REUNION 2018 | JUNE 1 - 2

Catch up with fellow alumni during thePritzker School of Medicine Reunion weekend.

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March 2018!

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• A record snowstorm in January 1967 caused the University to shut down for one day.

• Charles B. Huggins (1901–1997) won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1966 for his pioneering discoveries regarding the relationship between hormones and prostate cancer.

• U2 played at International House in April 1981. Admission to the concert was $1.

• Harold Washington was elected mayor of Chicago in April 1983.

• The Donnelly Biological Sciences Learning Center opened in 1993, becoming the primary location for medical school classes.

• In 1993, The University of Chicago performed the first liver transplant from an unrelated living donor.

• In 2005, the Gordon Center for Integrative Science opens, bringing a 21st century research laboratory to the campus.

• The Pritzker Initiative, a new curriculum designed to transform medical education and increase student-faculty interactions, launched in 2009.

• In September 2000, the CTA assumed operation of four campus bus lines: the 170, 171, 172 and 173.

• Woodlawn Tap, a.k.a. Jimmy’s, reopens in 2000, after closing for one year following the death of longtime owner, Jimmy Wilson.

• In 1972, Janet Rowley, LAB’42, PhB’45, SB’46, MD’48, discovered the first consistent chromosome translocations associated with cancer, a finding that helped to demonstrate that cancer was a genetic disease.

• The Sears Tower was completed in 1973.

• The Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine (DCAM) opened in 1996, becoming the home to adult primary and specialty clinics, pediatric specialty clinics, and outpatient diagnostic and treatment facilities.

• The very first book in the Harry Potter series was released in the U.S. in 1998.

• The Gwen and Jules Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery opened in 2009 to provide 330,760 square feet of new research space.

• The Center for Care and Discovery welcomed its first patient in February 2013.

• In 1978, Hanna Holburn Gray was named the tenth University of Chicago president. She was the first female president of the University.

• Prince Charles visited campus in October 1977.

• Crerar Science Library, which holds the University’s major science collections, opened in September 1984.

• The Chicago Bears beat the New England Patriots 46-10 in the 1986 Super Bowl.

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What are some Pritzker traditions that haven’t changed since you were a student?The tradition of “liver rounds” lives on in its new name of Social Rounds. Every Friday afternoon, the fourth year students organize an all-school, end-of-the-week happy hour that is well-attended and often supplemented with food from a variety of cuisines.

What is your favorite memory of your time as a medical student?One of my favorite memories is of our senior skit, when I got to play the role of the security guard at the entrance to the Brain-Research Pavilion. It was a memorable role in keeping with one of the comical parts of our institution.

How would you describe your class (Class of 1983)?Fun and funny! The class was friendly, socially conscious, and able to engage with a broad range of intellectual pursuits with creativity and a zest for living.

What will be new to someone who just visited campus last year versus someone who hasn’t been back since 1983?For the person who hasn’t been back since 1983, they will be shocked by the development on 53rd street, and equally shocked by the North Sciences Quadrangle and the newest hospital, the CCD. In addition, the Biological Sciences Learning Center, Comer Children’s Hospital, the Gordon Center for Integrative Science, the Knapp

What similarities do you see between today’s medical students and those of past years? What are the most noticeable differences? The similarities include the strength of the intellect combined with a passion for the social mission, along with creativity, and a passion for life. What’s different? The haircuts, the laptops, the cell phones!

What is the biggest curriculum change that has taken place in the past three decades?The biggest change is our brand new curriculum ̶ the Pritzker Initiative: A Curriculum for the 21st Century. The major changes include the introduction of Scholarship & Discovery as a required four-year curricular element; the addition of the required first-year Health Care Disparities course; and Anatomy is no longer a full-year course, but a course that is completed between August and October.

Center for Biomedical Discovery, and even the Starbucks on the corner of 57th and Drexel will all be new to them! That part of campus has been completely transformed.

For someone who was here during the last Reunion, the new Emergency Department and Trauma Center will have opened by the time we gather for Reunion.

Whether your last visit to campus was last year or the day you graduated, you will find a number of changes at the Pritzker School of Medicine when you return for Reunion weekend.As an alumna celebrating her 35th Reunion and now as dean of medical education at the Pritzker School of Medicine, Holly Humphrey, MD’83, has seen the majority of those changes firsthand.

Q&A WITH DEAN HOLLY HUMPHREY, MD‘83

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Start planning your trip for Reunion 2018 by booking your hotel room. Special Reunion rates are available at the following hotels until May 11, 2018, when you reference University of Chicago Reunion.

For more information on how to plan your Reunion trip, including detailed information about all ofthe weekend’s activities, visit medbsd.uchicago.edu/alumni/reunion/travel-and-lodging.

As you look back during your Reunion year, consider paying it forward to help the next generation of Pritzker alumni. Make a Reunion gift to honor your class and support today’s students. Any gift or pledge made between July 1, 2017 and June 1, 2018 counts toward your Reunion 2018 Class Gift. Make your gift today at medbsd.uchicago.edu/alumni/give.

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Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park200 N Columbus DriveChicago, IL 60601Phone: (800) 441-1414Rate: $399 per night.

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