The Academic Assistance Program (AAP) is designed to aid the College in its retention on minority and disadvantaged students enrolled in the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine- UHP. The Academic Assisitance Program assists students facing academic difficulty via year-round tutorials and counseling program.  Both faculty and upper-class medical students are involved in this effort.  Emphasis is placed on early identification of students having a difficult time with their course work.  The Program has two components: 1) a structured review program, offered during the academic year, and 2) personal counseling and mentoring activities. Although the College of Medicine has four regional sites, the AAP is available for the Urban Health Program students during all four years of medical study.  The College of Medicine and the Urban Health Program currently employs two Academic Skills Specialist to conduct the activities of the AAP.

 

Eligibility for Services:

Participants must be Urban Healh Program students, enrolled in UIC-COM.

 

Summer Prematriculation Program (SPP)

Each summer, the staff of the College of Medicine and Urban Health Program conducts the Summer Prematriculation Program. The Program's major objective is to help make the transition from College of Medicine School for students smooth. The Program provides participants with an intensive introduction to the medical school curriculum.

 

Participation in the Summer Prematriculation Program is based upon a number of factors.  Factors may include: MCAT performance, undergraduate grade point average, non-traditional student status, etc. Participants invited to this program must be accepted to the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, either traditionally or conditionally. While participation in this program is voluntary, the track record demonstrates its effectiveness.  A study comparing the performance of SPP participants and non-participants showed better results for participation in three academic components: Gross Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology.

 

Eligibility for Participation

Must be offered traditional or conditional admission to the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and formally invited to participate.