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Careers, College of Health Sciences, College of Nursing, Graduate College, RUSH Medical College
As an adult taking classes, you may have some advantages over your younger peers: clearer goals for school and your career, and life experiences to help guide the way. But it’s also likely you have more responsibiliti… Related News View All News…
Alumni, RUSH Medical College, Graduate College
“Rush has always placed the patient at the forefront,” said Christopher Goetz, MD ’75; GME, professor of neurological sciences and pharmacology and director of the Rush Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Progr… Related News View All News…
Awards & Recognitions
CHICAGO – The Board of Trustees of Rush University Medical Center has appointed Susan Crown its new chairman, effective Nov. 14. She also will serve as chairman of the Rush System board. Crown succeeds William M.…
Awards & Recognitions
Sheila Dugan, MD, has been selected for the 2019 class of the Carol Emmott Fellowship, which aims to decrease the disparities in upper-level leadership by women throughout the health care field. Dugan is among 18 fel…
Research, College of Health Sciences
People often turn to spiritual support in times of crisis, including grave illness or the prospect of dying. When it comes to providing solace, chaplains in health care play a significant part, and George Fitchett, DM… Related News View All News…
Research
Neurologists at Rush find potential link between intracerebral hemorrhage and changes in barometric pressure CHICAGO – A collaborative study led by a neurologist at Rush University Medical Center and an environmental… Related News View All News…
Community
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the nation’s population aged 65 and older is expected to reach 83.7 million in 2050. That’s nearly double the 43.1 million Americans in that age range in 2012. Education efforts ar… Related News View All News…
Patient Care
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates a 15 percent increase nationally in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, since 2016. With the demand for patient care growin… Related News View All News…
Community, Patient Care
“Chicago’s West Side, one of the most violence-impacted regions in the country, is a mental health care desert,” says Niranjan S. Karnik, MD, PhD, the new associate dean of Community Behavioral Health at Rush. While m… Related News View All News…
Patient Care
According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, substance use disorders cost the U.S. more than $740 billion annually due to the crime, lost work productivity and health care expenses associated with addiction. At…