What is UI Health?
Dedicated to the pursuit of health equity, UI Health provides comprehensive care, education, and research to train healthcare leaders and foster healthy communities in Illinois and beyond.
Community-Based Health Equity
UI Health Points of Pride
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$ 491 M Total annual Health Sciences Research Funding (FY25)
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# 11 Nationally Ranked College of Pharmacy by U.S. News & World Report
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# 1 Ranked College of Pharmacy in Illinois
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1 in 8 Practicing IL Physicians Received Their MD at UIC
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Over 8,000 IL Nurses Trained at UIC
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Only Public, Research 1 University in Chicago
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40 % IL Dentists Trained at UIC
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# 11 Nationally Ranked Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
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# 22 Nationally Ranked Graduate Program in Public Health
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1 in 4 IL Social Workers Trained at UIC
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# 5 U.S. News & World Report Ranking of Applied Health Sciences BS in health information management
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7 Health Sciences Colleges at UIC
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First PhD of Biomedical & Health Informatics in Illinois
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12 Federally Qualified Mile Square Health Center locations
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# 3 U.S. News & World Report Ranking of College of Nursing RN to BSN Online Degree Completion Program
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# 1 The UI Health kidney/pancreas program was the largest such program in the U.S. for 2023
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First UI Health Specialty Care Building was first to offer single port robotic surgery in an ambulatory setting
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> 2 M UI Health provided healthcare services through more than 1.5 million patient visits in 2025
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Leader UI Health was named a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign
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4 Stars UI Health has a 4-star quality rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Accepting Applications for Health Sciences Programs
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Programming for Middle Schoolers
Mini Health Professions Program (MHPP)
Accepting applications for Spring 2027. For 4th and 5th graders, the MHPP is a hands-on program to get young people started in the health sciences.
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Programming for High Schoolers
ResearcHStart
Accepting applications for Summer 2027. Students will gain hands-on research experience, working in a faculty lab on an independent project.
Apply to ResearcHStartCancer Health Engagement Summer Scholars (CHESS)
Accepting applications for Summer 2027. The CHESS program trains and mentors high school students interested in careers focusing on cancer research and other health professions.
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Programming for College Students
Undergraduate Cancer Research Exploration and Training Experience (U-CREATE)
Accepting applications for Summer 2027. a 10-week, research-intensive summer immersion program for undergraduate students interested in pursuing careers in biomedical science, cancer research and health professions.
Apply to U-CREATEClinical Investigator Pathway Program
Accepting applications for Summer 2027. The Robert A. Winn Clinical Investigator Pathway Program (Winn CIPP) is a summer experience for medical students to explore careers in clinical research.
Apply to Winn CIPP
UI Health Spotlight
UI Health Researcher Awarded for Innovation in Health Care/Health Care Delivery
Dr. Pamela Ganschow, University of Illinois Cancer Center director of cancer prevention and survivorship clinical programs, has been recognized with the Innovation in Health Care/Health Care Delivery Award from the Institute of Medicine of Chicago for her work in cancer prevention, survivorship care and health equity.