Programs
- Academia De Padres (Parents Academy)
- Academic Summer Program Integrating Resources for Excellence
- Artifice Chicago
- ASPPH/CDC Public Health Fellowship Program
- ASPPH/EPA Fellowship
- ASPPH/EPA Public Health Fellowship Program
- 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)
- Collegiate Scholars Program
- 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 Admission Program (PAP)
- Dentistry Summer Dental Admission Test (DAT) Preparation
- Dentistry Summer Pre-Matriculation Program
- Discovering Healthcare Careers
- Diversity In Surgery Visiting Sub-Internship Program
- Diversity Scholars Program
- Early Opportunity Program
- Early Outreach Program
- E-Cademy
- Electroneurodiagnostic (END) Technologist
- ENpowered
- Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Chicago
- 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
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- Hispanic Center of Execellence
- Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD)
- INSPIRE
- Internal Medicine Summer Immersion Program
- Katz and Manne Research Institute Summer Scholars Program
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- Latino Science Enrichment Program
- L@S Ganas Research Fellowship
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- MedSTEM Explorers
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- NFL Diversity In Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative
- NM GCM Grosvenor Discovery Program
- Northwestern Medicine Scholars Program
- Northwestern University Cancer Undergraduate Research and Education Program (NU-CURE)
- NU DOCS
- 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
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- Schweitzer Fellows Program
- SI Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (SI Bridges)
- Sinai Youth Summer Employment
- SMASH Illinois
- SpHeres
- STEM College of DuPage
- STEMM Scholars Academy
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- Summer Pre-Matriculation Program
- Summer Program in Vascular Neurology
- 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
- The Diversity Clerkship in Trauma Burn Care and Research
- The Pritzker School of Medicine Experience in Research (PSOMER)
- UHP Health Exploration Scholars (HES)
- 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)
- Visiting Student Elective Program for Students Underrepresented in Medicine
- Young Doctors Program
Portal To Biomedical Research Careers Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (UIC PBRC PREP)
The University of Illinois Chicago: Graduate College
UIC PBRC PREP is a program for recent, or soon to be, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) baccalaureate graduates who aspire to enter PhD programs and wish to pursue a research career in the biomedical sciences. UIC PBRC PREP helps undergraduate students augment and strengthen their research skills and laboratory experience, builds on a foundation of academic skills, critical thinking, written and oral communication, and prepares the student for GRE testing. Students first engage in early June 2022 in a 8-week summer "Boot Camp" course to broaden their skills in preparation for graduate school programs, and work in a major research laboratory in the final ten months of the program. Students are financially supported through the program with a $29K salary. Campus housing is provided during the initial month of the program. This gives the PREP Scholars time to learn more about living in Chicago and find suitable housing in the city for the remainder of the year. The "boot camp" course involves daily presentations and discussions on various topics of interest to the Scholars. Scholars review three manuscripts, each from a different faculty investigator. They then prepare three short oral presentations in consultation with each of the three laboratories by interviewing the principal investigator (PI) and research lab fellows. Thus, the Scholars learn more about the individual faculty and their lab research, and the faculty interact with the Scholars. Scholars and faculty submit a ranking of preferences, and the Program Directors then help in the assignment of a Scholar to a research laboratory for the remainder of the program. Scholars present posters at national conference, like ABRCMS, during the year.
Program Components
Primary Areas of Focus
- Academic preparation (e.g., increasing STEM knowledge
- Retention or completion of health professions degree programs (support for those currently enrolled)
Program Location
Settings: inperson,virtual
Timing
Time periods: None
Program Components
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Mentoring (e.g. pairing with current health profession student)
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Professional skills development (e.g. teamwork, ethical conduct)
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Research experience (e.g. summer program)
Program Information
Education Levels
Eligibility Criteria and How to Apply
Eligibility Criteria
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Academic
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Underrepresented racial and/or ethnic background
Belong to a group underrepresented in biomedical research, including those from racial or ethnic minorities, those with disabilities, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Required Application Documents
Financial Assistance
Students are financially supported through the program with a $29K salary.
Contact Information
Bernard D Santarsiero, Program Coordinator
Email: bds@uic.edu