Our Programs

Medical Students

Medicina Fellows (Lunch & Learn): Is a two-year program which prepares students to become physician-leaders.

Program Advancing Research for Equity (PARE): An 8-week program introduces second year medical students to the field of biomedical and clinical research

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Undergraduate Programs

Latino Health Science Enrichment Program: A 6-week summer academic enrichment program open to incoming UIC freshman from the Chicagoland and neighboring suburbs.

Program Advancing Research for Equity (PARE): Provides research opportunities to third and fourth year pre-medical undergraduate students interested in minority health and health disparities.

Medicina Scholars: A 3-year program that guides and supports undergraduate students interested in the medical profession, or other health professions with the ultimate goal of preparing students to become competitive applicants for medical school admissions or admission to other health profession schools such as nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, etc.

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High School Students

Medicina Academy Apprentice: MAAP is a 3-year academic enrichment program that prepares high school students for future careers in medicine and the health sciences.

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Stipends

Stipends (when available) for program participants are offered through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant to eligible students.

In order to qualify, students must meet educational and/or income requirements (described by HRSA Eligibility Requirements below)

  • Be a citizen, non-citizen national of the United States, an individual lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States, or any other “qualified alien” under section 431(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-193, as amended. Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible to participate due to our funding restrictions from the Health Resources and Services Administration
  • HRSA Educational and Income Requirements:
    • Economically Disadvantaged
      Individuals are considered from an “economically disadvantaged” background if they come from a family with an annual income below a level based on low-income thresholds, according to family size established by the U.S. Census Bureau, adjusted annually for changes in the Consumer Price Index, and adjusted by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), for use in all health professions programs. The Secretary updates these income levels in the Federal Register annually. The Secretary defines a “low-income family/household” for various health professions programs included in Titles Ill, VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act, as having an annual income that does not exceed 200 percent of the Department’s poverty guidelines. A family is a group of two or more individuals related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together. A household may be only one person. Please utilize the 2025 Poverty Guidelines published by HHS, to determine if you can claim an Economically Disadvantaged status.
    • Educationally Disadvantaged
      Individuals are considered from an “educationally disadvantaged” background if they come from a social, cultural, or educational environment that has demonstrably and directly inhibited the individual from obtaining the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to develop and participate in a health professions education or training program. Applicants must use the criteria below to claim an Educationally Disadvantaged background. You must meet one or more of the following criteria to qualify under the educationally disadvantaged background status:

      • Is first-generation in their family to attend college. Please note, the most recent annual data available for the following criteria is found on the state Department of Education website, where the student last attended or graduated from high school. The threshold for “Low” is determined by each individual state.
      • Graduated from (or attended) a high school, based on the most recent annual data available, which either had a:
        • Low percentage of seniors receiving a high school diploma; or
        • Low percentage of high school graduates who attend college the following year after graduation
        • Graduated from (or attended) a high school with low per capita funding.
        • Graduated from (or attended) a high school where – based on the most recent annual data available – many of the enrolled students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.