Each fellow selects a faculty mentor during his first year and initiates a research project depending on his interest. As we don’t have an animal lab at CCH, fellows have the option to participate in basic science research and animal labs at Rush University. Fellows also help the department by participating in multicenter clinical trials that Stroger hospital is part of. All these activities are designed to run concurrent with clinical experience throughout the fellow's training. It is expected that these projects will be presented at a national or international meeting or submitted to a refereed journal.
Some of the research and publications accomplished by our fellows recently include (click to read full article):
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