The mission of The Center for Health and the Social Sciences (CHeSS) is to support and encourage interdisciplinary health and social science research at The University of Chicago. The Center provides infrastructure including: administrative assistance for collaborations; pre- and post-award grants management; computer, data, and methodological support; and shared space. Activities within the Center are organized within and across Programs focusing on specific topic areas at the interface of health and the social sciences. Each Program has affiliated faculty and designated leaders, who together determine the Program’s development.
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Nirav Shah, a lecturer in the Department of Medicine, Monica Vela, assistant professor of Medicine, and Marshall Chin, professor and associate chief of the section of General Internal Medicine, are quoted in an editorial about President Obama’s efforts to reform the country’s ailing healthcare system.
