Get ready to glow and roll at the best skate party of the season!
Mark your calendars for the Glow & Roll Skate Party happening on:
February 25th
7:30 to 10:30 pm
at The Rink in Chicago
This skate party promises to be a night of non-stop fun and entertainment . And the best part? It's absolutely FREE to enter! You can come and enjoy an evening of skating, food, drinks, games, and giveaways without spending a dime.
To make the night even more special, we have arranged for Chicago's very own DJ Hot Rod from Power 92 to spin the latest hits!
We have planned some exciting games and really big giveaways throughout the night that will keep you engaged and having a blast.
And the best part?
The entire rink will be transformed into a glowing neon wonderland, complete with lights and glow sticks. So, don't forget to wear your brightest to be a part of the party.
Due to limited capacity, registration is required to attend this event. So, don't wait too long to secure your spot! Register now and get ready to glow and roll at the most happening skate party of the season.
We can't wait to see you there!
Our mission is to address the problems of poor healthcare, low health literacy, violence, lack of access to quality healthcare providers, and systemic injustices that have plagued our underserved communities for generations. We focus on empowering Underrepresented minority youth to become trained in recognizing and responding to the most prevalent life threatening emergency scenarios while being exposed to health related careers, in hopes of increasing representation in the field of medicine. We aim to sustainably combat pervasive health care disparities that more commonly impact the underserved communities we work with.
To implement nationally widespread medical careers pipeline programs that provide students with tangible skills needed to respond to common emergency scenarios that they will face while providing students with the exposure and mentorship needed to successfully become healthcare providers in their communities.
Our team has focused its outreach attention on delivering this education program to local high schools on Chicago’s South and West Side. We find that providing these skills to students of high school age is of vital importance to strengthen the next generation of community members and leaders who can bridge the intergenerational gaps in health knowledge. Our team also provides this program in other community settings such as churches, conferences, and community fairs to provide training to larger communal groups. So far, we've trained well over 2,500 students and adults.
Your support and contributions will enable us to continue to provide mentorship, training, and scholarships to our students! Your generous donation will help fund our mission to increase representation in medicine and combat health disparities by investing in our youth!
Dr. Abdullah Hassan Pratt knows trauma, treating gunshot patients on a regular basis at the University of Chicago hospital, and motivated by his own upbringing on the city's South Side, he decided he wanted to do more to help. As part of that effort, Pratt started the initiative, MEDCEEP.
MedCEEP is giving students like Demeka Akins a fresh outlook. The high school student is already a CNA nurse, thanks to the MEDCEEP program. Demeka gives the program credit for keeping her on the right path after she lost her sister, Tierra, in a shooting last summer.
“She wanted to be a nurse just like I’m doing, she wanted a future, but her life was ended so soon so she couldn’t do it. That’s why I’m here to do it, to continue her legacy,” Akins said.
By Lexi Sutter • Published December 27, 2022 • NBC 5 Chicago
The recent shooting deaths of two teenage boys outside Benito Juarez High School shook the community. These students’ deaths, and the injury of two others, is yet another example of the disproportionate impact gun violence has on Black and Brown communities.
Our very own Co-founder of MedCEEP, Symphony Fletcher, delves into the importance of training our youth to respond to life-threatening emergencies and why the work she started within our organization is so important for the survival of our communities!
Symphony Fletcher is an EM Bound third year medical student at the Pritzker School of Medicine in Chicago. Her passion is to use her voice to advocate for marginalized communities most affected by violence and health disparity. She is also a founding board member of MedCEEP.
Published Dec 29, 2022 • The Chicago Sun Times
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After the shocking and emotional accident on the field that sent Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin into cardiac arrest on Jan. 2, we have recently learned that he is making a remarkable recovery, but his story could have easily been one of tragedy.
Dr. Bernice Fokum touches on the fact that this type of incredible improvement is even more than a heartwarming story — it is a timely reminder that bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, is the No. 1 way to truly give any person a chance at meaningful recovery after one has experienced cardiac arrest.
Dr. Bernice Fokum is an emergency medicine physician in Chicago whose focus includes health policy, equity, and prehospital medicine. She is also a founding board member of MedCEEP.
Published Jan 10, 2023 • The Chicago Tribune
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University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
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