The Global Health Initiative Hosts Annual Benefit, 10/6

The Global Health Initiative (GHI) at Chicago Lake Shore Medical Associates (CLSMA) will host its annual benefit dinner at The Peninsula Chicago on October 6, 2011 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event's keynote speaker, Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award and Robert F. Kennedy Award-winning author Tracy Kidder (Mountains Beyond Mountains, Strength in What Remains), will share a message on global health issues and sustainable philanthropy.

Tickets are $295 per person and include a cocktail reception, a full course dinner and a presentation by Mr. Kidder and medical students who have participated in GHI trips. For reservations or more information, please call 312.926.6216.

The mission of the Global Health Initiative (GHI) is to promote global health education, provide medical aid to resource-limited countries, and encourage an interest in primary care medicine. Since August of 2008, the GHI has funded over 225 medical students for global health service in twenty three low resource countries around the world. Medical students serve alongside faculty and local healthcare providers in subject areas such as primary care medicine; maternal, neonatal and child health; and HIV, and are actively engaged in preventative medical education dealing with nutrition, the spread of infectious disease and the critical importance of clean water. To learn more about the GHI, visit www.clsma.com/ghi.

The Global Health Initiative (GHI) is the nonprofit division of Chicago Lake Shore Medical Associates (CLSMA), the largest private medical practice on the Northwestern medical campus and the only private medical practice in the country engaged in this type of global health philanthropic work. CLSMA consists of a comprehensive group of medical professionals offering healthcare services combined with compassionate high quality care. With 48 board-certified specialty and general internal medicine physicians, all trained in accredited residency programs, CLSMA offers over 20 diverse health specialties to accommodate a large variety of healthcare needs.

The medical offices of CLSMA are located at 676 North St. Clair, Suites 2300 and 2000, Chicago, Illinois. Office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For additional information on any doctor or specialty at CLSMA, visit www.clsma.com or call 312.926.6000 to schedule an appointment.

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