Community Updates
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Realities of House Call Medicine
At its September 9, 2016 Leadership Breakfast, The Institute of Medicine of Chicago hosted HCCI...
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Welcome to the 2016-2017 Institute of Medicine of Chicago
Welcome to the 2016-2017 IOMC! As the new President I would first like to thank Dr. Arvind Goyal...
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June 2016 Update
You may have received an email recently from a personal email account regarding the IOMC. This...
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100th Anniversary Requests for Proposals
As part of its 100th Anniversary activities, IOMC raised over $340,000. Funds from the Centennial...
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Dr. Julie Morita on Healthy Chicago 2.0
Dr. Julie Morita, Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, discussed the...
Upcoming Events
- Leadership Breakfast: October 20, 2016 October 20, 2016
Members on the Move
Carolyn Lopez, MD
President of the Board of Health, Chicago Department of Health
Carolyn Lopez is a Past-President of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago (IOMC) and current member of the Board of Governors was recently names as a government representative to the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). Dr. Lopez has also served as Medical Director for the Near North Health Service Corporation, Interim Executive Director of the IOMC and Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, John H. Stroger, Jr., Hospital of Cook County.
Partnership
In 1999, IOMC established a partnership with the Portes Foundation, which funds two to three grants each year that target the promotion of health or prevention of disease. To date, more than $765,000 has been distributed.
Proud Past and Exciting Future - 100 Years of Caring
On On April 22, 2015, the Institute of Medicine of Chicago celebrated its 100th Anniversary. As part of the celebration we launched a 100th Anniversary Campaign to support grants to address health disparities in Chicago and to enhance leadership skills of community health workers. To date we have reached $343,000 of our $385,000 goal. We welcome your support in reaching our goal by donating to the fund today. Read more about our 100th Anniversary activities, IOMC historyand grant opportunities under our 100 Years tab.
Crain's Chicago Healthcare Daily
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FDA allows knockoff of AbbVie's massively successful Humira
Regulators have approved the first alternative version of AbbVie's rheumatoid arthritis treatment, the second-biggest selling...