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With the looming cutbacks to Medicaid, safety net health systems are vital.  After three decades at County, Dr. David Schwartz explores its tumultuous history—one filled with challenge and progress.  As a young doctor, he grappled with the frustrations of witnessing sometimes indifferent medical care, which improved under strong leadership and reduced political interference.  Join us for stories of clinical care and our nation’s first blood “bank”.  Epilogue provided by Scott Fridkin, former Cook County Hospital fellow and CDC epidemiologist. 

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While working in Guatemala, Dr. Jack Raba is recruited back to Cook County Hospital to be the medical director for Cook County Jail. He negotiates and spearheads the transformation of healthcare at the jail, and champions public health initiatives to combat tuberculosis, smoking, and sexually transmitted infections. He courageously works to reduce the use of excessive force within the walls of the jail and pre-arrival by Chicago Police. Epilogue provided by Doctors Jane Leonardson and Connie Mennella, two Northwestern Medical Students who made correctional healthcare a career after hearing Dr. Raba’s guest lecture.

A Doctor’s Life in Correctional Healthcare, Dr. Jack Raba

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In Part 1, Dr. Jack Raba recounts his transformative high-school volunteer experience at Cook County Hospital, his return to Cook County as a student at Northwestern Medical School.  Seeking to build clinical confidence, he took a year off to work in hospitals in Mexico and Guatemala.  As a physician-in-training at Cook County Hospital, he and his colleagues grappled with the ethical dilemma of physicians going on strike.  Hear about the brief incarceration of the strike organizers and Jack’s accidental escape from Cook County Jail.  Epilogue provided by Ken Brucks, longtime friend and sometimes rival on Christ the King basketball courts.

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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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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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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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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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