The Rush Women Mentoring Program fosters professional development and a sense of community and collaboration among women faculty at Rush University. In this series, we highlight program mentors and mentees and learn more about how mentoring has impacted them.
Laura Deon, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rush Medical College, joined Rush in 2011.
I completed my physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at University of Texas Southwestern and my pediatric rehabilitation fellowship at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. I currently care for patients with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, traumatic brain injuries, and other congenital or neurological injuries that can affect normal development in childhood.
The chance to change the lives of children with disabilities and improve their comfort, care and quality of life drew me to my specialty.
It is a wonderful hospital system that was missing a pediatric rehabilitation program. I was excited to develop a new program in a place where there was a great need.
It is a wonderful opportunity and can be beneficial to everyone involved when you are able to match with someone who has time in their schedule and has common career paths or ideals.
Do as much as you can in the way of clinical rotations, volunteering and research.
I enjoy traveling to new places, exercising, dancing, entertaining family and friends, and cooking.
After starting his career as a surgical technologist, Owen McKinley is earning his master’s in cardiovascular perfusion — and pursuing his passion for statistics at the same time
