Carrie Jurkiewicz MD

Dr. Jurkiewicz received her medical degree from the Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University and is a current Chief Resident at the University of Chicago Medical Center. She is being recognized for her work with ACEP’s Wilderness Medicine Society in the development of a Wilderness Medical Adventure Race to be held at the ACEP Scientific Assembly this October.

Dr. Jurkiewicz grew up loving the outdoors and has been able to combine her passions for medicine and nature through a special interest in wilderness medicine. Her ultimate goal is to work as an expedition physician, specifically supporting scientific research.