Dr. Ansell Presents in Grand Rounds April 9

The Loyola Public Health Program will present David Ansell MD MPH, Senior Vice President, Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer and Senior Patient Safety Officer for Rush University Medical Center for Medical Grand Rounds. Dr. Ansell will discuss his book:County: Life, Death and Politics at Chicago's Public Hospital

• April 9, 2013 12 PM
• Tobin Hall Stritch School of Medicine
• All students are welcome

David Ansell is a Chicago based physician and health activist. He has been an internal medicine physician since training at Cook County Hospital in the late 1970s where he spent seventeen years holding a number of positions including Chief of General Medicine/Primary Care.

After leaving County, he spent ten years as Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital located in one of the poorest communities in Chicago. Now, Chief Medical Officer at Rush University Medical Center,he also sees patients and teaches. Since coming to Chicago to train at Cook County Hospital, Dr.Ansell has dedicated his career to fighting health inequity by building programs to address and eliminate these disparities. His work with others has led to the end of "patient dumping" in the US, one of the first cancer screening programs in the US aimed at addressing the Black:White breast cancer disparities.

Here is a link to a short biography of Dr. Ansell.

Graduate Assistant Position for the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program at Loyola University Chicago

Position Available: January 14, 2013
The Graduate School is offering a one-year assistantship to a graduate student enrolled in a Graduate School program. The Graduate Assistant will work directly with the Director and the Assistant Director of Loyola’s McNair Scholars Program. The successful applicant should have previous experience and be comfortable working with special populations: underrepresented, first generation, and low-income college students. The candidate must be highly organized with a great attention to detail and must have outstanding interpersonal skills. This position is renewable for an additional year based on performance. TRIO alumni are strongly encouraged to apply.

All interested candidates should send – electronic only – a cover letter, resume/CV, and the names and contact information of two references to Marcela Gallegos at mgalle2@luc.edu. Applications must be submitted by December 14, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. The position will begin on January 14, 2013.

Job Responsibilities:
• Report to the Director and Assistant Director of the McNair Scholars Program
• Communicate with University departments and provide informational presentations about the program to prospective McNair Scholars 
• Maintain database of prospective and current McNair Scholars 
• Manage internal and external media communications to McNair Scholars about TRIO news updates
• Assist with workshop development and implementation
• Assist McNair Scholars with the IRB application process, if applicable
• Work at various Graduate School functions: orientations, conferences, commencement when needed

Qualifications:
• Current Masters or Doctoral student in the Graduate School
• Experience with working with underrepresented, first-generation, and low-income populations
• Comfort with computer-based work
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills Detail-oriented 
• Administrative experience/familiarity with administrative tasks
• Independent worker
• Flexibility to deal with variable tasks

Details:
• 15-20 hours/week; 12 month renewable appointment
• $18,000/year
• Tuition coverage
• Health Insurance

More information about the McNair Scholars Program is available at: http://www.luc.edu/gradschool/mcnairscholarsprogram/.

Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Seminars

The Loyola University Chicago Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology will be presenting seminars Friday the 7th & 21st of December—11 a.m. in their conference room at the Maguire Center.

• December 7: The effect of caloric restriction on health. Dr Holly Kramer. 

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• December 21: The Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Kidney Disease Research Network: Loyola's participation. Dr Bamidele Tayo, 

Questions please contact Lara Dugas (708) 327-9029