Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month exhibit on view in Peoria
May 2 - 31, 2022
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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The Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month exhibit, now on view in the UIC College of Medicine Peoria (UICOMP) lobby and on the gallery wall of the Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria, celebrates the work and achievements of UICOMP faculty and student members and leaders of the Asian American Student Association. Exhibit highlights include tributes to Dean Meenakshy Aiyer, M.D.; Assistant Program Director (Scholarly Work and Research) - Pediatrics Residency Amy Christison, M.D., Clerkship Co-Director-Internal Medicine Residency and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine - Internal Medicine Manajyoti Yadav, M.D., F.A.C.P.; Pediatric Residency Program Director and Associate Professor or Clinical Pediatrics Bhavana Kandikattu, M.D., F.A.A.P.; and Assistant Professor - Cancer Biology & Pharmacology Department Kiran Velpula, Ph.D., MBA.
The exhibit also features documents and ephemera from the Robah Kellogg Collection. Robah Kellogg (1920-2013) was a faculty member with the University of Illinois Chicago – College of Nursing Peoria from 1975 until she retired in 1989. During her time with UIC, she won several awards including two Golden Lamp Awards. She established the Kellogg Family Fund Scholarship for Peoria nursing students.
Presented by:
UIC Library of the Health Sciences-Peoria
Peoria Urban Health Program
Asian Medical Student Association Peoria
Date posted
May 5, 2022
Date updated
May 5, 2022