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The 14th Annual Bucksbaum-Siegler Symposium Recap

The Bucksbaum-Siegler Institute for Clinical Excellence hosted its 14th Annual Symposium on Friday, featuring keynote speaker and 2025 National Award for Clinical Excellence honoree Dr. Stefan Kertesz. Dr. Kertesz delivered an inspiring address on the importance of compassion, humility, and advocacy in caring for patients facing addiction and homelessness. The event brought together faculty, students, and clinicians to reflect on the values that define clinical excellence and to celebrate the community’s ongoing commitment to advancing the doctor-patient relationship at the University of Chicago.

Check out the keynote address and full symposium here

Advisory Board Appointments

We are proud to announce that Douglas Dirschl, MD, Bucksbaum-Siegler Alumni Scholar, and Dee Fenner, MD, the inaugural Bucksbaum-Siegler Clinical Excellence Award recipient, have been named to the Bucksbaum-Siegler Advisory Board. Their leadership, experience, and dedication to clinical excellence will help guide the Institute in its mission to improve patient care and strengthen the doctor–patient relationship.

The Clinical Excellence Podcast

Please join Dr. Adam Cifu and Dr. Matt Sorrentino for a deep dive into critical concepts and components of the doctor-patient relationship, all in an effort to improve clinical care.
New episodes of the Clinical Excellence Podcast are uploaded every other Tuesday. Listen now!

Clinical Excellence Podcast

The Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence

The Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence was created to improve patient care; to strengthen the doctor-patient relationship; to enhance communication and decision-making in health care through research and education programs for medical students, junior faculty, and master clinicians; and to reduce health care disparities.

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People

The Bucksbaum Institute has appointed 514 faculty, medical students, and undergraduate pre-medical student scholars across 8 scholar groups over the last 10 years.

Programs

The Bucksbaum Institute has developed 30 programs for scholars and the larger University of Chicago community over the past 10 years.

Partnerships

The Bucksbaum Institute has begun to develop new strategic partnerships to increase education and research on the doctor-patient relationship, shared decision-making and other critical efforts to improve patient care.

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External Podcast Episode Featuring Bucksbaum-Siegler Master Clinician Dr. Selwyn Rogers

We are proud to share that Selwyn O. Rogers Jr., MD, FACS, a Master Clinician with the Bucksbaum-Siegler Institute for Clinical Excellence, was recently featured on a new episode for the Healthcare Executive Podcast with host Ryan McFadden. In their conversation, Dr. Rogers explores how healthcare leaders are leveraging strategic partnerships to drive population health and advance value-based care.

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The Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence

The Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence at the University of Chicago aims to enhance the skills of physicians as advisers, counselors, and navigators to help patients make informed decisions when facing complex treatment choices.

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Made possible by the Matthew & Carolyn Bucksbaum Family Foundation

Carolyn “Kay” Bucksbaum