Save the Date – DOM Book Club will discuss “The Great Believers” by Rebecca Makkai on June 18, 2020!
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COVID-19 Racial and Health Inequities: Unmasking Structural Violence 6-1-20
COVID-19 Racial and Health Inequities: Unmasking Structural Violence Monday, June 1st NOON - 1:00 p.m. Register in advance for this meeting: https://uic.zoom.us/…/…/tJIqcuugpzkqH9cEQLTE63p09kmxqk58RmP4 More News
New remdesivir trial at UIC tests drug in combination with baricitinib
Richard Novak, MD The University of Illinois at Chicago is enrolling patients in a second clinical trial to study the drug remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19. Funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), this international randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial will study the antiviral drug in combination with an [...]
Leadership Announcement – Adam Mikolajczyk, MD appointed associate program director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program
It is a great pleasure to announce Adam Mikolajczyk, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine, has accepted the associate program director for the internal medicine residency program position. In 2018, Dr. Mikolajczyk joined the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the Department of Medicine at UIC. Prior to joining UIC, he was appointed clinical instructor [...]
Leadership Announcement – Vijayakrishna (V.K.) Gadi, MD, PhD appointed director of Medical Oncology, Division of Hematology/Oncology
It is with great pleasure that we welcome Vijayakrishna (V.K.) Gadi, MD, PhD as director of Medical Oncology, Division of Hematology/Oncology in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Gadi’s experience as an academic leader, clinical trialist, and esteemed member of the medical oncology community. He is an outstanding individual to lead these efforts. Dr. Gadi has [...]
UIC Resources and Response to COVID-19
UIC has created a centralized webpage to bring the latest news and information about COVID-19 to the campus community and to answer Frequently Asked Questions. Of note, UIC Employee Health Information, which provides guidance on any necessary steps you should take, as an employee of the university, in the event that you have been exposed [...]
Clinical trials led by DOM faculty investigate COVID-19 treatments
Left to Right: Drs. Jerry Krishnan and Richard Novak The University of Illinois at Chicago is participating in two separate clinical trials led by Jerry Krishnan, MD, PhD and Richard Novak, MD for COVID-19 treatments. COVID-19 is caused by a highly contagious virus called SARS-CoV-2 that results in acute lung injury and respiratory [...]
UIC Center for Global Health Special Webinar – COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges and Responses
http://globalhealth.uic.edu/events/webinarcovid19
COVID-19 message from the Department of Medicine
With the emergence of COVID-19, we are aware that these are no ordinary times. The Department of Medicine (DOM) is taking proactive steps to maintain a safe workplace and encourage and adopt practices protecting the people who rely on us to care for them, as well as ourselves.