Omar Lateef, D.O.’99, in October was named one of 60 health system CEO influencers “who are using their considerable influence to shape the future of health care” in 2023 by Becker’s Hospital Review. He is president and CEO of Rush University […]
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Omar Lateef, D.O.’99, was featured in Becker’s Hospital Review’s list, “Great Healthcare Leaders to Know in 2023.” He is president and CEO of Rush University System for Health and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
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A man arrived by ambulance at a Chicago emergency room, labeled as a suspected drug overdose case. He’d actually suffered a stroke resulting from sickle cell disease, but the hospital staff believed otherwise simply because he was Black. “I wish
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Omar Lateef, D.O.’99, will take on the system-wide role of president and CEO of the Rush University System for Health (RUSH), effective July 1, while continuing to serve as president and CEO of RUSH University Medical Center. RUSH includes the
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Alumni share what has disheartened and sustained them during the pandemic – and lessons learned in the process. The tolls taken by nearly three years of the COVID-19 pandemic are evident in the health care workforce, shifting attitudes toward science
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Omar Lateef, D.O.’99, will take on the system-wide role of president and CEO of RUSH, effective July 1, 2022, while continuing as president and CEO of RUSH University Medical Center. RUSH includes RUSH University Medical Center, RUSH University, RUSH Oak
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Omar Lateef, D.O.’99, was not one of those people who knew since grade school he wanted to become a doctor. An undergraduate religious studies major, he later found himself at DMU nervously “surrounded by all these very smart people.” He
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