Feb. 17, 2021
On Thursday, the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans dismissed physician Princess Dennar as the program director of its combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency program. She had been the first and only Black woman to be program director at Tulane’s medical school.
By Friday, the social media furor had begun.
The hashtag #DNRTulane, or “Do Not Rank Tulane,” flared on Twitter, referring to the match process medical students go through to express their preferred residency programs, as did #JusticeForDrDennar. Now, the outpouring of posts and petitions decrying the termination of Dennar’s position at Tulane is generating a national conversation about racial inequities and discrimination that physicians of color, especially underrepresented women of color, face in academic medicine.
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Surging overall demand for the COVID-19 vaccine may mask hesitancy among certain populations, particularly among communities of color.
That s why Dr. Abeer AlMalaji, an infectious diseases physician at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria, is coordinating a survey in Peoria County to find and address the concerns that may make some think twice before rolling up their sleeve.
Tim Shelley: So you re kind of doing a survey to figure out where in the community there s vaccine hesitancy. Tell me a little bit about how that s being done.
Dr. Abeer AlMajali: Yeah. So basically, I mean, from polls that have been done in several parts of the country, we are realizing that there are certain patient populations that seemed more hesitant to receive the vaccine than others. And the trend has repeatedly been that it s underserved populations, or populations that have poor access to health, and populations of people of color.
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The battle for Peoria City Council’s 3rd District involves the incumbent, a former seat-holder and a political newcomer.
The field includes Tim Riggenbach, who has won the last three elections to represent the district; Gale Thetford, who held the seat for two terms; and activist and writer Lawrence Maushard.
Gale Thetford
Thetford, 68, served 21 years as general counsel for the Illinois Department on Aging. She served two terms as the representative of the district, from 1997 to 2005, before losing the spot to Bob Manning.
Thetford touts advocating for Heartland Health Services, for which she sits on the board of directors. Two recent actions by the agency the purchase of the Wisconsin Plaza and its presence alongside OSF HealthCare at the former Cub Foods site not only have boosted medical care of the East Bluff but helped stabilize the 3rd District, she said.
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Feb 9, 2021 9:30 am
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Three alumni have been appointed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker to the University of Illinois System Board of Trustees.
The governor on Friday named finance executive Ramón Cepeda, banking executive Sarah Phalen and agricultural communicator Tami Craig Schilling to six-year terms on the board, pending approval of the Illinois Senate. This will be Cepeda’s second term as a trustee.
“I am pleased to welcome Sarah Phalen and Tami Craig Schilling to the Board of Trustees and am delighted that Ramón Cepeda will serve a second term,” said Don Edwards, the chairman of the board. “I look forward to working with them as we seek to maintain the rich tradition of excellence that has so long been a hallmark of a University of Illinois education.