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Cancer Health Equity Summer Scholars (CHESS)
University of Illinois Cancer Center
The Cancer Health Equity Summer Scholars (CHESS) program is an eight-week summer program that trains and mentors underrepresented high school students interested in careers focusing on cancer research and other health professions. CHESS is a collaboration between the University of Illinois Cancer Center and the …
Apply: Apply by: 2026 TBD Program dates: 2026 TBD
High School Students
Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Psychology, Clinical or Counseling, Public Health, Physical Therapy, Social Work, Other
Dentistry Summer Dental Admission Test (DAT) Preparation
UIC Urban Health Program- College of Dentistry
The purpose of this program is to prepare students from disadvantaged backgrounds to be competitive applicants for dental school. The core experience for program participants will be a test preparation course for the DAT examination. In addition to strengthening test taking skills, participants will engage …
College Students, Post-Baccalaureate Students, Graduate and Professional Students
Dentistry
Dentistry Summer Pre-Matriculation Program
UIC College of Dentistry- Urban Health Program
The six-week Summer Pre-Matriculation program is designed to include academic reinforcement and motivational retention activities for students who have been accepted to dental school and want to increase their foundational knowledge in the biomedical sciences. Participants are provided with preview courses in Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology …
College Students, Post-Baccalaureate Students, Graduate and Professional Students
Dentistry
Mini Health Professions Program
UIC Urban Health Program
This pathway program is aimed at introducing 4th and 5th graders from the surrounding UIC neighborhoods to the wonders of the health sciences and the healthcare professions through lectures, experiments, and anatomical dissections. A curriculum centered upon 7 different organ systems will be taught to …
Elementary and Middle School Students
Medicine, Public Health
Pre-Health Academic Readiness (PHAR) Undergraduate Summer Program
University of Illinois Chicago
In collaboration with the Urban Health Program (UHP), the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health (SPH) is hosting an in-person four-week summer Pre-Health Academic Readiness (PHAR) program from June 24 – July 18, 2024, for incoming admitted first-year undergraduate students who are enrolled …
College Students
Public Health