University of Illinois College of Medicine

The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine offers a four-year program leading to the MD degree at four different sites in Illinois: Chicago, Peoria, Rockford, and Urbana–Champaign.

The Chicago campus of the College of Medicine is the administrative home for the dean and all other college-wide officers, as well as serving as the Chicago program site. Located on the Near West Side in one of the world’s largest medical center districts, it is part of the UIC health science campus that includes the colleges of Applied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, and the School of Public Health.

Approximately 300 students graduate with the MD degree each year through the UIC system.

The College of Medicine has a total faculty in all sites of approximately 4,000, counting regular faculty and affiliates. The surrounding health science center, of which University of Illinois College of Medicine is a part, also comprises the University of Illinois Medical Center, the College of Nursing, the College of Pharmacy, the College of Dentistry, and the College of Public Health and Applied Health Sciences. The College of Medicine's Chicago campus sits on a plot of land once occupied by West Side Park, the former home of the Chicago Cubs.

History

The College of Medicine, originally an independent institution, opened on September 26, 1882 as the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago (P&S) with 100...
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