Programs
- Academic Summer Program Integrating Resources for Excellence
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- ASPPH/CDC Public Health Fellowship Program
- ASPPH/EPA Fellowship
- Cancer Health Equity Summer Scholars (CHESS)
- Chicago Academic Medicine Program (CAMP 1)
- Chicago Academic Medicine Program (CAMP 2)
- Chicago Area Health and Medical Careers Program (CAHMCP)
- Chicago CHEC Program
- Chicago EYES (Educators and Youth Enjoy Science)
- Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Career and Technical Education (CTE)
- Clinical Lab Development Program
- Collegiate Scholars Program
- CPASS STEMM Scholars Academy
- Cultivating Health & Aging Researchers by Intergrating Science, Medicine and Aging (CHARISMA)
- Daniel Hale Williams Society
- Dentistry Annual Urban Health Program Open House
- Dentistry Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (PAP)
- Dentistry Summer Dental Admission Test (DAT) Preparation
- Dentistry Summer Pre-Matriculation Program
- Discovering Healthcare Careers
- Diversity In Surgery Visiting Sub-Internship Program
- Early Opportunity Program
- Early Outreach Program
- E-Cademy
- Electroneurodiagnostic (END) Technologist
- ENpowered
- Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Chicago
- Full Spectrum Birth Justice Doula Certification Course
- Graduate Training Program in Breast Cancer Disparities
- Health Professionals Recruitment and Exposure Program (HPREP)
- Health Professionals Recruitment and Exposure Program (HPREP)- Loyola
- High School Pharmacy Camp
- High School Pharmacy Workshop
- Hispanic Center of Execellence
- Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD)
- INSPIRE
- Internal Medicine Summer Immersion Program
- Katz and Manne Research Institute Summer Scholars Program
- La Academia de Padres (The Parents Academy)
- Latino Health Science Enrichment Program (LaHSEP 3)
- Learning Labs
- L@S Ganas Research Fellowship
- Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program (MEDPREP)
- Medical Education Careers Exposure Emergency Preparedness (MedCEEP)
- Medicina Academy Apprentice Program (MAAP)
- MedSTEM Explorers
- MedSTEM Pathways
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- Mini Health Professions Program
- National Medical Fellowship Program
- Neuroscience Early Stage Scientist Training Program
- NFL Diversity In Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative
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- Northwestern Medicine Scholars Program
- Northwestern - NU DOCS
- Nursing INSPIRE
- Office of Diversity and Inclusion-- Pre-Matriculation Program
- One Summer Chicago
- P4 Physician Preparatory Pipeline Program
- Portal To Biomedical Research Careers Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (UIC PBRC PREP)
- Post-Baccalaureate Admissions Program
- Pre-Health Academic Readiness (PHAR) Undergraduate Summer Program
- Pre-Matriculation Program
- Program Advancing Research for Equity (PARE)
- Public Health Scholarship Program
- Research and Education for the Advancement of Compassionate Health Care (REACH) Program
- researchSTART
- Rosalind Franklin Mini Medical School & Parent Hero Academy
- RURAL HEALTH EXPERIENCE (RHE)
- Rush Mini Medical Program
- Schweitzer Fellows Program
- SI Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (SI Bridges)
- Sinai Youth Summer Employment
- Social Worker Opportunity Tracks (SWOT)
- SpHeres
- STEM College of DuPage
- Summer Medical Research Training (SMaRT) Program
- Summer Pharmacy Institute
- Summer Pre-Matriculation Program
- Summer Program in Vascular Neurology
- Summer Programs in Biomedical Sciences
- Summer Programs in Biomedical Sciences for High School Students -STEM CAMP
- Summer Programs in Biomedical Sciences for High School Students (STEM CAMP)
- Summer Programs in Biomedical Sciences for High School Students -Summer Science Internship
- Summer Undergraduate REsearch Program on Health Disparities
- TEACH Research
- Test Program
- The Diversity Clerkship in Trauma Burn Care and Research
- The Pritzker School of Medicine Experience in Research (PSOMER)
- UHP Health Exploration Scholars (HES)
- UIC Cities Mentor Project
- UIC College of Dentistry Urban Health Program Dental Camp
- UIC PUBH100 Health and the Public Course- Highschool/UIC Dual Enrollment
- UI Health CHAMPIONS
- Undergraduate Research Symposium
- UP On EHS
- UP On EHS Internship Program
- Urban Bridges Medical Mentoring Physician Pipeline Program
- Urban Health Club
- Urban Health Mentorship Program
- Urban Health Program (UHP) Preparing Scholars for Academic Success (PASS)
- Urban Medicine (UMed) Program
- Urban Pipeline Program (UPP)
- Virtual Mentor Program
- Visiting Student Elective Program for Students Underrepresented in Medicine
- Young Doctors Program
La Academia de Padres (The Parents Academy)
University of Illinois Chicago Hispanic Center of Excellence
The Academia de Padres is a special program for the parents of Latino students who are interested in pursuing careers in the medical profession. This program is designed to provide a holistic support system to increase the social and cultural capital of college-bound students. Research shows that parents who are equipped to help their children through the college application process have a greater rate of acceptance to college and completing a college degree. Parents who participate in this program are invited to monthly seminars where they are exposed to information about the higher education system and are given the tools to best support their children through the educational development process. The seminars are in Spanish and take place on Saturdays at UIC throughout the school year. The program is free of cost.
Program Components
Desired Outcomes
Focus and outcomes: For parents of students interested in medical and health careers The program is in Spanish Participants feel more prepared to guide their child and have a better understanding of navigating the higher education system and their child's career interest
Program Location
Settings: In-person
In-person location: UIC Campus
Timing
Time periods: During the academic year
Program Information
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Program Sustainability
Affiliated Programs
Hispanic Center of Excellence, UIC College of Medicine
Eligibility Criteria and How to Apply
Application Timeline
July 2025
Eligibility Criteria
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Other
Eligibility criteria and how to apply: must be a parent of a high school or college-age student interested in medical and health careers Be available to attend monthly Saturday sessions at UIC College of Medicine Parents must submit an application The deadline for the 2025-2026 academic year is July 10, 2025