September 2021

OBGYN

ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR ALL

Featuring: Melissa A. Simon, MD, MPH

Episode Summary

In this episode of the Better Edge podcast, Melissa A. Simon, MD, MPH, vice chair for research in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, discusses the importance of access to quality health care for all patients. She talks about her work and the impact it has on our communities.

Election to the National Academy of Medicine 
Dr. Simon was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in October of 2021. A primary focus of her work is creating health interventions that reduce and eliminate disparities through integrating health services research with social epidemiologic models.​

Read further about Melissa A. Simon, MD, MPH election to the National Academy of medicine here.

Honored with the Henry P. Russe, MD, Citation for Exemplary Compassion in Healthcare
Melissa A. Simon, MD, MPH, has been honored by the trustees of Rush University Medical Center and The Institute of Medicine of Chicago with the 2021 Henry P. Russe, MD, Citation for Exemplary Compassion in Healthcare. 

This ongoing award demonstrates that humanitarianism must characterize the practice of medicine and medical education beyond the science, technology and personal skillfulness essential in caring for the health of fellow citizens. 
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​Read further about how Melissa A. Simon, MD, MPH has been honored for exemplary compassion in healthcare  here.
Melissa A. Simon, MD, MPH is the vice chair for research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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Integrating health services research with social epidemiologic models, Dr. Simon's research focuses on interventions (such as patient navigation and community health outreach workers) that aim to reduce and eliminate health disparities. ​

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