The Michael Reese Foundation is supporting 2 programs at RFUMS
The Foundation is supporting 2 full scholarships for students from underrepresented populations to attend medical school at RFUMS CMS
The Foundation has provided support for start-up funding for the establishment of a Center for Health Equity Research at RFUMS.
Please join us in congratulating Norma Rolfsen, RN, AACRN, on receiving the HANCB Lifetime Achievement Award from the Organization of Nurses in AIDS Care. Norma’s dedication, leadership, and unwavering compassion have shaped the lives of countless patients and...
Thank you to everyone who walked, donated, and showed up for our community at AIDS Run & Walk Chicago! 💜 Because of your generosity, we exceeded our fundraising goal, and 90% of the funds raised go directly to sustaining care at our clinic. Every step strengthens...
The Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation (MRREF) is excited to announce its 2025 grant recipients, reflecting their commitment to advancing translational research and improving access to healthcare through strategic partnerships and funding. This year,...
In December, Roseland Hospital celebrated the addition of a 3D mammography van to their oncology services. This mobile mammography unit, generously funded by Washington Square Health Foundation, allows for mammograms to be conducted outside of traditional hospital...
Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation is pleased to share that our Program Coordinator/Nurse Clinical Patient Navigator for Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP), Hong Deng, RN, MBA, CN-BN, received the prestigious 2023 Outstanding Community...
The fundraising totals from the AIDS Run Walk Chicago 2023 are in, and Michael Reese Care Program raised $15,264, making our team one of the event’s Top 4 fundraisers! Thank you to all of those who contributed their time and resources to this worthy cause. We are...
The Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation (MRREF) is an instrumental partner with the University of Illinois College of Medicine (UI COM) in fostering innovative discoveries. In 2021, the MRREF Board of Directors made a $1 million renewed commitment over a...
In 2008, the closing of Michael Reese Hospital was lamented with the sitting of shiva in the home of an alumnus of the institution, a bastion of a South Side with few health care facilities, then or now. Michael Reese “epitomized a different way of practicing...
The Michael Reese Research and Education Foundation (MRREF) is an instrumental partner with the University of Illinois College of Medicine in fostering innovative discovery. In 2021, the MRREF Board of Directors made a $1 million renewed commitment to the Michael...