Rush University Medical Center - Building Healthy Urban Communities

What is it?

With funding from BMO Harris Bank, Rush University Medical Center is partnering with Medical Home Network (MHN) and Malcolm X City College (MXC) to develop new, sustainable models of care to improve health care delivery in underserved Chicago communities. Educational programs are being designed to train a new health care workforce that creates a pipeline from training at the certificate and associate’s degree levels to continuing education for clinicians and allied health professionals.

Who is it for?

Medically underserved communities on Chicago’s West Side and South Side

Why do they do it?

Training programs that create a pipeline of health care professionals for new models of population-based health care are vital to improving access, quality and efficiency in medically underserved communities.

Impact

BMO Harris Bank Health Disparities Fellows are leading projects to reduce health disparities. MXC has launched a community health worker program. MHN also has launched continuing education programs to develop population health management skills. In addition, students lead a weekly wellness clinic for underserved women.

Contact: Marilyn Wideman, D.N.P., R.N.-B.C., F.A.A.N.
Associate Vice President, Community Healthcare Practice
Telephone: 312-942-7013
Email: marilyn_k_wideman@rush.edu