Community Updates
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Health Disparity Initiative Funding Announced
(Chicago – Jan. 26, 2015) The Institute of Medicine of Chicago (IOMC) has announced the receipt...
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Fall Class of 2014
Following is a recent IOMC news release announcing the Fall Class of 2014 Fellows.View the press...
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Policy on Ebola
Following is a letter sent to State and City health officials on the IOMC's policy position on...
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CDC Ebola Epidemic Partner Call
Thank you to those who participated in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Ebola...
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2014 Russe Award Recipient
2014 Henry P. Russe, MD Citation for Exemplary Compassion in Health Care Linda Rae Murray, MD,...
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Reflections on Health Activism and Inequality in Chicago
99th Annual Meeting - On Thursday, June 5, 2014, the IOMC convened its 99th Annual Meeting and...
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Action Plan To Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke
On March 31, 2014 the Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke: Ten-Year Update was...
Upcoming Events
- Leadership Breakfast: March 4, 2015 March 4, 2015
- 100th Anniversary Gala Reception and Dinner April 18, 2015
- Leadership Breakfast: June 11, 2015 June 11, 2015
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 April 22, 2015, the Institute of Medicine of Chicago will celebrate its 100th Anniversary. We are currently engaged in a 100th Anniversary Campaign to support grants to address health disparities in Chicago and to enhance leadership skills of community health workers. We welcome your support in reaching our goals. Read more about our 100th Anniversary activities, IOMC history and fundraising activities.
Crain's Chicago Healthcare Daily
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US court declines to decide Illinois' benefits issue
A federal appeals court has declined to tackle the issue of whether Illinois' constitution bars...
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Catamaran announces earnings jump, deal
Profit rose 35 percent in the fourth quarter, and the pharmacy benefit manager plans to...
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Fight at U.S. Supreme Court over health law affects Illinois
A case being heard at the U.S. Supreme Court next week challenges health insurance subsidies...
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U of Chicago examines opening an adult trauma center
The University of Chicago Medicine has launched a study to see what it would take...