Chairman and Program Director's Statement

"To save a single life is as to save the entire world."—Proverb

The practice of medicine aims to save individual lives, but in the broader sense, we work in support of the health of the community at large. In treating the individual, we emphasize comprehensive and compassionate care of the whole person. Treating the whole patient, in turn, requires a commitment to the communities where our patients, and we, live, work, and worship.

The profession of medicine will never be just a job. Medicine is a most noble calling. When we dedicate ourselves to this calling, we can expect sincere satisfaction and the sense of personal worth that comes from knowing that we have fulfilled our covenant with our patients, our profession, and society.

The task of providing comprehensive medical care requires dedicated physicians who are knowledgeable and committed to life-long learning. Compassionate care requires empathetic physicians who are committed to communicating with our patients and with each other. These physicians must be able and willing to listen to our patients. They must also be attentive to the economic impact that medical decisions make on our patients and community.

Glen Solomon, M.D., FACP

At Lutheran General Hospital's Department of Medicine and Medicine Residency Program, the mission is threefold: to provide comprehensive and compassionate medical care to our patients, to foster an environment of scholarship and life-long learning, and to work in a community of colleagues with the highest ethical standards.

In my office, I have two personal items. One is a snowshoe. It serves to remind me that in medicine, the path is not always visible, but with perseverance, there are always opportunities to blaze new trails.

The second item is a clock designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the great American architect. Frank Lloyd Wright designed his homes so that the front doors were always hidden, causing guests to explore the home to find their way inside. He called this a "journey of discovery". A career in medicine should always remain a journey of discovery. As you embark on the next leg of your journey, I hope you will share it with worthy traveling companions.

Biographical sketch:

• Medical School: Rush Medical College, 1976-79
• Residency: U.S. Air Force Medical Center, Wright-Patterson and Wright State University Affiliated Hospitals, Dayton, Ohio, 1980-83
• Faculty Appointments: Professor and Associate Chair of Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science / Chicago Medical School, 2004 - present. Associate Professor of Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 1991-2003, Clinical Instructor in Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, 2002-2003
• Board Certified, ABIM: 1983
• Associate Program Director: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1989-95
• Program Director: Headache Medicine Fellowship Program, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1993-97
• Chairman & Program Director, Department of Medicine: Lutheran General Hospital, 2003-present
• Member: APDIM, Fellow American College of Physicians, Society of General Internal Medicine, Fellow American Association for the Study of Headache, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics