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You have demonstrated that commitment time and time again. Inside each one ofyou there exists the absolute requirement to do yourbest for the patients that you will be serving. As real and as wonderful as that commitmentis, it can also be a source ofanxiety. It can make you wonderwhether you are up to the task or question, no matterhow hardyou are working,whether you are workinghard enough. Let me assure you that you are absolutely up to the task. But, more importandy, you will continue to be up to the task ofperformance at every level ofyour career development. Mostgraduates wiU enterinto an apprenticeship model ofmedical trainingand health care delivery. You must cooperate as residents in that model and learn from othermore experienced physicians. Later, part ofyour duties wiU likelyinclude teaching recent graduates. Youwill continue to learn yourwhole life, both because the field ofmedicine is ever changingand because you justmust. Itis the same thinginside you that drives you to be the best doctoryou can be. Each ofus who has had anything to do with teachingyou has been tremendouslyimpressedbyyou. Forme, it has been a particular pleasure to get to know some ofyou on a more casual basis at the monthly Teas. In addition to that, you are the kind ofindividuals I wouldwant as my own doctor or as a doctor for a familymember. Please come back andvisitwhenever you can, and never hesitate to callifthere is anything any ofus can do at Rush to help you in the future. And, remember, the Teas are every secondWednesday ofthe month and they are open to all ofRush's students, faculty, and alumni. All the best, MD LarryGoodman, Neighborhood FamilyPractice 1700WestVan Buren Tel 312.942.0400 Rush University Rush UniversityFamilyPhysicians 4th Floor Fax 312.942.0406 rf'^C::^^, CollegeofNursing Chicago. Illinois 60612 www.rush.edu ''^fMlW Rush Medical College CollegeofHealth Sciences /|\ RUSH UNIVERSITY The Graduate College Vb MEDICAL CENTER Joel Augustin, MD Maria Brown, DO I. Gina Kring, MD Steven K. Rothschild, MD Norman S. Ryan, MD Miguel ASales, MD, MPH March 18, 2012 JenniferSydow/, RN PracticeManager Dear Members ofthe Class of 2012: It has been a joyto workwith you. You are a most creative and dedicated group. As you become physicians, am confident that each ofyou will in your own way, be a I leader. look forward to the contributions each ofyou will make. I You are now entrusted with the health of your fellow human beings. Remain in awe ofthis responsibility and you will be on the right path. To be a physician is one ofthe greatest honors society bestows. People will confide in you issues unspoken to others. They will hope that you can prevent diseases, restore function, and relieve suffering. Always try to do your best. Stay delighted with your profession and the people you serve. Medicine is ever evolving and always fascinating. Remain humbly aware of your limitations and energetic in your pursuit of knowledge. We are all always students forever. — All human forms bleed and weep the same comfortand care for them. As students of human medicine, we know people are more similar than different. Never be distracted by superficial variations imposed by circumstances. People wish to be validated and respected. Approach each new day with gratitude and wonder. Cherish those you love and let them know it. You will be truly successful. Congratulations . rush history 1837 Rush Medical College was founded by Dr. Daniel Brainard,just two days before the city of Chicago was incorporated. Rush Medical College was named in honor of Dr. Benjamin Rush, the only physician to sign the Declaration of Independence. 1843 Rush officially opened its doors beginning with a class of 22 students. This was the first institution of higher learning chartered in Illinois and one of the first medical schools to open west of the Appalachian mountain range. Rush becomes Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital 1960s and begins using a logo inspired by the early religious symbols of an anchor and a cross. This logo was intended to convey a message of faith and hope for those at sea and began being used in the first century. It was modified in 1969 to look as it does today to remind medical students and physicians of the values and mission of the institution. The Medical Center officially 2003 changed its name to reflect 1'' lm«l<tli»^:^^^* mmi the important role education and research play in its patient care mission. the ^ulse rush transformation Rush officially launches a 10-year project to 2006 build new facilities which includes a 14-floor, $575 million, 806,000-square-foot new hospital that will utilize the most advanced technology available. The goal was to create the optimal environment for providing the highest quality of care. That's why the planning was driven by nurses and doctors, instead of architects, with vital input from patients. The new Orthopedic Building the 2009 is first health-care facility in Chicago to achieve Gold LEED Certification for its environmentally friendly features. This 220,000-square-foot building home is to Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, as well as other clinical services. A month prior to the official opening, the Chicago community was invited 2011 to preview the Tower. Visitors took a one-hour tour of the new hospital, new including the state-of-the-art emergency center, the interventional platform and one of the butterfly-shaped patient care floors. After more than seven years of planning and three years of construction. Rush University 2012 Medical Center successfully moved approximately 200 patients into the Tower, Rush's new, 14-story, state-of-the-art hospital building, located at Ashland Avenue and the Eisenhower Expressway. 2009 2008 1^ Michael Phelps wins his 8th gold Barack Obama is elected Afterallegedly strikinga flock ofgeese, US medal, breaking the record set president of the United States. Airways Flight 1549 is forcedto land in the by Mark Spitz in 1972 Several Rush students witnessed HudsonRiver this historic event unfold at our very own Grant Park. The outbreak ofthe H1N1 influenza strain, commonly liiinois Governor Blagojevich is arrested referredto as "swine flu", is by theFBI amidst allegations of deemeda global pandemic. corruption regarding the replacement of Obama's Senate seat. The KingofPop, Michael Jackson, dies of cardiac A special court rulesthat vaccinations arrest following a lethal RushClass of2012 matriculates in evdiodneontcecaruesfuetaeustaisnmy.coScnineentcitfiiocn dose ofprescriptionpills. September between vaccines andautism. 2011 2010 The world's worst floodin A 9.1-magnitude earthquake and Many women's hearts After25 successfulyears, recorded human historyhits subsequent tsunami hit break as an estimatedtwo the Oprah Winfrey Show Pakistan. Over 1,600are killed the east coastofJapan, killing 15,840 billionpeople watch the finale airs. Itwaspreceded andmorethanonemillionare and leavinganother3,926 missing. weddingof byatwo-part farewell displacedbythe floods. Prince William and special recordedatthe CatherineMiddleton. UnitedCenter. WikiLeaks releases 92,000 documents 4 relatedto the war inAfghanistan which detail individual incidents including friendly fireandciviliancasualties. Bedbugsinvadefive starhotels. The U.S. PresidentBarack Obama outbreakcausedthefirst-ever announcesthatOsama bin Laden, bedbug summit inChicago, where thefounderandleaderofthemilitant experts convenedto discuss the groupAl-Oaeda, hasbeen killed invasion. during anAmericanmilitary operation in Pakistan.