All Programs
Chicago CHEC Program
Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative
The ChicagoCHEC Fellows program is a comprehensive learning experience for undergraduate and postbaccalaureate students at Northeastern Illinois University, University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern University, the City Colleges of Chicago, and other Community/ Junior Colleges in the Chicago metropolitan area who are planning to apply …
College Students, Post-Baccalaureate Students
Chicago EYES (Educators and Youth Enjoy Science)
The University of Chicago
Chicago EYES (Educators and Youth Enjoy Science) on Cancer is a cancer research training program for high school and college students interested in careers in biomedicine. The program also welcomes secondary science educators. For two consecutive summers, participants work full time in the laboratories of …
High School Students, College Students
Medicine
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Chicago Public Schools
The CPS CTE program was established by the Cook County President’s and the City of Chicago Mayor’s offices to increase the number of Chicago’s youth recruited into Chicago’s healthcare workforce. Students in this program will take part in an honors program that will prepare them …
High School Students
Medicine
Collegiate Scholars Program
The University of Chicago
During the summer months, Collegiate Scholars take courses in humanities, social sciences, and mathematics, taught by University of Chicago faculty on the UChicago campus. Throughout the academic year, scholars engage in a series of enrichment activities focused on leadership development, civic engagement, college advising, academic …
High School Students
Other
Cultivating Health & Aging Researchers by Intergrating Science, Medicine and Aging (CHARISMA)
University of Chicago - Biological Sciences
CHARISMA is a program that prepares undergraduate students from populations underrepresented in medicine and the sciences to become clinical research leaders to address the health needs of an aging America. A diverse medical and scientific workforce is critical to ensuring that the knowledge available to …
College Students
Medicine, Other
Daniel Hale Williams Society
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
The Daniel Hale Williams Society of the Feinberg School of Medicine was created in 2018 to address the need to focus on the recruitment of Black or African-American males into the medical profession. A recent report from the American Association of Medical Colleges indicates that …
College Students
Medicine
Dentistry Annual Urban Health Program Open House
The University of Illinois at Chicago- Urban Health Program (UHP)
The College of Dentistry Urban Health Programs are focused on providing programming, resources and support for traditionally underrepresented students, which gives them early exposure to the dental professions. The UHP hosts events that bring together current and former students that have had similar paths growing …
High School Students, College Students
Dentistry
Dentistry Post-Baccalaureate Admission Program (PAP)
University of Illinois - College of Dentistry
The Post-Baccalaureate Program is a collaborative effort between the College of Dentistry and the College of Medicine and provides an opportunity for an invited group of underrepresented minority (URM) students who have applied for admission to the College of Dentistry to participate in a yearlong …
Post-Baccalaureate Students
Dentistry
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 graduate or professional school. The core experience for program participants will be a test preparation course for the GRE, DAT, or MCAT examinations. These courses are valued at …
High School Students, College 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 URM 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, …
Post-Baccalaureate Students, Graduate and Professional Students
Dentistry