Hello from your Pritzker Chiefs!
Dear Alumni, Students, Faculty, & Staff
Jeremy Nicolarsen and Sandra Indacochea,
Class of 2007
We want to extend a welcome to the incoming Class of 2010 and to all our returning classmates. We hope that everyone had a wonderful summer and is as excited as we are for the upcoming year. There have been lots of meetings and plenty of planning that has gone on over the summer in preparation for this school year, so we want to let everyone know what our role is and what great things you can look forward to for 2006-2007.
In addition to serving as Co-Presidents of the 4th year class, we have the honor of serving as your Pritzker Chiefs. One year ago, the Pritzker Chief position was developed to emulate the Chief Resident system in the hospital. Just as Chief Residents bridge the gap between faculty and housestaff in the hospital, we will be acting as liaisons between the student body and the Pritzker administration. We meet regularly with the Deans of the Medical School and work with student governing bodies, like Dean's Council, which gives us ample opportunities to address issues that are important to students. We want you to know that we are here to bring your ideas and questions to light and to ensure that your time at Pritzker is as enriching as it can be. As medical students, we know you have great ideas and we want to make sure that they are heard.
To get things started, here are some of the ideas that we're excited about. Our main goal for this year is to strengthen the Pritzker experience by promoting interaction between all four classes. We have a number of plans in store, one of which includes a quarterly Dessert Social in the Student Lounge! Schedules can get hectic and what better way to end a week of exams or a long rotation than by satisfying your sweet tooth and unwinding with classmates from all four years? Additionally, we plan on continuing with the Book Club that last year's Chiefs created to bring together students and faculty to discuss literature outside of a medical environment.
The Book Club was such a success that we anticipate it being a hit again this year. The Club begins meeting on Tuesday, October 3rd, and our selected novel is The Curious Incident of the Dog at Night-Time. Also, stay tuned for updates on social and school-wide events throughout Chicago!
We know this year is going to be great, and we look forward to working with all of you. Feel free to contact us for anything, whether it's finding the student lounge or meeting the CEO of the hospital, we've got you covered. Shoot us an email, give us a page, or grab us in the student lounge. We can be reached via email at pritzkerchiefs@bsd.uchicago.edu.
Best,
Sandra Indacochea
Jeremy Nicolarsen
