It now includes colleges of medicine, nursing, health sciences and research training. Formation of Rush University Medical Center Luke’s Hospital to form Rush-Presbyterian-St. In 1969, Rush Medical College reactivated its charter and merged with Presbyterian-St. Their nursing schools also united to create the Presbyterian-St. Luke’s merged with Presbyterian Hospital to form Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing was established in 1885. Luke’s Hospital, located on the 1400 blocks of South Michigan and Indiana avenues, was founded in 1864. Following the end of this affiliation, Rush Medical College closed its doors in 1942 for the next 27 years. Rush Medical College was affiliated with the University of Chicago from 1898 to 1941. And Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing was founded in 1903. The Rush faculty established a teaching hospital, Presbyterian Hospital, with the support of a local Presbyterian congregation in 1883. The early Rush faculty became nationally recognized for patient care, research and teaching, and was associated with a number of scientific developments and new clinical procedures. The founder of Rush Medical College, Daniel Brainard, MD, named the school in honor of Benjamin Rush, MD, the only physician with medical school training to sign the Declaration of Independence. Rush Medical College was the first medical school in Chicago, and one of the earliest in the Midwest. In fact, Rush Medical College received its charter on March 2, 1837, two days before the city of Chicago was incorporated. The Rush University Board of Overseers adopted the seal in 1999.Rush has been part of the Chicago landscape longer than any other health care institution in the city. The final elements are Chicago, the city that is home to the University, and the date of the University's founding, 1972. Superimposed on top is the stylized version of the anchor cross that was adopted in 1971 upon the merger of Rush Medical College and Presbyterian-St. Luke's hospitals in 1957 and the foundation that created the vision for Rush University. The shadow in the background is the anchor cross, a symbol of hope and steadfastness, which became the emblem of the merged Presbyterian and St. It was adopted by the Board of Trustees in September 1993 to reflect the commitment to educate caring professionals whose practice is based in knowledge. The motto, ministrare per scientiam, translated from Latin, means to minister (care for or serve) through scientific knowledge. Its two colors, green and gold, merge the tradition of the past with the custom of the present as old gold was the single historical color of Rush Medical College and green is used for the modern Medical Center. As such, it recognizes the University's overarching commitment to educating health professionals who preserve life and protect patients, and it is the distinguishing identification of Rush University. The seal of Rush University is a shield, a classic Greek symbol of preservation and protection and also a medieval British emblem used for identification.
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The current logomark (2003) uses this stylized symbol with the new, full name of the medical center, Rush University Medical Center, next to it. Rush University Medical Center Logo, circa 2003 The font of the word “RUSH” is Goudy Oldstyle. This symbol and the word “RUSH” became our logomark. In 1993 the modern logo was further refined by the graphic design firm of Kurtzman Slavin Communications to the shape it now has. This symbol first appeared on the masthead of the January 1971 issue of NewsRounds, the Medical Center’s employee newsletter. Soon thereafter general surgeon Steven Economou, MD, who was an avid graphic artist, created the modern logo, which is a secular version of the anchor cross seal, as it has no horizontal cross piece. Luke’s Medical Center in late October 1969 a new logomark was needed. With the incorporation of Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center), the logo appeared as below. Luke’s Hospital (to create Rush-Presbyterian-St. The logo evolved during the 1960s so that by the time of the 1969 merger of Rush Medical College with Presbyterian-St. Merging of two entities to form the Presbyterian-St. When the two hospitals merged, two anchor crosses were merged, to create a symbol that first appeared in the 1957 annual report of Presbyterian-St. The “anchor cross” is an historic Christian symbol of hope and steadfastness. A seal was created to represent the merger of these two historic Chicago hospitals, with their common Christian heritage. Its origins date back to the mid-1950s, when Presbyterian and St.
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