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College of Medicine to Celebrate Virtual Commencement on May 7

The University of Illinois College of Medicine 139th commencement will celebrate the College’s students with a virtual livestream. When: Friday, May 7, 2021 Pre-ceremony Slideshow: 1:30 p.m. Ceremony Opening: 2 p.m. Link to…

From left, Mike O'Keefe of Ankura, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Robert Barish, Sallie and Bruce Pasquinelli, Trustee Ramon Cepeda, Trustee Stuart King, IL Senate Pres. Don Harmon, UIC Chancellor Michael Amiridis, University of Illinois System President Timothy Killeen, College of Medicine Dean Mark Rosenblatt, UIC Student Trustee Jocelyn Bravo and CEO of UI Health Michael Zenn break ground for the Outpatient Surgery Center on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, at UI Health in Chicago, Ill. (Joshua Clark/University of Illinois Chicago)

Ground broken for new outpatient surgery center

“It is a great pleasure this morning to welcome you to our university and to share this groundbreaking ceremony as a celebration of the future and as a sign of our strength and…

Aerial view of College of Medicine buildings (Photo: Brad Cavanaugh)

192 UI COM students graduate early

Today, 192 medical students from the University of Illinois College of Medicine, one of the largest and most diverse medical schools in the country, will graduate early. Among the early grads, about one-third…

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Four UIC leaders named 'Notable Women in Health Care'

Terri Weaver, dean and professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Nursing; Dr. Joan Briller, professor of clinical medicine (cardiology and obstetrics and gynecology) at the UIC College of Medicine;…

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2019 UIC Distinguished Professors

The UIC Distinguished Professorship recognizes scholarship, creativity and leadership. Faculty members are nominated by their peers and are selected by a committee that includes others who have received the honor. This year’s distinguished…

Richard Stringham, associate professor of clinical family medicine and assistant dean for curriculum in the College of Medicine.

Excellence in Teaching: Richard Stringham

Each year, UIC honors some of its most dedicated and outstanding teachers with the Award for Excellence in Teaching. The winners, who receive a $5,000 salary increase, are selected by past recipients of…

UI Health Craniofacial Center’s Alma Moya and patient.

Craniofacial center to celebrate 70 years

The UI Health Craniofacial Center will celebrate its 70th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the center will host a multidisciplinary patient care symposium Sept. 6 at UIC Student Center West. The…

College of Medicine’s Simulation and Integrative Learning

UIC opens three new health care simulation centers

View the fact sheet This fall, the University of Illinois at Chicago celebrates the opening of three health care simulation centers. The facilities, which are run individually by the university’s College of Medicine,…

Boosting the anti-inflammatory action of the immune system

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a molecular switch that causes immune cells called macrophages to clean up cellular debris caused by infections instead of contributing to inflammation and…