On June 20, 2019, the Department of Medicine’s Scholarly Activities council and the Cancer Center hosted the Ideas on Tap Research Mixer in the 1st floor lobby of COMRB. The theme was Cancer Research: Prevention, Treatment, and Survivorship. Drs. Patricia Finn and Robert Winn had remarks. Over 60 people attended over the course of the [...]
2019 Department of Medicine Faculty of the Year Award Dr. Joan Briller was recognized for the excellence she has shown in teaching, research, and service. “Dr. Briller is nationally and internationally known for her work in women and heart disease and in evaluating heart disease in high risk pregnancies. She has [...]
Jeff Jacobson, MD We are pleased to announce that Dr. Jeffrey Jacobson, professor of medicine and director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU), has accepted the position of Department of Medicine (DOM) senior associate head for strategic programs. In this new position, and in alignment with the Department of Medicine's missions of [...]
At our annual resident graduation and celebration, residents, midwives, and faculty were honored for their teaching, service, research and mentorship. The winners are listed below. • CREOG National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education – Abby Litwiller, MD • Affiliate Service Award – Natasha Taylor • Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics [...]
The University of Illinois at Chicago will lead a $14.6 million, multi-center research project to determine which of two drugs — azithromycin, an antibiotic, or roflumilast, an anti-inflammatory medication — is the mosteffective at treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is also known as COPD. Illustration: UIC Institute for Healthcare Delivery Design/Naumita Pereira [...]
