The collaboration of the two universities has created The Center for Community Health Equity, which will officially launch at a public event on Oct. 29.
The event will include remarks from the president of each school, as well as David Ansell, MD, senior vice president of system integration and a professor of internal medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. There will also be discussions held to address how The Center for Community Health Equity will identify disparities in care, train healthcare workers and establish ways to collaborate in rapidly evolving health fields.
“We hope that the center will be a convener and focal point that will help the entire health ecosystem in Chicago improve the quality of life of our residents,” said Raj Shah, MD, center co-director and associate professor of family medicine with the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center.
Additionally, students in DePaul’s Master of Public Health program will be able to participate in community-engaged health equity research and service through the center.
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