of the National Medical Association’s (NMA) Top Healthcare Professionals...
View ArticleWelcome to the Class of 2017!
Standing (left to right): Yong Suh, Amy Ho, Jennifer Nykiel, Nishma Sachedina, Paul Kukulski, Eric Toone, Carrie Jurkiewicz, Kenneth Young, Alejandro Palma Seated (left to right): Elyssa Berg, Omar...
View ArticleClass of 2014: Where are They Now?
Front Row (kneeling): Left to Right Anna Bargren, MD Emergency Medicine Physician Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY Will Shyy, MD Ultrasound Fellow UC San Francisco San Francisco, CA Corey Bills,...
View ArticleYaniv Kerem, MD Presenting at SAEM 2014
Dr. Yaniv Kerem (PGY3) discusses “Congruency of Disposition after Emergency Department Intubation in a Regional Database” at the SAEM Conference.
View ArticleEM Alumna Spotlight: Bhakti Hansoti
Dr. Bhakti Hansoti (Class of 2012) was featured in the Fogarty International Center’s Global Health Matters newsletter for her work with emergency care for children in Cape Town, South Africa. Dr....
View ArticleClass of 2015: Where Are They Now?
Seated (Left to Right): Gillian Munitz, MD Attending Physician Locum Tenens Illinois & Texas Mohammad Subeh, MD Ultrasound Fellow & Clinical Instructor UC-Irvine Irvine, CA Richard Louissaint,...
View ArticleDr. Keegan Checkett on the News Regarding the Liberia Ebola Outbreak
On ABC7 Chicago news, Dr. Checkett describes our involvement in a long standing project in Liberia which tragically is in the heart of the Ebola outbreak. In addition, she pays tribute to Dr. Samuel...
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