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Inspired To HealCounty Jail: Public Health, & Prevention (Part 2, Jack Raba)While working in Guatemala, Dr. Jack Raba is recruited back to Cook County Hospital to be the medical director for Cook County Jail. He negotiates and spearheads the transformation of healthcare at the jail, and champions public health initiatives to combat tuberculosis, smoking, and sexually transmitted infections. He courageously works to reduce the use of excessive force within the walls of the jail and pre-arrival by Chicago Police.Epilogue provided by Doctors Jane Leonardson and Connie Mennella, two Northwestern Medical Students who made correctional healthcare a career after hearing Dr. Raba’s guest lect...
2025-03-0538 minInspired To HealHealthcare Behind Bars & Beyond Borders (Part 1, Jack Raba)In Part 1, Dr. Jack Raba recounts his transformative high-school volunteer experience at Cook County Hospital, his return to Cook County as a student at Northwestern Medical School. Seeking to build clinical confidence, he took a year off to work in hospitals in Mexico and Guatemala. As a physician-in-training at Cook County Hospital, he and his colleagues grappled with the ethical dilemma of physicians going on strike. Hear about the brief incarceration of the strike organizers and Jack’s accidental escape from Cook County Jail. Epilogue provided by Ken Brucks, longtime friend and so...
2025-02-2641 min
Inside Lacrosse Podcasts4/29 DIII: The Lax Gods GivethJack Raba and Dan host a full action packed podcast with a look back at the last week’s worth of games, dive in on the DI-DIII crossover games, discuss some differences between the levels, take a look at the upcoming weekend, and Dan badgers Jack about his life. But who is Jack? You’ll just have to listen to find out.
2021-04-2950 min