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Podcast: Clinician's Roundtable
Episode: The Urban Health Iniative: Re-Inventing Medical Care in Urban Areas
Description:
Host: Bruce Japsen
Guest: Eric Whitaker, MD
An initiative sprouting on the South Side of Chicago that was once led by First Lady Michelle Obama aims to become a national model for re-educating communities on everything from appropriate emergency department usage to outpatient care and healthy life choices. Dr. Eric Whitaker, executive vice president of strategic affiliations and associate dean of community-based research at the University of Chicago Medical Center, tells host Bruce Japsen about the Urban Health Initiative and what it aims to achieve.