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100 Days: The Resiliency of the Kenyan Physicians’ Strike

The wheels of my suitcase were the only audible noise in the corridors of Kenyatta National Hospital. On our first day in Nairobi, as we made our way through the clinics to the lecture hall, a shortcut led us to the Accident & Emergency (A&E) Department. Preceding our trip, we had heard stories about the

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1	2	3	4 Residency Wellness Event Residency Wellness Event October 4, 2018 While the seniors are away, the PGY1's and PGY2's will play! Residents will be meeting to do an escape room, you will have received information from leadership. Off-service residents and medical students are excused from this conference. •	5	6	7
8	9	10	11 UIC EM Conference @ UIC UIC EM Conference @ UIC October 11, 2018 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary at UI Health UIC, 1855 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612, USA Click link below for the full Conference Announcement & Pre-Readings. https://drive.google.com/open?id=15ejwn5NhygGziQcPkfiRAHqB8PLzdLrVF-3218RxQBM Address: Located at 1855 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612. Parking: There is free street parking in front of the VA, but this is far and few between. You can park in one of the parking garages, the closest is located on Wood Street, however, these can be expensive. There is also a Juvenile parking lot located at 1101 South Hamilton Ave and the cost is $2. EEI Main Auditorium: Enter through the main doors of the EEI Building, turn left immediately past the information desk and the auditorium is at the end of the short hallway. Public Transit: Take the train Station (“L”) Pink Line to Polk, which is near UIC’s campus. •	12	13	14
15	16 Medical Student Sim Session Medical Student Sim Session October 16, 2018 @ 8:30 am - 11:30 am •	17	18 UIC EM Conference @ Masonic UIC EM Conference @ Masonic October 18, 2018 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, 900 W Nelson St, Chicago, IL 60657, USA Click link below for the full Conference Announcement & Pre-Readings. Address: 836 Wellington Avenue Chicago, IL 60657 Ringel Rooms: Enter through the main doors, walk past the main bank of elevators, immediately turn left down the first hallway and follow signs to the Center for Education, which will lead you up some stairs and across a bridge. Take the elevator or stairs down to the ground floor, and the Ringel Rooms will be at the end of the hall. Driving: There are garages accessed off Wellington, west of the main hospital, both which charge fees. There is street parking in the surrounding neighborhood, but much of it is permit-only, so pay close attention to signage. Public Transit: Take the train Station (“L”) Brown or Purple Line to Wellington which is on the hospital’s campus. Alternatively, take the CTA Halsted bus #8 or Clark bus #22 bus to Wellington •	19	20	21
22	23 Medical Student Sim Session Medical Student Sim Session October 23, 2018 @ 8:30 am - 11:30 am Hawkeyes Hawkeyes October 23, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Hawkeye's Bar & Grill, 1458 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA Hawkeye’s Bar and Grill 6p-9p 1458 West Taylor St. Chicago, IL 60607 Hawkeyes Events are for medical students, residents and all attendings. These are meant as opportunities for medical students to meet the residents and attendings of the residency. During the first 4 months, these are held monthly and in place of interview dinners as we are now holding interviews during the first 4 career months. Please come out and represent the residency and enjoy some free drinks! • •	24 Journal Club Journal Club October 24, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm •	25 UIC EM Conference @ Lutheran UIC EM Conference @ Lutheran October 25, 2018 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Lutheran General Hospital, 1775 Dempster Street, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA Click link below for the full Conference Announcement & Pre-Readings https://drive.google.com/open?id=1qjyQP1wkElpx379m_7e3LrDzWlBsHr-T6JDozV4k2f0 Click here for address and Parking InfoAddress: 1775 Dempster St, Park Ridge, IL 60068 Driving/Parking: There is resident parking across the street (Luther Lane) by the ED, which will require your Lutheran ID. There is also a patient garage across the street (Luther Lane) and open parking for medical students across Dempster.Public Transit: Don’t bother, seriously. Find a ride from someone if you don’t have a car. Johnson Auditorium: Enter the hospital at the Parkside entrance just off Luther Lane via the sliding glass doors (if you enter through revolving doors, you’ve gone slightly too far, just make an immediate right and walk a few steps and you’ll be in the Parkside center building), and you’ll see a stairwell almost immediately in front of you. Take the steps down one level and you’ll find the Johnson Auditorium. Olson Auditorium: Enter through the hospital at the Parkside entrance just off Luther Lane via the sliding glass doors. Walk in the main corridor past the B elevators and follow the signs for Osen Auditorium. It will be past the surgical suite on the 1st floor. 10th floor rooms: Go back up to the main hospital level and walk down the hallway towards your left with large glass windows on your left hand side, towards the B elevator bank, which will be the first set of elevators on your right. Take those to the 10th floor and make your way to these rooms, if you’ve hit the cafeteria then you’ve gone the wrong direction. •	26	27	28
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