My kids love to play a game with me. We call it “Scavenger Hunt.” You can only start a round when Mom has been out of the house for at least 8 hours, and you get a higher start value…
After being placed on academic probation as a second-year undergraduate student, Adam Rosh turned his life around when he wrote down three simple words, “You Gotta Believe,” on a yellow sticky pad. He realized how his own mind, full of fears…
I became a Chicagoan 9 years ago. My first job in the city was in a small community hospital on the north side, serving a mostly immigrant, low income neighborhood. Many of my patients were uninsured and emergency department visits…
It has been documented that 1 in 3 women will experience rape in her lifetime, and this is most common in women under the age of 25. Over 95% of victims of sexual assault are women worldwide, while in North…
Emergency physicians discover firsthand early in their residencies how violence and trauma is a recurrent problem in the United States. For Dr. Rob Gore, as a young, African-American resident, witnessing this cycle of violence became personal. In his residency, Dr….
When a family member becomes critically ill, we as physicians can experience a traumatic collision of our work life and personal life. In Dr. Maneesha Agarwal’s FIX17 talk, she shares her experience of dealing with a family medical crisis when…
68% of us are statistically “average.” Whilst being an average weight or height may be acceptable, no-one wants to be an average parent, have an average income or be an average doctor. What does average actually mean and what are…
Before medical school, I had the joy and privilege of working as a prehospital provider. And during my years as an EMT, I was lucky to have a few adept female mentors on my volunteer service in rural Virginia. I…
Torree McGowan, MD, FACEP 
Adam Rosh, MD 
Marina Del Rios, MD 
Kari Sampsel, MD MSc FRCPC DipForSci 
Rob Gore, MD 
Katie Beck-Esmay 
Maneesha Agarwal, MD 
Mr. Ross Fisher 
Kathy Staats, MD