We know that if there is to be a solution, it will come from the community. With that being said, I AM ABEL FOUNDATION has endeavored to empower our Healthcare Heroes with the equipment they desperately need. Since it's not available, we're going to make it!

Dr. Kwame has always been focused on having a greater influence on health than just what can be done in the exam room. He has been featured on media outlets and has been a live speaker at events sponsored by Cigna HealthSpring, United HealthCare, and the American Diabe...

Guess what ?  Today is International Mentoring Day and the celebration goes on all month ! I plan to take time throughout the month to celebrate my beloved mentors ❤️

Every day is a day to mentor 🤗.   For me - Mentoring is life.  I truly believe that when you’ve bee...

 DISAPPEARANCE OF BLACK MEN FROM MEDICINE

If you missed our 1st annual Top Docs and Hot Shots 3 on 3 Tournament, you missed a treat! The alarm has been sounded and there is clear evidence that there are now fewer black men practicing medicine than there were in 1970! It...

We are excited that the Obama Foundation learned about our impactful work in the community and decided to come follow our students and share our story with the world. 

To date, we have more than 50K views on instagram and growing. 

Please check out the video that tells...

 UPDATE:

If you missed our 1st Annual Top Docs and Hot Shots 3 on 3 Tournament for 5th-8th grade boys, you missed a treat.  In this unique event, we introduced the field of medicine over a friendly game of basketball with the goal of attracting young boys of color to on...

This year we will have TWO CURRICULUMS! We are proudly introducing our Heart Smart Curriculum. It will introduce our continuing mentees who have completed the previous years, to tools of the physical diagnoses with a focus on the cardiopulmonary system. 

These Heart Sm...

Are you ready to see a "live" cadaver? Want to interact with cutting edge simulation technology that mimics real patients? Meet us at Loyola Medical School in Maywood for this annual event. Learn some Anatomy and meet medical students who are where you will be in just...

JOIN US FOR OUR SUMMER E-BOOK CLUB!

We kick off our Summer E-Book Club on Saturday, June 15th, 2019. The first 25 students who register to join our summer book club, can pick up their reserved copy of this incredible literary work at our 1st Saturday Morning Professor S...

Loretto Community Grand Rounds on Saturday, May 11th, 2019 was a great success. Austin Community lay people filled the auditorium at The Loretto Hospital and enjoyed a day filled with health information pertinent to this population.  The event was a wonderful collabora...