Our present-day time capsule will commemorate 100 years since the establishment of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Currently ranked No. 2 in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report, it’s comprised entirely of staff members from Cincinnati Children’s—including in-house physicians, researchers and others who hold academic appointments. The Department of Pediatrics exemplifies our commitment to advancing medicine through collaboration and education.
The time capsule will also honor Benjamin Knox Rachford, MD, the first physician in the city to devote his practice to children and the first chair of the Department of Pediatrics.
With the help of chief-of-staff, Patty Manning, MD, more than 40 groups selected new contents to send 100 years into the future, such as Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vials, a 3D heart model, copies of prominent research articles, and many more items that reflect these extraordinary times and our progress in improving child health.
The current B.K. Rachford Chair, Tina Cheng, MD, MPH, led the celebration.
“Collectively, we’ve made important contributions to child health in our missions in clinical care, research, education and community/advocacy work,” says Dr. Cheng, who is also the director of the Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation and chief medical officer of the medical center. “It’s a momentous time in history as we are facing a pandemic and planning for the future amid many societal shifts.”
By looking back on past accomplishments made possible through the collaborative efforts of our institutions, our community and the charitable partners who continue to help us advance care, we can see the progress we’ve made together. And we can see that our greatest achievements for children are yet to come.
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