Pritzker Guest Speakers
WHITE COAT CEREMONY : MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2005
Abraham Verghese, MD
Abraham Verghese, MD, Marvin Forland Distinguished Professor of Medicine also directs the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Verghese wrote about his experiences as Chief of Infectious Diseases at the East Tennessee State VA Medical Center in his first book, My Own Country. This book, which describes a doctor's struggle with the new AIDS epidemic, was a finalist in the National Book Critics Circle Awards for 1994, as well as a winner of the Book-of-the-Month/Quality Paperback Club's New Visions Awards and the Lambda Literary Award. His second book, The Tennis Partner, was a New York Times notable book and a national bestseller. In 2005, Dr. Verghese was appointed Master of the American College of Physician and also elected to membership in the Association of American Physicians. Dr. Verghese will speak to the Class of 2009 at the White Coat Ceremony in Rockefeller Chapel.
DEANS DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES : TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2005
Christine Cassel, MD
Christine Cassel, MD, is President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Board of Internal Medicine and ABIM Foundation in Philadelphia. Dr. Cassel is a leading expert in geriatric medicine, medical ethics, and quality of care. Dr. Cassel is also the President of the American Federation for Aging Research; Chair of the Board of the Greenwall Foundation, which supports work in bioethics; member of the Advisory Committee to the Director at the National Institutes of Health; and member of the Governing Council of the Institute of Medicine. During her ten years at the University of Chicago, Dr. Cassel served as Chief of the Section of General Internal Medicine, Professor of Medicine and Public Policy, Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, and Director of the Center for Health Policy Research. Dr. Cassel will speak on “Professionalism in Medicine and Medical Education.”
PRITZKER CURRICULUM REFORM KICK-OFF: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2005
Jordan Cohen, MD
Jordan Cohen, MD, is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), leading the Association's support and service to the nation's medical schools and teaching hospitals. The Washington-based association was founded in 1876, and represents all 125 U.S. medical schools, nearly 400 major teaching hospitals, 94 academic and research societies, and more than 160,000 U.S. medical students and residents. Jordan Cohen, MD is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), leading the Association's support and service to the nation's medical schools and teaching hospitals. The Washington-based association was founded in 1876, and represents all 125 U.S. medical schools, nearly 400 major teaching hospitals, 94 academic and research societies, and more than 160,000 U.S. medical students and residents. Among his positions prior to this appointment, Dr. Cohen served as Professor and Associate Chairman of Medicine at the University of Chicago. Dr. Cohen will lead the kick-off ceremony for the Pritzker Curriculum Reform Initiative which will be co-chaired by Dr. Halina Brukner, Professor Medicine and Associate Dean for Medical School Education, and Dr. Marsha Rosner, Charles B. Huggins Professor and Director of the Ben May Institute for Cancer Research.
