A past IOMC Fellow provided a very generous gift in April. We are appreciative of his/her commitment and dedication to IOMC.  During this transformative year, these funds will support our new and exciting work for the health of Chicago and our suburban residents. 

THANK YOU!!!

Local healthcare and non-profit organizations, and Institute of Medicine of Chicago Fellows, please consider  nominating your colleague, mentor, or peer for the following IOMC Awards:

Nominations are due May 13, 2018. Awards will be presented at the IOMC Annual Meeting held June 7, 2018, in Chicago, time and place will be disclosed soon.

Please click on the application form below to review the criteria for each award and submit the appropriate material.  Applications can be sent to: 

 iomcstaff@iomc.org  

or

Institute of Medicine of Chicago

180 North Michigan Avenue Suite 1200

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Application Form

Call Cheryl Irmiter, PhD, Executive Director,  312.709.2685, if you have any questions.

Spring has sprung and IOMC is eager to celebrate healthcare professionals of the year at our June 7, 2018 Annual Dinner and Awards Celebration. Additional awards will be announced April 5, 2018.

The Institute of Medicine & Rush University Medical Center

Are Pleased to Announce

The Henry P. Russe Citation for Exemplary Compassion in Healthcare

HENRY P. RUSSE, MD (February 12, 1928-May 10, 1991) served as Dean of Rush Medical College at Rush University Medical Center and served five terms as President of The Institute of Medicine of Chicago during an extraordinary decade of personal and professional commitment to the advancement of medicine.  To recognize his contributions, the Trustees of Rush University Medical Center and The Institute of Medicine of Chicago have established the Henry P. Russe, MD Citation for Exemplary Compassion in Healthcare.  This ongoing award demonstrates, as Dr. Russe exemplified, that humanitarianism must characterize the practice of medicine and medical education beyond the science, technology and personal skillfulness essential in caring for the health of our fellow citizens.

Qualified nominees are healthcare professionals who deserve recognition for and project qualities of humanitarianism, including altruism, sincerity, respect and compassion, which are integrated in his/her professional, personal and civic life through sustained progressive relationships with patients and their families.  Candidates should be identified as a bona fide member of the community of caregivers and have a proven record of integrity and honesty. 

The nominee(s) must be a product of Chicago, i.e., must have some past and/or present identification with the Chicago region.  Nominees may come from a variety of healthcare occupations and disciplines.  You are encouraged to consider the broadest range of candidates including physicians, nurses, scientists, administrators, social service workers, clergy, leaders in governmental agencies and advocacy groups, etc.  They can be involved in any humanitarian allied health care pursuit or social service.

Please download the form below, review, complete and return it to imocstaff@iomc.org by 4/13/18.

Award Announcements will be informed in mid-May and awarded at the June 7th Dinner and Awards Celebration.

RusseNominationSolicitationForm 2018.pdf

Margaret Mitchell Hastings

February 26, 1937-December 25, 2017

Memorial Celebration:         Saturday April 7, 2018 at 11am

                                               Winnetka Congregational Church

                                                       725 Pine St. Winnetka, Illinois 60093

                                                       Phone (847) 4441-3400

Margaret ‘Pat‘ Mitchell Hastings left this life on Christmas Day 2017 surrounded by family She Fought challenges to her health for over a decade with the same dedication put into everything in her life.

Born February 26, 1937 in Delaware County, PA, Margaret received her Bachelors of Music from Wellesley College in 1958. Master’s in Education from national Louis University in 1972, and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Northwestern University in 1975.

Margaret dedicated her life to the study of developmental disabilities, mental health, and aging, impacting innumerable members of her community and country with her efforts in education, social work, public policy legislation, and aging. She was well known by all with whom she worked as a thought leader who inspired others with her innovative and forward thinking solutions.

Dr. Hastings was a valuable member of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago. 

We thank her for her service and contribution to the health of Chicago.

The Portes Foundation, in association with The Institute of Medicine of Chicago (IOMC), would like to thank all those who submitted proposals in 2017.

Full proposals were very impressive and congratulations to all. The Portes Foundation decided to award to:

Samual Dorevitch, MD, MPH, Associate Professor

University of Illinois School of Public Health

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

The project is Solar Powered Drinking Water Disinfection to prevent diarrhea in children in Western Kenya. 

Congratulation!

We look forward to 2018's opportunities and the outcomes of this opportunity.

IOMC has a new address:

180 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1200

Chicago, Illinois 60601

                

Many thanks to the State of the Health of Chicago sponsors and supporters:

                                                                              

           THE PORTES FOUNDATION

President Karen Nichols was featured in a Tampa PBS Documentary--Women in Osteopathic Medicine:  The Feminine Touch--The Struggle for Equality in Medicine.  View the excellent program here.

Holli DeVon PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN of the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar program grant to Rwanda to conduct research into premature cardiovascular disease. The award is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Dr. DeVon will be conducting research and lecturing at the University of Rwanda as part of a project to identify risk factors associated with premature cardiovascular disease in individuals with HIV and to develop screening, risk reduction, and symptom surveillance strategies to reduce risks.

 

Dr. DeVon is one of over 1,200 U.S. citizens who will teach, conduct research, and provide expertise abroad for the 2017-2018 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement as well as record of service and demonstrated leadership in their respective fields.

 

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to build relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries that are needed to solve global challenges. The Fulbright Program is funded through an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the Program, which operates in over 160 countries worldwide.

Welcome to the new IOMC website! We hope that you will be as excited as we are about the improvements and features you will find. Please take a few minutes to explore the site. Update your profile and upload a photo. It’s also possible to upload a Biosketch if you’d like. Let us know if there are elements you’d like to add. Among the new features is the forum. This is your opportunity to share your thoughts on topics of importance. Right now, there are three topics ready for comment—healthcare reform/change,the opioid epidemic, and gun violence. Let us know if there is another topic of significance that you think IOMC fellows would like to discuss.

If you haven’t already done so, don’t forget to sign up for the Leadership Breakfast coming up on April 5 th . The topic—Housing is Healthcare—continues the theme for this year of addressing issues that impact health, but are outside the realm of medical practice. And don’t forget to mark your calendars for the Annual Meeting and Dinner. It will be held on Thursday, June 8 th at the Union League Club.

Finally, take this opportunity to pay your 2017 dues if they are still outstanding. We know you’ll find the website site a much easier interface.

Karen J. Nichols, DO, MA, MACOI, CS

President, Institute of Medicine of Chicago