Urban Medicine (UMed) Mission

The mission of the UMed curriculum is: "To admit, prepare and graduate physicians who will - after completing residency training - practice in urban communities in any specialty deemed as needed for those communities"

Rationale

The medical care needs of urban residents continue to challenge physicians and other practitioners involved in health care delivery. Disparities in health outcomes based on gender, ethnic, and a number of socio-economic factors have been well documented, and are more likely to be encountered in diverse urban settings. As a leader in educating a diverse physician workforce, UIC is uniquely positioned to address the preparation of future leaders in urban medicine.

If you...

• Enjoy working with people of diverse cultural backgrounds,
• Have been involved in extracurricular activities in urban communities,
• Are interested in the factors that cause and perpetuate health and health care disparities,
• Have taken courses in social and behavioral sciences that have exposed you to issues affecting various groups in society,
• Are fluent in a language other than English, and have used it in a clinical setting,
• Are interested in complementary and alternative medicine modalities,
  

...then UMed may be for you!