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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science



Motto Life in Discovery (Vita In Inventione) Established Predecessors established 1912. Type Private President K. Michael Welch, MB, ChB, FRCP Academic staff 989 Location North Chicago, Illinois, USA Campus Urban, 97 acres Website

www.rosalindfranklin.edu

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS), in North Chicago, Illinois, was an early adopter of interprofessional health sciences education, a model in which students in different disciplines learn from, with and about one another as a means to improving collaboration among health professionals and quality of patient care. The private, non-profit graduate school educates approximately 2,000 students who are pursuing advanced biomedical and healthcare degrees in five colleges: the Chicago Medical School, the College of Health Professions, the College of Pharmacy, the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. RFUMS is the first medical institution in the United States to be named in honor of a female scientist. Rosalind Franklin, the British physical chemist and DNA crystallographer captured the famous Photo 51, which was fundamental to the discovery of the structure of DNA - the most significant biological breakthrough of the 20th Century. The discovery brought the Nobel Prize in 1962 to Franklin’s fellow scientists, who used her unpublished data in unlocking the secret of how life is transmitted between cells. The university has invested heavily over the past decade in infrastructure and expansion of academic programs. Rosalind Franklin in the laboratory Enrollment has nearly doubled since 2002 as RFUMS continues to put interprofessional learning and practice at the core of its curriculum. “We believe this is an essential educational model for 21st Century healthcare education and clinical practice in the United States, said RFMS President and CEO K. Michael Welch.

MISSION The university’s mission is “to serve the nation through the interprofessional education of health and biomedical professionals and the discovery of knowledge dedicated to the health of its people.”

Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Policy of non-discrimination 1.2 Integrated educational model 1.3 Move to North Chicago 1.4 Campus Expansion

2 Schools 2.1 Chicago Medical School 2.2 College of Health Professions 2.3 Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine 2.4 School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies 2.5 College of Pharmacy 3 References History[edit] The Chicago Hospital-College of Medicine, was founded in Chicago in 1912 by two physicians and a minister, Dr. N. Odeon Borque, Dr. Frederic Lessman and Rev. Frederick Landwer, who wanted to open the medical profession to working people and others who had been excluded. From the beginning, the institution, which took the name Chicago Medical School in 1919, rejected the use of quotas to limit minority enrollment, instead relying on merit to drive its admissions process. Its policy of non-discrimination earned the praise of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who wrote about the school in her My Day column. The refusal to set admission quotas based on gender, race or religion, dubbed “the American Plan” in the 1940s, also brought financial support, particularly from leaders in business and industry in the Jewish community. Policy of non-discrimination The school doubled its enrollment during the Great Depression. It opened its doors to Jewish researchers and faculty, recruited in great numbers as they fled Nazi Europe beginning in the late 1930s. One of those refugees, anatomist Dr. John Sheinen, helped lead the school through the latter years of a three decade-long battle to earn national accreditation in the wake of the Flexner Report of 1910. Endorsed by the American Medical Association, the report called for stricter medical standards and a reduction in the number of the nation’s medical colleges. In 1948, CMS became the only independent medical school in the nation to win accreditation by the AMA.

CMS Dean John Sheinen announces accreditation on Nov. 11, 1948

Integrated educational model Over the next six decades, the school experienced dramatic growth. The formation in 1967 of the University of Health Sciences (UHS) expanded the CMS curriculum and mission and making it one the first medical schools in the  nation to develop integrated educational programs for both future physicians and health sciences professionals. Conceived by CMS President Dr. A. Nichols Taylor, the model was designed to build teams of health professionals, and bring diagnostic, supportive, and investigative functions of medicine together in one setting. In 1968, UHS established the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, followed by the School of Related Health Sciences (now the College of Health Professions) in 1970. Move to North Chicago Lured by an offer of land from the VA Hospital in North Chicago, CMS/UHS, which had outgrown its building in Chicago, undertook a move north in 1974. The relocation was funded in part by the Health Manpower Training Act of 1972. Led by Board Chairman Herman M. Finch, the university overcame opposition to the move by faculty, students and hospitals in Lake County. A $45 million academic building, located just south of the VA complex, was dedicated in 1980. Renamed for Finch in 1993, the university welcomed the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine as its fourth college in 2002. Under the leadership of President K. Michael Welch, the university took the name of Rosalind Franklin who, before her untimely death in 1958, had turned her skill in X-ray diffraction to the study of the crippling polio virus. In a 2004 renaming ceremony, Welch hailed Franklin as “a role model for our students, researchers, faculty and all aspiring scientists throughout the world. Photo 51 was adopted as the university’s logo and “Life in Discovery” became its new motto. Campus expansion The university has undergone numerous additions to its campus, which adjoins the campus of Lovell FHCC. It opened a new Health Sciences Building in 2002. In 2003, it constructed the first phase of student housing, making the institution a residential campus for the first time in its history. In the summer of 2003, the University completed two new facilities designed to provide the latest in medical technology to students. The Education and Evaluation Center and the John J. Sheinin, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., Gross Anatomy Laboratory provide state-of-the-art equipment and multimedia resources. Morningstar Interprofessional Education Center RFUMS opened a new College of Pharmacy in 2011 inside the newly-constructed 23,000 square-foot, three-story Morningstar Interprofessional Education Center.

Photo of roth/ward building or dedication here The latest addition to the university’s campus, the Rothstein Warden Centennial Learning Center, dedicated in 2013, is named in honor of late, longtime RFUMS Board of Trustees Chair Mrs. Ruth Rothstein, and current acting Chair Mr. Gail Warden. Rothstein, the former CEO of Cook County Hospital in Chicago, helped the university refocus its interprofessional mission, expand its programs and open the College of Pharmacy. Schools[ediitEach school needs a re-write, including highlights on its most heavily enrolled programs. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, Illinois, encompasses five colleges. Chicago Medical School[edit] Main article: Chicago Medical School The Chicago Medical School (CMS), founded in 1912, confers clinical degrees. The entering class each year is approximately 190 students. During the first two years, students enrolled at CMS study a core of basic sciences that include biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Anatomy and many more. The students then transition to clinical experiences for their third and fourth years. CMS students have completed rotations in Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Surgery and many other specialties. Upon completion of coursework students are awarded a Doctorate of Medicine (MD). The Chicago Medical School has had accreditation issues starting in 2004 [7] and again in 2013,[8] where it was placed on probation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. The Liaison Committee on Medical Education is the major accrediting body for educational programs at medical schools in the United States and Canada. College of Health Professions[edit] The College of Health professions (CHP) is a professional school which offers programs in Interprofessional Healthcare Studies, Nurse Anesthesia, Nutrition, Pathologists' Assistant, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, and Psychology. Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine[edit] Main article: Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine Rosalind Franklin University also includes a school of podiatry, the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. It was founded by William Scholl in 1912. The schools merged in 2001. Scholl College's program is closely integrated with CMS and other colleges at Rosalind Franklin. Scholl College students participate in multiple rounds including ER, infectious diseases, surgery and internal medicine. Scholl College is an international leader in podiatric research. The Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR) at Rosalind Franklin conducts research with a special emphasis on the diabetic foot and limb preservation. In 2005 Scholl College and Advocate Medical Group established the National Center for Limb Preservation at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. The campus has a podiatric museum, named Feet First, dedicated to Dr. William Mathias Scholl. School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies[edit] In addition, Rosalind Franklin University has a School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (SGPS). The school offers several programs including interdisciplinary graduate programs in biomedical sciences as well as combined MD/PhDs and DPM/PhDs. College of Pharmacy[edit] The College of Pharmacy (COP) confers a four-year PharmD degree preparing students to be pharmacists.

TEACHING AFFILIATIONS RFUMS is ideally situated to offer its students a wide-variety of clinical rotation experiences. Located between Milwaukee and Chicago, close to Naval Station Great Lakes, the U. S. Navy’s only boot camp, the university sends students to the nearby Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, the first-of-its-kind partnership between the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. FHCC treats veterans and active duty military and their families. Students also gain clinical experience at hospitals and clinical settings in urban, suburban and rural settings. In 2011, Chicago Medical School designated Advocate Lutheran General in Park Ridge as its primary teaching hospital. The university has made the engagement of high-quality academic and clinical partnerships that support its interprofessional goals a strategic priority.

Research Dedicated to the creation of new knowledge, RFUMS has invested heavily in its basic science departments including the development of core molecular and sub-molecular laboratories. It sponsors several research institutes, including the Resuscitation Institute and Scholl College's Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research or CLEAR, dedicated to improvements in the health and function of the lower extremities.

Notable Graduates The university has educated more than 16,000 alumni who devote their careers to promotion the health and well being of their patients. Notable alumni include entrepreneur and educator Dr. William Scholl, Dr. David Feinberg, president of the UCLA Hospital System and XXXXX.

References[edit] Jump up^ "About RFUMS". Retrieved 1 November 2010. Jump up^ "Change your world". Retrieved 1 November 2010. Jump up^ "History of the University". Retrieved 1 November 2010. Jump up^ "The Vision, Mission and History of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science". Retrieved 1 November 2010. Jump up^ "Education and Evaluation Center". Retrieved 1 November 2010. Jump up^ "Office of the President". Retrieved 1 November 2010. Jump up^ "Medical school put on probation. Administration, ties to hospitals, student debt cited.". Jump up^ "LCME Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: A Centennial View. Jewish Women’s Archive. Retrieved 14 December 2013. Helix. Summer-Fall 2010. "A History of the Chicago Medical School," Marc Hilton, 1975. "The History of the Chicago Medical School, Michael J. Zdon, M.D.

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