Illinois Medical District Commission welcomes new executive director: 5 things to know

The Illinois Medical District Commission recently welcomed its new executive director, Suzet McKinney, DrPH, according to a report from The Chicago Defender.

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Here are five things to know about Dr. McKinney.

1. In her role, she is charged with overseeing all aspects of operations at the medical district, which includes Rush University Medical Center, the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Cook County Health and Hospitals System and University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, all based in Chicago.

2. Prior to taking on her current role, she was deputy commissioner of the Bureau of Public Health Preparedness & Emergency Response and the division of women and children’s health at the Chicago Department of Public Health.

3. While serving as deputy commissioner, Dr. McKinney was responsible for leading the department’s public health and healthcare preparedness efforts, developing a strategy and planning for the division of women and children’s health and overseeing more than $26 million in both state and federal grant funding, according to a news release.

4. Dr. McKinney earned a doctorate degree in public health from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, a master’s degree in public health from Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill., and a bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University, based in Waltham, Mass.

5. Dr. McKinney also has academic appointments with Boston-based Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.

 

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