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Author: William Trick
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Healing when Unhoused: Creating a Medical Respite Center
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Beats and Balance: The Rhythm of Effective Leadership
Dr. Christine Acob trained at Cook County Hospital and ended her 30-year career as the Chair of the Internal Medicine Residency Program. She provided calm and compassionate leadership before, during, and after the COVID pandemic. But, perhaps, she is best remembered as the drummer for resident rock bands. Commentary provided by former vocalist, Dr. Paula Eryacizi.
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Chicago to Chinle: A Journey from Urban to Tribal Health Justice
Dr. David Goldberg discusses his over 30-year career spanning Cook County & the Indian Health Service with characteristic humility and thoughtfulness. Join this deep thinker as he describes how his dreams of being a physicist evolved into a career addressing health disparities—as a frontline clinician, preventive medicine champion, and social justice advocate. Commentary provided by Dr. Jen Smith.
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Academics Advance Medicine
Dr. Brian Lucas discusses his experience as a clinician, educator, & researcher at Cook County Hospital. A serial innovator, he founded the hospital medicine program, bedside ultrasound and procedure services, and a short-stay unit for rapid assessment & treatment of patients. A national expert in bedside ultrasound, he now works at the Dartmouth Institute of Health Policy & Clinical Practice. Brian discusses the value of academic excellence for patient care and reveals an unconventional hobby! Commentary provided by Dr. Stefan Tchernodrinski.
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Creating a Palliative Care Program
Dr. Cathy Deamant was drawn to the mission of Cook County Hospital as a medical student. After providing care for patients hospitalized with HIV/AIDS, she was motivated to improve the care of patients with terminal illnesses in a safety-net institution. This included hospice care, and when requested, facilitating a return to their country of origin for immigrant patients—commentary provided by Dr. Josh Baru.
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Will Consumer Safety Survive Partisan Pandering?
In 1972, during Richard Nixon’s Presidency, Congress overwhelmingly passed the consumer product safety bill with bipartisan support—87% of Senators voted “Yea” (Figure). As a result, an intentionally independent, bipartisan federal regulatory agency entity was formed, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). To minimize political interference, no more than three of the five commissioners can be affiliated with a single political party. The CPSC has played a critical role in the protection of consumers, frequently children, from products that result in serious injury and death. Think of defective pool drains, small coin batteries, and lead-coated toys. The current bill intends to move the agency into the Department of Health and Human Services—compromising its independence.
Perhaps Gabe Knight, Consumer Reports senior safety policy analyst, said it best through a press release:
“Simply put, shortsighted plans to dismantle the nation’s long-standing product safety watchdog will make everyone less safe. Whether they’ve heard of the agency or not, Americans depend on the CPSC every day. If this agency is eliminated, we will be left to face a more dangerous marketplace, and suffer from increased exposure to hazardous products that can injure or kill. Consumer Reports calls on Congress to assert itself, reject this budget request, and defend the agency it created and has supported for more than fifty years.”
References: All accessed July 1, 2025