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First Year's Chicago Trip 2014

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Touring one of the PT units at RIC By: Luke Nelson  This past week, the first year MHA students were given the opportunity to visit and tour various health care organizations in the Chicago area . Chicago has a very interesting health care market, and it was fascinating to see the various settings for health care delivery in the area. The trip began with a tour of the American Medical Association and the American Hospital presentation, along with presentations describing how those organizations are influencing the future of medicine.    We began our next day with a tour of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. This innovative organization is taking care coordination to another level, and encourages clinicians, researchers, and therapists to work side by side for the betterment of the patient. They also gave a presentation on their new building construction, which will include 5 state of the art activity labs which focus on helping patients regain functi