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Rush Medical College
The Alumni Association of Rush Medical College is an active organization dedicated to supporting the educational goals of the college. Purposes of the organization are to maintain communications between alumni and the college; to honor alumni who have given distinguished service to the profession of medicine and/or to their alma mater; to promote and encourage the highest standards of medical education; to assist the faculty and staff of the college in any way possible and to provide financial support for the operation of Rush Medical College. Prior to its reactivation in 1969, Rush Medical College conferred 10,976 Doctor of Medicine degrees. Alumni and Trustees of the Medical Center were responsible for keeping active the original charter granted to the college by the State of Illinois in 1837. The alumni also maintained the Rush Medical College Library and made financial grants for post-graduate education during the college's inactive period. Rush alumni practice in all 50 states and in 11 foreign countries. Since the reactivation of Rush Medical College in 1969, Rush University has conferred more than 3,900 Doctor of Medicine degrees. The Alumni Association is represented on the Board of Trustees of Rush University Medical Center by two alumni who are elected annually, the president and immediate past-president of the Alumni Association.
College of Nursing
The Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Nurses Alumni Association is an active organization with the following goals: to unite the graduates of Rush University College of Nursing, Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing, Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing, and St. Luke's Hospital School of Nurses for mutual assistance, protection, and preservation of
fellowship; to promote the professional and educational advancement of nursing; to provide financial assistance and offer networking advice to current students; and to support the interests of the Rush University programs in nursing. All graduates of these schools of nursing are considered active members of the Alumni Association. Each year, graduates return at homecoming to tour the facilities and to learn what is happening at the Medical Center. From 1887 through 1968 there were 7,221 graduates of the diploma programs of the various schools. Many of them have served with distinction around the world. Since the founding of the College of Nursing in 1972, Rush University has conferred over 5,400 nursing degrees. Many alumni support the University nursing programs financially through the Golden Lamp Society, which provides leadership gifts to the college.
Alumni Association of the Department of Health Systems Management
This association is dedicated to the following goals: to advance knowledge and techniques in the field of health systems management; to maintain interest in potential and enrolled students; to facilitate graduate participation in continuing education activities; to provide objective recommendations for the development of the program; to provide opportunities for graduates to share their work experiences with students and other alumni; to serve as a network for job search and career advancement. The first class of ten students graduated in June 1981. Since that time the Alumni Association has grown to 270 members.
Rush University Occupational Therapy Alumni Association
This association's mission is to seek to advance the knowledge of its members in the field of occupational therapy; to promote collaboration, understanding, and fellowship; to offer a means to obtain and share research and information for the promotion of best practice; to provide a mechanism for alumni to act in an advisory capacity to faculty and a mentor capacity to students; and to communicate with other professional groups to expand the understanding of the occupation. The first class of occupational therapy students graduated in 1982.
Rush Surgical Society
This society recognizes the many surgeons who have been trained at the Medical Center but who may not have been graduates of Rush Medical College. Members automatically include all past, present and future trainees and faculty who have participated in a surgical laboratory or surgical clinical program. The society's purpose is to support the Medical Center by promoting educational, scientific, and social aspects relating to surgery.
Medical Society
An equivalent group was established in medicine called the Rush Internal Medicine Alumni Association. This society was officially launched in April 1987. The society's purpose is to facilitate contact and communication among former internal medicine house officers and to honor alumni who have given distinguished service to the profession of medicine.
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