A year of Innovation, Service, and Education

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

DECEMBER 2023 ISSUE NO 1 HAREEM SIDDIQUI, DO PGY1

EDUCATION FELLOWSHIP IN SOCIAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE

SERVICE PROJECT HEAL

WE are the future of emergency medicine.

INNOVATION HEALTH EQUITY AND POPULATION HEALTH

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EDUCATION SERVICE INNOVATION

WITH A VISION FOR HEALTH EQUITY, WE ARE ENGAGED IN RESEARCH THAT FOSTERS PREVENTION.

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SOCIAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE FELLOWHIP The University of Illinois Chicago Department of Emergency Medicine is a leader in the field of Social Emergency Medicine.

BY STACEY CHAMBERLAIN MD

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PROJECT HEAL A screening, education, and linkage to care initiative at UI Hospital and Health Sciences System (UI Health).

BY CAMMEO MAUNTEL-MEDICI, MPH

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INTRODUCING THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH EQUITY AND POPULATION HEALTH In Conversation with Dr. Samantha Hay.

7 RESIDENCY PROGRAM Highlighting a PGY-3 and a PGY-1.

Meet Dr. Lauren Lamparter and Dr. Brian Lorenzo.

HAREEM SIDDIQUI, DO PGY1

LAUREN LAMPARTER MD, EDUCATION CHIEF

JANET LIN, MD, MPH, MBA PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, PROJECT HEAL

CHRISTOPHER M. COLBERT, DO, FACOEP EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD BY ACOEP

CLASS OF 2023

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LEADERSHIP MESSAGE

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Terry Vanden Hoek, MD Department Chair and Chief of Service

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9 AWARDS | RECOGNITION Chris Colbert Molly Hartrich Janet Lin Wes Eilbert Trevonne Thompson Terry Vanden Hoek

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GRADUATING CLASS OF 2023 Our inspiring graduates

CLASS OF 2026/2028

Our new Emergency Medicine class of 2026 and Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine class of 2028.

FOLLOW / CONNECT go.uic.edu/EMEDLinkedIn

Contributers RHEA BEGEMAN STACEY CHAMBERLAIN JENNIFER GIBBS SAMANTHA HAY LAUREN LAMPARTER JANET LIN BRIAN LORENZO ANJANA MAHESWARAN CAMMEO MAUNTEL-MEDICI TERRY VANDEN HOEK

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LEADERSHIP MESSAGE W elcome to the inaugural issue of our quarterly publication!

We are a vibrant collective of Emergency Medicine Physicians, Advance Practice Providers, Researchers, Resident Physicians, and Administrative Staff committed to advancing the field of Emergency Medicine.

This commitment is evidenced in how we engage in interdisciplinary partnerships in our research, in our investment in faculty recruitment, in our dedication to growing our educational programming, and in our determined efforts to provide the highest quality facilities and technology that will invite the exchange of ideas and bolster innovation; one of the primary tenets of our department!

In this inaugural issue, I invite you to take the time to learn about:

Prroject HEAL, a coordinated effort led by Dr. Janet Lin

in Emergency Medicine in collaboration with Infectious Disease, Pathology, Public Health, Hepatology, and Internal Medicine, which screens, educates, and links patients-to-care initiatives at UI Health toward mitigating treatable diseases, such as HIV, hepatitis C, syphilis, and diabetes

Our new Fellowship in Social Emergency Medicine will prepare fellows to integrate the

many nuanced social contexts into the practice of Emergency Medicine, teaching innovative strategies that are proactive in preventing the next emergency and addressing disparities in life-saving care.

Our Director of Health Equity and Population Health, Dr. Samantha Hay. This essential

new position was developed so that we can continue to further develop and implement strategies in advocacy, policy development, education and training, and partnerships that will enhance the overall health and well-being of the patients we serve in our community.

We recognize that we have this unique opportunity to interrupt the disproportionate burden of disease and mortality in our community. But we don’t do it alone. The determined effort of so many in our extended community - residents, staff, alums, and supporters help us fulfill our mission - to reduce the harmful effects of structural inequity through the care we provide in our EDs.

In good health, Terry Terry Vanden Hoek, MD Department Chair and Chief of Service

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OUR MISSION T o be recognized as leaders in the field of Social Emergency Medicine by passionately promoting health for anyone at any time in any place through innovative and proactive emergency medicine. We are committed to creating a world where our collective passion brings forth the next generation of breakthroughs to make the world a better place. This is our vision of the future. Our patients, our community, ourselves.

HEALTH. FOR ALL OF US.

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As Emergency Physicians, we are well aware of how the ED often serves as a medical home and safety net for many of our patients. Although trained to diagnose and stabilize patients with emergent medical conditions, we also treat non-emergent and chronic conditions and manage numerous co-morbidities and social circumstances beyond any patient’s primary “chief complaint.” Rather than bemoan the next patient with severe but asymptomatic hypertension or the “frequent flier” alcohol use disorder patient who we observe as they “metabolize to freedom,” we actually have the opportunity in the ED to engage in preventive medicine, to link patients to primary care, and to address social determinants of health. This is where Social Emergency Medicine (SEM) fits in.

You may have heard that Social Emergency Medicine is all the rage but not really know what it’s all about. SEM is a nascent field which investigates the social determinants of health for emergency patients and uses that knowledge to develop systematic community-based interventions to improve health. It requires developing coordinated care models, fostering collaborations with public and private sector stakeholders as well as other parts of the healthcare system, and advocating for policies that combat the adverse health impacts that stem from the vastly disparate conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. That may not sound as sexy as intubating a patient in respiratory distress - but getting that daily ED utilizer into stable housing and keeping them out of the ED…helping that patient with the sky-high HbA1c get established with primary care to prevent them from showing up in DKA… and assisting that heroin overdose patient to get started on medication-assisted treatment before another neardeath (or worse) experience - these efforts also have life-saving impacts.

ELLOWSHIP

BY STACEY CHAMBERLAIN, MD MPH; PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE; DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, UIC CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH.

The Fellowship supports the mission of the UI Health Department of Emergency Medicine and UI-COM to be a leader in SEM by recruiting fellows who will serve as clinical teaching faculty for UIC residents and medical students, develop and deliver educational curricula and sessions for students/trainees, and participate in collaborative research, health policy, and health advocacy initiatives with local and national partners. The Fellowship will benefit UI Health patients and local communities through increased community engagement, building SEM research and quality improvement initiatives, and building and promoting community-based programs and services that will improve health equity for the patients we serve.

Addressing health disparities and caring for patients with challenging circumstances in our busy practice environment within a medical system that often seems broken can feel impossible some days. Building SEM initiatives can provide real and substantial rewards for our patients and ourselves.

You can read a description of the Fellowship here.

Spread the word, and reach out if you would like to partner with us on the Fellowship or other SEM initiatives.

Starting in July 2024, the UIC Department of Emergency Medicine is launching a Social Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program with Drs. Charlie Inboriboon and Stacey Chamberlain serving as Co-Directors. Our twoyear post-graduate fellowship trains fellows to be leaders in the field of Social Emergency Medicine. During the two-year Fellowship, fellows will work clinically in the ED, complete an MPH, and participate in numerous projects involving social EM research, advocacy, policy, education, and QI. Fellow graduates may develop careers in policy, advocacy, research, and/or education that work to address health inequities, systematically address root causes of illness, and bridge emergency care to community and population health.

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IN CONVERSATION

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DR. SAMANTHA HAY OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF HEALTH EQUITY AND POPULATION HEALTH TALKED ABOUT HER CAREER, LEADING EFFORTS TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES, IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, AND ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITY'S OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.

W HAT DO YOU THINK IS THE SINGLE

BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO ADDRESSING AND REDUCING HEALTH INEQUITIES? The healthcare system. As it stands in the United States, the healthcare system is set up in a way that institutes and enables continued health inequities. Reducing health inequities requires continued challenging of the status quo of the current healthcare system model in the United States and advocacy for reform.

CAN YOU PROVIDE EXAMPLES OF SPECIFIC HEALTH OUTCOMES OR CONDITIONS THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS? There is a plethora of research linking cardiovascular disease, injury from trauma, and worse health outcomes to poverty, race, and even geography. We see this daily working in an urban, predominantly underserved state hospital. Not only do chronic diseases start at younger ages for our patients due to various social determinants of health, but at the same time, patients have fewer resources to address problems when they do arise, creating a double disparity that leads to higher disease burden and earlier death than their age-matched counterparts. In the emergency department, we see people in their 30s battling chronic conditions only seen in people in their 60s in higher socioeconomic brackets.

TELL US HOW YOU BECAME INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING BETTER CARE MODELS TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS AND CLOSE GAPS IN CARE. In medical school, I was very active with organized medicine and was able to help write and advocate for policies that produced real change for marginalized patients. One example was advocating for policy that created Virginia's first clean needle exchange program. In residency, I continued to notice the stark inequities my patients face on the south side of Chicago, never more apparent than during the COVID-19 pandemic, which started in the middle of my residency. It was then that I took a particular interest in our homeless population, who were both more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection and also unable to isolate. I began working in teams of providers across Chicago and then Boston for fellowship to address the issue of increasing homelessness across our country with a multifaceted approach, including research, advocacy, education, innovation, public-private partnerships, and program implementation.

HOW DO SYSTEMIC ISSUES, SUCH AS STRUCTURAL RACISM OR DISCRIMINATION, IMPACT HEALTH DISPARITIES? The system was built on a foundation of structural racism and discrimination, which is what has led to health disparities. It is impossible to address health disparities without addressing the system that has created them.

DO YOU SEE A POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITYBASED ORGANIZATIONS FOR ENLARGING HEALTH EQUITY? Absolutely. Collaboration with community-based organizations and other stakeholders is key to advancing change. UIC has an Institute for Healthcare Delivery Design, which brings design expertise to healthcare.

Community-based organizations, such as Haymarket Center, which is currently providing services in our emergency department for patients with substance use disorder, bring community perspectives. These multi-sector collaborations are vital for advancing health equity, with community needs at the forefront of discussions.

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Dr. Hay completed medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, her residency at the University of Chicago with a concentration in Global Health, and a clinical fellowship in Health Policy and Social Emergency Medicine Research at Harvard Medical School.

During her fellowship, she earned a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Health Policy from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and was selected as an Academic Fellow at the New World Social Innovation Cheng Fellowship Social Innovation and Change Initiative (SICI) at Harvard Kennedy School.

Before joining us, Dr. Hay was an Attending Physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Emergency Department.

She has served in many leadership roles, from the Director of the Women's Initiative at the University of Chicago Emergency Department to a member of the ACEP's national Public Health and Injury Prevention Committee, and has been the recipient of many prestigious honors and awards.

Dr. Samantha Hay Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine Director of Health Equity and Population Health

HEALTH EQUITY: :SEITIRAPSID HTLAEH

Specific types of health differences and outcomes closely linked with social, economic, or environmental factors.

Ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to lead a healthy life and receive appropriate healthcare services, regardless of their background, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, geographic location, or disability.

PROJECT HEAL

HEALTH, EDUCATION, AWARENESS, & LINKAGE TO CARE

by Cammeo Mauntel-Medici, MPH Associate Director of Project HEAL co-authored by Anjana Maheswaran Data Manager, Project HEAL

We began Project HEAL in 2013 as an initiative to integrate routine opt-out HIV screening into the existing clinical workflow of the ED. The initiative was informed by compelling data that ~30% of patients who are HIV positive, but do not know their status, set foot in the ED at one point in their life.

Because we established an intimate understanding of the barriers and facilitators within the emergency department, we were able to leverage existing resources and new technologies to implement this project in an integrated and seamless way. We are proud to say that we have been very successful. We used the electronic health record and smart algorithms to 1) identify those patients who are eligible for routine screening, 2) provide opportunity for yearly screening of patients at an elevated risk, 3)document consent as required by state law, and 4) prompt providers to order the appropriate test in a single click without disrupting their workflow in the emergency department.

As an opt-out screening program, the screening language encouraged patients to accept HIV screening as part of their routine care in the ED. Our initiative also took the onus of tracking and notifying patients of positive results and connecting patients to care. We went from doing less than 50 HIV tests per year to doing seven thousand HIV tests a year. Thanks to the EMR driven solutions utilized and the unwavering support of our staff and leadership, we have been able to maintain this screening initiative for the past decade.

In addition to allowing us to identify new HIV diagnoses, the HIV screening initiative also allows us to identify patients with known diagnoses who are out of care. As a chronic disease without a cure, it’s typically not a question of if people living with HIV will fall out of care, but when. It may be that they experienced some life crisis, such as the loss of a home, job or family member that causes them to fall out of care. So we try to use every ED visit as a touchpoint to quickly assess their HIV care status and assist those who need help re-engaging in care.

The success of our HIV screening program was recognized by our program sponsor, Gilead Sciences, Inc., who then offered to fund expansion of our screening initiative to include screening for Hepatitis C (HCV), another blood borne infection that burdens a similar population as HIV, but has a very effective cure. So in late 2016, we launched our Hepatitis C screening and linkage to care initiative in the ED leveraging an EMR based algorithm to identify screening eligible patients and prompt ED providers to add a HCV test to blood based orders placed in the ED. We went from no routine HCV testing in the ED to performing three thousands HCV tests a year and diagnosing around 75 patients per year. Similar to our HIV screening program, our team tracked and notified patients with a positive result and had them come in for confirmatory testing. Those diagnosed with active infection were linked to our partners at Hepatology.

Project HEAL has grown and evolved into a proactive and preventive Emergency Medicine movement that aims to deliver health care services to underserved populations to address health inequities across a variety of disease areas. In addition to HIV and HCV, we have built upon our model to offer screening for diabetes, syphilis and breast cancer, which we look forward to sharing more about in future newsletters. Our initiatives have helped pave the way for several system wide changes at UI Health to improve patient care and address gaps in health services. We at Project HEAL are very proud of our achievements over the past decade and are energized to continue our journey in envisioning initiatives that cater not only to the health needs of the community but also to the social needs that act as barriers to care navigation.

“Our work aims to identify patients who have undiagnosed diseases when they seek care in the emergency department (ED).

We recognize that the ED serves as a safety net for many people and that a large portion of the ED population may not interact with the healthcare system anywhere else. If, as ED practitioners, we do not screen for these kinds of chronic and life-threatening diseases, patients remain undiagnosed which contributes to avoidable morbidity and mortality for these populations.”

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EMERGENCY MEDICINE

RESIDENCY

T HE TRANSITION FROM PGY1 TO PGY3 REPRESENTS A PIVOTAL JUNCTURE IN A RESIDENT'S CAREER, CHARACTERIZED

BY A PROFOUND SHIFT IN RESPONSIBILITIES, AUTONOMY, AND THE DEPTH OF THEIR MEDICAL EXPERTISE.

THIS SHORT Q&A WITH DR. LAMPARTER AND DR. LORENZO EXPLORES THE NOTABLE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PGY3 AND PGY1 RESIDENTS, ILLUSTRATING THE TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY THAT SHAPES THEM INTO THE ACCOMPLISHED PHYSICIANS THEY ASPIRE TO BE.

by LAUREN LAMPARTER MD, PGY3, EDUCATION CHIEF

by ROGELIO “BRIAN LORENZO DO , PGY1

DESCRIBE A PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING OR MEMORABLE CASE YOU'VE ENCOUNTERED DURING YOUR RESIDENCY. HOW DID YOU HANDLE IT?

DESCRIBE A PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING OR MEMORABLE CASE YOU'VE ENCOUNTERED DURING YOUR RESIDENCY. HOW DID YOU HANDLE IT?

This is such a tough question because there are so many patients who stand out in my mind, and I am so grateful for the patients who have taught me with their lives. I could tell countless stories of unique diagnoses, traumatic injuries, strange foreign bodies, and that one time a man came in with a plank of wood nailed to his hand.

It’s only been four months, but undoubtedly, the most memorable case I’ve had thus far was leading my first cardiac arrest resuscitation. Not only was it challenging from the patient care aspect, but also because it was the first time I notified a family of a patient’s death. Thankfully, I had seen more than a dozen cardiac arrest resuscitations in residency by that point, and I made it a priority to be present when the attendings I worked with notified families.

That way, when the time came to do it myself, it wasn’t a foreign experience. It wasn’t easy by any means, but knowing my attendings always had my back and having them be so open to my questions allowed me to notify the family with the empathy I aimed to convey.

However, the most memorable cases to me are those where I have been able to advocate for and educate my patients. One such example was a Russian speaking mother who brought in two children with viral illnesses.

This case was not particularly medically interesting, but I was able to spend extra time getting to know this mother and her concerns when we could not find a formal Russian translator. I sat with her and we used google translate back and forth, until she could fully state back to me what was wrong with her children and how to care for them at home.

It is in these small moments, caring for people who are seeking understanding and have limited medical knowledge, that we as doctors have a chance to change their view of the medical system. I never want to lose sight of the importance of compassionately advocating for and educating my patients.

WHAT SUBSPECIALTIES WITHIN EMERGENCY MEDICINE ARE YOU MOST INTERESTED IN, AND WHY? TELL US ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING FELLOWSHIP POSITION IN CA AND WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU AND YOUR FUTURE.

Throughout my undergraduate, medical school, and now residency, I have always pursued opportunities to educate. As ER doctors, we constantly teach, and I have loved working with learners on shift. As a direct result, I decided to pursue a career in medical education. I will attend the University of California, Irvine, next year as a medical education fellow.

As an educator, it is essential to prioritize the mentorship of my learners, and I will seek to curate opportunities to meet their personal goals both in the classroom and on shift. I look forward to continuing to learn how to approach learners through a breadth of educational techniques unique to the clinical environment through fellowship. I ultimately hope to become a leader in residency education.

CAN YOU SHARE ANY EXPERIENCES OR MOMENTS THAT REAFFIRMED YOUR PASSION FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE DURING YOUR RESIDENCY?

Every time I return to the ED from an off-service rotation, I’m reassured that I chose the right specialty. Of course, I work hard regardless of what block I’m on, but I notice a certain ease when I slip back into the EM mindset of patient care compared to when I work in specialties like surgery or OB, which comes less naturally.

WHAT SUBSPECIALTIES WITHIN EMERGENCY MEDICINE ARE YOU MOST INTERESTED IN, AND WHY?

I entered residency already interested in simulation and social EM, mostly as a result of the organizations I was involved in during medical school.

HOW DID YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A RESIDENT IN EM?

I was actually between EM and OB for several months during my third year of medical school. A lot of introspection during the spring semester (i.e., a total existential crisis) made me realize that what I loved most about EM was the variety of patients we see and the unexpectedness of what can walk into the department at any time. I also realized that labor and delivery were the only aspects of OB I equally loved because they had that similar spontaneity. EM was the clear choice after that.

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TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCE AS EDUCATION CHIEF.

In my final year of residency, my focus on medical education has continued through my role of coeducation chief resident. In this role, I participate in curriculum development, simulation writing, and facilitate procedure workshops. My co-education chief and I planned an intra-residency competition to encourage collaboration, wellness, and studying in anticipation of the ITE exam, and I have loved revitalizing the intern delivered lecture series content and providing feedback on their content prior to delivery.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE AS AAEM/RSA PRESIDENT.

Advocacy has been one of the main focuses of my external curricular activities for the past six years. As emergency medicine physicians, we are uniquely equipped to be advocates for underserved populations, and as such, it is paramount that we, as a workforce, represent those populations. Through my work in AAEM/RSA and my role as President in 2021, I advocated to provide access to resources regarding the residency application process, education, and mentorship to MD, DO, and IMG applicants. I expanded medical student outreach through the growth of our regional medical student conferences and by creating a bimonthly webinar series designed to answer medical student questions about the emergency medicine application process. The more information and education we can provide, the more we can advocate for the future workforce to be a wellbalanced and inclusive representation of our population to benefit our patients.

Dr. Lamparter is our Education Chief. In 2022 she was named AAEM Resident of the Year. Recognized for her outstanding contribution to AAEM, Her leadership for residents and students will undoubtedly help shape the future of emergency medicine.

Rogelio “Brian Lorenzo is one of our amazing new interns. He attended University of North Texas Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine.

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP PHYSICIANS WHO ADMINISTER EXCEPTIONAL CLINICAL AND SOCIAL EMERGENCY CARE TO AS BROAD A POPULATION AS POSSIBLE.

2023 AWARD RECIPIENTS FROM OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT INCLUDE:

THE UIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE HONORED ITS CHICAGO CAMPUS FACULTY AT THEIR ANNUAL FACULTY RECOGNITION CEREMONY.

CHRISTOPHER M. COLBERT EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD BY ACOEP JUNE 2023

MOLLY HARTRICH RISING STAR EMERGENCY MEDICINE

WES EILBERT FACULTY OF THE YEAR EMERGENCY MEDICINE

JANET LIN PRESIDENT, CHICAGO BOARD OF HEALTH JUNE 2022-PRESENT

TREVONNE THOMPSON BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY APPOINTED TO 3-YEAR TERM STARTING 4/23

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W E ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE Terry Vanden Hoek, MD, Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine, was elected as a National Academy of Medicine member.

The National Academy announced the election of new members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. It recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

Terry L. Vanden Hoek, MD, FACEP

Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine

CONGRATULATIONS, DR. VANDEN HOEK

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

RESIDENCY

We are committed to fostering practices that produce equitable clinical and social encounters with our patient populations.

We prioritize using our agency as physicians to provide medically excellent, patientcentered, culturally appropriate care to improve health outcomes

GRADUATING CLASS OF 2023

We respect that each of us is distinctly situated and that our distinctiveness is a source of insight, innovation, and imagination.

Our residents rotate between four primary and two ancillary hospitals that serve as sites for additional electives.

Each hospital site carries a specific mission and serves a distinct patient population.

This model gives our residents the optimal circumstances to gain a wide range of clinical and social experiences integral to training emergency medicine physicians.

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Fund recognition and awards to residents who support improving physician wellness while exemplifying compassionate and excellent patient care.

SUPPORT SEM, HEALTH EQUITY, FUTURE GENERATIONS OF LEARNERS DR. TAMARA E. O’NEAL SCHOLARSHIP QUASI-ENDOWMENT FUND

Support our departmental initiatives to address health equity and help make education more accessible and affordable for students who may not have the means to pursue their education otherwise.

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Sponsor residents, fellows and faculty for international and humanitarian initiatives that enhance academic programming, educational activities, and research initiatives.

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THESE ARE SOME OF THE WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT

SPONSOR PHYSICIAN WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES UIC LEAH ANNE DAVIS EMERGENCY MEDICINE MEMORIAL FUND

To provide holistic care to our residents. Our multifaceted resident wellness curriculum includes advocacy, mentorship & fellowship, and access and encouragement towards additional supportive resources to foster emotional and mental well-being.

SUPPLEMENT RESIDENT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM FUND SUPPORT CPR AND AED TRAINING ILLINOIS HEART RESCUE PROGRAM FUND

Funds training in community settings with poor cardiac survival rates to reduce health disparities in cardiac arrest.

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