As resident pediatricians, we are privileged to care for Chicago’s children. We recognize that we practice in a segregated area where systemic racism affects the health and futures of children and their families. Our city and our healthcare system need to do better, and we pledge to take sustainable action.

Today we come together to affirm that:

We stand in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
We recognize that we carry implicit biases and will work to understand and combat them.
We are committed to working as allies and fiercely advocating for the communities we serve.

Black Lives Matter.

The Pediatric Residents of Advocate Children’s Hospital — Oak Lawn, Advocate Children’s Hospital — Park Ridge, Ann and Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Loyola University Medical Center, Rush University Children’s Hospital, John H. Stroger Jr., Hospital of Cook County, University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital, and University of Illinois in Chicago