Life at the Coop

This Friday, February 26^th, is Thank A Resident Day! While all of our programs recognize your crucial contributions to the care of our patients, we want to take a moment to acknowledge all you do at Cooper. Our …

Dear colleagues,

In the spirit of Black History Month, we wanted to recognize just a handful of African American physicians whose work has gone largely unnoticed but whose impact is profound. Below, we will remember some of these unsung heroes, …

Today is National Women Physicians Day! This day celebrates the birthday of Elizabeth Blackwell, who is the first woman to receive a medical degree in the US in 1849 and a trailblazer in the field of medicine. We owe a …

Dear colleagues,

This Monday we celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. While his famous “I Have a Dream” speech was 58 years ago, his message is more present and pressing today than ever. After the events of last week, we …

While I’m sure we all tire of the social distancing, not seeing family and friends, it somehow seems more beautiful when phrased by a poet laureate. One poem by Joseph Brodsky, the US poet laureate and Nobel Prize winner originally …

As we wind down on a tiring 2020, we can still appreciate the beauty and stillness before the birth of a new year. Below is a link to the best classical tracks of modern and old classical music, including Eriks …

The burned Notre Dame stands as a shining example of resilience despite adversity and an apropos analogy to our journey through the pandemic. While the lead roof is destroyed, the oak vaults gone, and the 8,000 pipe organ now dismantled, …

Do you need to get into the holiday spirit? Our super-talented CMSRU students have an appropriately-named a cappella group which puts together a holiday music performance every year. Usually they come to perform in the hospital lobby but, this year, …