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Office of Community Health Equity and Engagement News

Community Health Worker Highlight: Meet Teresa

Teresa Berumen on turning her lifelong love for community health into a career
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Research

Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS) Study

RUSH is participating in a novel, $50 million groundbreaking NIH study to identify the origins of chronic pain through biomarkers
Tower and Rubschlager Building
Gastrointestinal Health

Celia's Story: A Solution to Painful Swallowing

After achalasia diagnosis, POEM procedure helps Celia get back to normal
Celia Martinez with Irving Waxman
Regional Locations

RUSH Breaks Ground on North & Harlem Outpatient Center

New facility will offer primary, specialty and urgent care
RUSH rendering North and Harlem facility
Cancer

New Potential Immunotherapies for Pancreatic Cancer

Scientists at RUSH who have discovered two new targets for decreasing the progression of pancreatic cancer.

Kalipada Pahan, PhD
Waterford Place

Mike’s Story: ‘I’m in a Much Better Place Now’

Sharing common bond, enjoying comforting services at Waterford Place Cancer Resource Center
Mike Frances
Health Equity

Making Strides in Closing Healthcare Gaps

Philanthropic funding enables RUSH faculty to advance research aimed at reducing health disparities locally and globally
From left to right: Kirsten A. Dickins, PhD, AM, Rachel L. Boutté, PhD, MDiv, and Esther Lee, MD, MPH
University

Review Showcases RUSH Doctoral Nursing Science Program’s Multiple Strengths

Powerhouse PhD in Nursing Science program equips graduates to conduct clinical research that enhances health care for individuals and communities
A group of students in conversation with an open textbook on the table in front of them
University

Championing Men in Nursing to Address Healthcare Shortage and Enhance Equity

Recruiting male students tackles the nursing shortage while creating a workforce that reflects the community
A group of students and faculty wearing shirts with Men in Nursing logos
University

Dedicated to Health Equity

Inaugural Goodman professor continues commitment to marginalized communities
Larry Goodman, MD, and Wrenetha Julion, PhD, MPH, RN, CNL, FAAN