EPISODE 2: Breaking the Rules’ with One of Chicago’s Dr. Linda Rae Murray

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EPISODE 2 | On ‘Breaking the Rules’ with one of Chicago’s most prominent Social Activists, Dr. Linda Rae Murray. www.skinnytreespodcast.com CHARGED. HAPPY. HOSTILE. ENRAGED. HOPEFUL. DISAPPOINTED. How do you feel about the last month? We have a new {future} President. We have a changing America. On Episode 2, we dive a little deeper into this… Dr. Murray is one of the largest personalities we will most likely ever to have grace Skinny Trees and is quick to have an unfiltered, real-talk, open conversation about things that are on her heart. A social activist, educator, clinician, and self-proclaimed revolutionary, Dr. Murray has spent her long career giving a voice to the medically undeserved. Having graduated from UIC medical school, Dr. Murray started her medical career at Cook County Hospital, where she ultimately went on to become the Chief Medical Officer of Primary Care & Community Health. Throughout her career, she held high-level positions at community-based clinics throughout Chicago, such as Near North and Woodlawn Health Center, held an appointment as the Medical Director of the Manitoba Federation of Labour in Canada, and became the President of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Throughout it all, she has stood as a strong voice for patient care of the uninsured and underinsured, for students – specifically those of color, and for the justice of marginalized populations. We sat down with Dr. Murray on a cold, Friday morning in her home to discuss her take on politics, education, healthcare, breaking the rules, and the overall changing climate of America. We’d like to especially thank Da In Lee who interviewed students to get their reaction regarding the election- this was played in the intro of this podcast, to Kurt Swan Jr. for a student music submission (outro music) from Black Swan Productions, and to Tone Jonez. Intro: Rage Donate Trump and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) The Illinois ACA Marketplace Frustrations with the ACA Uninsured individuals gaining healthcare coverage via the ACA Benefits of the ACA – specifically for people of color Medicaid Expansion Chicago as a Sanctuary City: here, here & here Interview with Dr. Linda Rae Murray: “Sometimes it pays to break the rules” – Dr. Murray Fee for Service Canada’s Healthcare System Pipeline Programs Under-funding education in IL Dr. Steve Whitman: here & here Project Brotherhood Cook County Trauma Unit Woodlawn Health Center Black Reconstruction by W.E.B Du Bois: here & here In the Shadow of the Poorhouse by Michael Katz The Philadelphia Negro by W.E.B Du Bois: here & here Outro: ChicagoCHEC 2017 Summer Research Fellows Program Kurt Swan Jr. Tone Jonez – Song title: Freedom www.skinnytreespodcast.com