Overview

College of Medicine / College of Medicine is located in Chicago, IL, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Department of Medical Education

Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Department of Pharmacology

Department of Physiology and Biophysics

Graduate Programs in Medicine

Professional Program in Medicine

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Doctor of Medicine/Master of Science (MD/MS)
Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD)
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)
Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	35
Doctoral Degrees	321

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,048

Applied

777

Accepted

362

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (for PhD); MCAT (for MD)

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Types of financial support available	Institutionally-sponsored Loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships

Student Body

1,581

Total Graduate Students

4%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	15.5%
Black or African American	8.35%
White or Caucasian	44%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.19%
Asian	20.81%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.13%
Two or more races	3.29%
Unknown	2.09%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (49%)

Faculty

972

Total faculty

Full-time - 622

Part-time - 350

Male (643)

Female (329)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Molecule of nerve-cell migration implicated in brain cancer, MS drug showing promise for preventing heart failure, new Alzheimer's chemical test to identify people at risk or point to new drugs
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	112,468,000

Location & Contact

Address 1200 West Harrison Street
Chicago, IL  60607
United States

Contact Dr. Dimitri T. Azar
Head
Email: dtazar@uic.edu
Phone: 312-996-3500
Fax: 312-996-9006

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