More to Come! Save the Date!
I Am Abel Foundation & I Am Abel Law Presents
8th CHICAGO ANNUAL HEALTH, MEDICAL AND LAW CITYWIDE STUDENT CONFERENCE
May 15 - 18, 2025
RUSH MEDICAL CENTER
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INTENDED AUDIENCE
Middle School, High School, College or Graduate level Pre-Health, Pre-Med and Pre-Law Students
and Chicago area Law and Medical Students
PRE-HEALTH TRACKS AND CLINICAL SKILLS WORKSHOPS
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MEDICINE, NURSING, PHARMACY, MENTAL HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH, DENTISTRY, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH MANAGEMENT/IT AND MORE!
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ALSO SESSIONS FOR DACA PRE-HEALTH AND PRE-MEDICAL STUDENTS
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PRE-LAW TRACKS FOR STUDENTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF HEALTH, LAW, ADVOCACY FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
MEDICAL STUDENT ADVANCED SKILLS WORKSHOP FOR RISING M2-M4 STUDENTS
GAIN PROFICIENCY IN READING EKGS, CHEST X RAYS, MRIs, CTs, BEDSIDE ULTRASONOGRAPHY, FETAL DOPPLER, ADVANCED SUTURING AND MORE
CONFERENCE AGENDA
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THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024 BLACK MEN IN MEDICINE SUMMIT
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FRIDAY, MAY 17-18, 2024 WORKSHOPS, PLENARY SESSIONS AND MORE
The 6th Annual Chicago Health, Medical and Law Careers Citywide Student Conference was a huge success! A few events highlighted included:
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3 Day Conference
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755 Registered Attendees
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12 Major Sponsors
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31 Exhibitors
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100 Sessions for students to choose from including 4 major equity and plenary sessions, hands-on clinical sessions in Endoscopy, Orthopedics and Point of Care Ultrasound, Law and more!
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Free Professional Headshot Photos
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A Robust Citywide Scientific Poster Session
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Black Men in Medicine citywide event with the AAMC
Save the dates for 2024!
BLACK MEN IN MEDICINE SUMMIT
"STATE OF EMERGENCY"
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With powerful black men and thought leaders of our community, we will discuss our "state of emergency" due to the “disappearance" and continued absence of black men from medicine and our urgent call to create change NOW.
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Discuss how to improve the pipeline and how to provide a safe space for black men to flourish in medicine
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Black men make up 2% of Practicing Physicians in the US while black people make up13% of the population.
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Fewer black men applied to medical school in 2014 than in 1978.
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Black patients are more likely to follow the orders of a black physician due to trust.
Join us for an evening of reflection and action as black men in medicine do the hard work of healing and rebuilding our communities.
WELCOME TO I AM ABEL LAW, OFFERING AMAZING WORKSHOPS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS FOR PRE-LAW AND LAW STUDENTS
PRE-LAW AND LAW TRACK
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Panel discussion on topics including:
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How to Get into Law School: Admission Requirements, LSAT, and more
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Intro to Corporate and Transactional Law
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The Intersection of Health and Law: Risk Management, Malpractice, Institutional Advocacy and more
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Intro in Public Service, Advocacy and Governmental Law
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Intro into Criminal Law: Prosecutors and Defense attorneys tackle recent and current cases in social media and decide where the long arm of justice resides
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Wrongful prosecutions and criminal justice reform
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SCIENTIFIC POSTER SESSION
CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR GRADUATE LEVEL STUDENTS TO PRESENT YOUR RESEARCH OR PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES! REGISTER TO PRESENT YOUR POSTER AND "BEST IN CATEGORY" CASH SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES
I Am Abel Foundation is pleased to invite Chicago/Suburban and Northwest Indiana Area Students to display and share your research, quality improvement, journal review or clinical projects at our Scientific Poster Session on Saturday, May 18, 2024 . This poster presentation is open to students in High School, College, College Graduate/Post - Baccalaureate Students, etc...
There will be cash prizes based on specific categories. More importantly, it's your time to share what you have learned with fellow students and Chicago's leaders in academic medicine and healthcare. All students presenting in the forum will have complimentary tickets to our Closing Cocktail Reception on Saturday evening where poster board winners will be announced. The Closing Reception is not to be missed! Chicago area medical students and leaders in academia will be on hand to celebrate our Future Heroes in Healthcare!
The Poster Presentation is part of a wonderful 3 day conference presented by I Am Abel Foundation and hosted at Rush University Medical Center, 600 S. Paulina, Chicago, IL. 60612
All submissions will be reviewed by the Forum’s Poster Review Committee and approved or not approved by the Poster Review Committee. You will be notified and given follow up instructions/orientation in preparation for the event.
Click on the link for important timeline and details! Don't delay! Register today.
For questions, please email:
Debbie Rogers at drogers@umcnic.org
Dr. Rishi Agrawal at ragrawal@luriechildrens.org
BECOME AN EXHIBITOR OR CONFERENCE SPONSOR!
Become an Exhibitor or Sponsor at one of Chicago's largest and most impactful "how to" conferences for Chicago area students interested in careers in Healthcare. Showcase your program and meet hundreds of students at our Exhibitor's Hall that will open
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Friday, May 17, 2024, 3pm - 8pm
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Saturday, May 18, 2024, 11am - 5pm
The full 3 day conference will allow students to explore Pre-Professional tracks that are FULL or HALF DAY, that gives students the "hands on" information they need to reach their professional goals. We are expecting at least 100 Vendors this year. Come support these young leaders of both today and tomorrow.
Become a Sponsor and help us get our message to an even broader audience and to get this amazing content into the hands of Chicago area students underrepresented in medicine.
Please check out the Sponsorship and Exhibitor Event Brochure and determine what level of support you choose. Email us at conference-exhibitors@iamabel.org and we will request and provide the needed information. Thank you for considering
CHECK OUT OUR 2023 SPONSORS
BECOME A WORKSHOP FACILITATOR OR PANELIST
Are you a physician, healthcare or law professional and are interested in facilitating an educational or clinical skills workshop or panel discussion at our upcoming conference?
Clinical Skills Workshops might include anything from bedside ultrasonography to advanced suture techniques for our medical students to airway management and hands on CPR for our younger mentees. Topics in law are also welcome. The possibilities are endless.
Join I Am Abel Foundation as one of our course facilitators and drop in to our amazing plenary sessions as well. This will surely be a conference to inspire, train and educate our next generation of healthcare and legal heroes. Details are in the link below.
If you are a physician or healthcare professional and are interested in presenting at our upcoming conference, please email us.
Please email us at conference-exhibitors@iamabel.org