First Year Trip to Chicago
By Alyssa Pennington The first year MHA and MPH in Policy students recently visited the city of Chicago on April 17-19. The trip included visits to a wide variety of health care providers as well the opportunity to meet and network with alumni currently working in the Chicago area. Students were first treated to a visit with both the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association where each of the organizations gave presentations regarding how they are influencing the future of health care delivery. During the time in Chicago we also visited several different health care organizations including The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Vanguard corporate offices, and John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County. Ever since entering the MHA program at Iowa, my classmates and I have heard about how exciting and enriching the Chicago trip had been for past first year classes. Other than getting a few days away from class to enjoy