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About
the Urban Health Program
Urban
Health Program Students
Urban Health Program
Pre-Health Student Organization
Urban
Health Program Services
Academic Center for Excellence
Early Outreach Program (EOP)
Physician Scientist Training Program
Colleges and Support Units
Urban Health Program Administration
Community Advisory Council
Health Professions Seminar (HPS) Series
Health
Sciences Colleges
UHP Resource Center
Office of Admissions and Records (OAR)
In
1978, the Urban Health Program (UHP) was created to recruit, retain
and graduate students from groups underrepresented in the health professions,
specifically African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans who
desire to practice in medically underserved urban areas. The ultimate
goal is to train a cadre of underrepresented health professionals,
Masters and Doctoral graduates dedicated to improving the quality and
availability of health care services in underserved urban areas.
The UHP reaches students at an early stage in their education and helps them develop the basic skills necessary to prepare for a career in the health professions. Promising underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students are identified from Kindergarten through high school, junior colleges, and universities/colleges who exhibit the interest and potential for completing a health education curriculum.
The Urban Health Program provides essential support systems for the retention of students through graduation. These programs are implemented to increase the numbers of students in the health careers pipeline. Each of the Health Sciences Colleges (the Colleges of Applied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and the Graduate College), the Early Outreach Program (College of Education) and Support Units (Academic Center for Excellence, and the Office of Admissions and Records) develop specific programs aimed at increasing the numbers of underrepresented biomedical researchers and health care professionals prepared to work in urban communities.
Facts and Statistics
- Black Issues in Higher Education has continued to rank UIC between third and fourth over the past 15 years as one of the top 100 institutions to grant the most professional degrees in Medicine. It graduates more students than any other U.S medical school, except Howard and Meharry.
- Approximately 70% of African American and Latino physicians who practice in Chicago are UIC graduates.
- UIC Medical Center provides primary and multi-specialty care, with more than 600,000 patient visits, to adults and children, treating a broad range of medical conditions and is one the nation’s most prominent research and teaching centers.
- UIC Medical Center and Clinics, serves approximately, 50% African American and 25% Latino patients.
- Urban Health Program Degrees (1975-2004)
Numbers were compiled from date received from the Office of Data Resources and Institutional Analysis and from the health sciences units .
| Unit | Total |
| Medicine | 1,607 |
| Pharmacy | 282 |
| Dentistry | 209 |
| Public Health | 381 |
| Applied Health Sciences | 724 |
| Nursing | 575 |
| Graduate | 143 |
| Total Degrees | 3,921 |
An UHP student is:-
A student that is a member of a group that is underrepresented in the health professions and is committed to practice in a medically underserved urban area, or;
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an elementary, Middle School through High School student who participates in UHP pipeline program and/or;
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an Undergraduate student interested in a health profession and participates in a UHP Pre-Health Professions club or other UHP activities.
The UHP Pre-Health Professions
Student Organization is a student organization for undergraduate students
interested in one of the health professions and in practicing in a medically
underserved urban community. The Organization provides a venue for students
to network with UHP students in the health sciences colleges, health
care professionals in the community, and with UIC faculty and administrators
while considering and preparing for a health profession.
Membership includes current UIC undergraduate students, faculty and staff, as well as health professions alumni and honorary members. All individuals are eligible for memberships without regard to race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin. Members attend bi-monthly general meetings and are invited to the weekly executive board meetings.
For More Information
Dr. Michael Toney, Academic Advisor, at 312-355-3099 or mtoney@uic.edu.
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Comprehensive orientation to the health professions programs and to the UIC campus.
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Application and enrollment assistance.
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Individualized counseling, academic support, and mentoring.
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Links to UIC student support networks.
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Career planning and course selection.
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UIC visitation opportunities.
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Networking opportunities among students, faculty, and staff.
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College awareness and preparation workshops for elementary through high school audiences.
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Access to the UHP Resource Center, an information and referral service for students.
The Urban Health Program (UHP) Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) is a multifaceted academic support program which primarily provides guidance and assistance to underrepresented undergraduate students interested in the health professions. The UHP-ACE offers individualized academic counseling, conducts learning and study assessments and offers workshops to improve the following skills:
- General study
- Test anxiety reduction
- Memory improvement
- Positive behavior tactics
- Test taking and analysis
- Critical reading and thinking
For More Information
Bernadine Canada, UHP Assistant Director at 312-413-7457 or bernacan@uic.edu
Academic
Center for Excellence
The Early Outreach Program (EOP) is a pre-college pipeline program
for talented African American, Hispanic, and Native American students
in grades 4 through 12. Programs include:
- Saturday College —a long-term developmental program for students in grades six through twelve.
- Hispanic Math/Science Education Initiative for Hispanic high school students.
- Young Scientist Program for children in grades four through six.
- Summer Prep Program—an academic summer camp for students in grades four through eight interested in science and mathematics.
- Health Science Enrichment Program and the Public Health Institute for high school students interested in the health professions.
- The Parent Network—The Parent Organization to Saturday College.
For More Information
Deborah Umrani, UHP Director at 312-996-2549 or godisall@uic.edu
Early Outreach
Program
The
Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) is a UHP Partnership Program
with Temple University School of Medicine. PSTP is a national science
pipeline program to increase the number of minorities in biomedical
research careers from 7 th grade through medical/graduate school. The
goal of the program is to produce minority physicians with the combined
M.D./Ph.D. degree or minority Ph.D. biomedical researchers. The UIC PSTP
Summer Residential component matches students with prominent medical
researchers from the UIC College of Medicine.
For More Information
Deborah Umrani, UHP Director at 312-996-2549 or godisall@uic.edu.
In order to provide the support systems essential to the retention of students through graduation each of the colleges and support units developed specific programs aimed at increasing the numbers of biomedical and health care professionals prepared to work in urban communities.
The UHP education and training initiatives are carried out by the six Health Sciences Colleges: Applied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and the School of Public Health; the Graduate College and support units, Early Outreach Program-College of Education, Academic Center for Excellence, and the Office of Admissions and Records.
Each component has a UHP Director whose charge is to monitor academic progress of each UHP student and to provide a series of activities, programs and seminars that prepare them for their future academic and professional roles.
In addition, the UHP in collaboration with its UIC campus
partners the African American
Academic Network, the Latin
American Recruitment and Educational Services , the Native
American Support Program, the President’s Leadership Program,
and the Trio
Academic Support Program, provides
guidance
and assistance to undergraduate students interested in the health professions.
The Urban Health Program Directors from each of the Health Sciences Colleges, the Graduate College, Early Outreach Program, Support Units and the UHP Administrative Office, form the UHP Management Team. The Associate Provost and Executive Director provides leadership and coordination of the recruitment and retention activities and programs across the UHP colleges. The UHP Administrative Staff, the Management Team and the Community Advisory Council work together to provide a seamless and comprehensive approach to address the individual needs of students in the Urban Health Program.
Each UHP Director’s charge is to monitor academic progress of the UHP students in their colleges and/or units and to provide a series of activities, programs and seminars that prepare UHP students for their future academic and professional roles.
For More Information
Call 312-996-7727.
The Community Advisory Council (CAC) was created as a forum for community leaders, educators, health professionals, and others to assist UIC in its efforts to increase the number of underrepresented health professionals and to improve healthcare services in underserved urban areas. Since its inception, UHP has enjoyed strong cooperation with educational and civic institutions, businesses, and the community at large.
The Health Professions Seminar (HPS) Series, entitled “Prescriptions for a Successful Health Career,” are designed to be interactive and feature health professionals from Chicago communities. Health professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds speak on their chosen profession and share their personal, educational and professional journeys—the challenges, the joys of their work, their motivation, and lessons learned.
An additional component is the UIC Health Sciences Colleges Informational Fair, whereby students can acquire specific information about the specific health sciences college—Applied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health and the Graduate College.
The UHP Resource Center is the only office on the UIC campus which exclusively serves underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students who are pre-health majors. The overall goal is twofold:
- To facilitate a smooth transition of underrepresented undergraduate students into the health professions colleges, preferably at UIC, and
- To increase the numbers of health care professionals committed to practicing in underserved urban communities or Health Professions Shortage Areas of Illinois.
Individualized support services as well as special programs are provided to the students and coordinated by the UHP Director of Student Programs and Assessment. Services include:
- Comprehensive orientation to the health professions programs.
- Application and enrollment assistance.
- Individualized counseling, academic support, and mentoring.
- Links to UIC student support networks.
- Career planning and course selection.
- UIC visitation opportunities.
- Networking opportunities among students, faculty, and staff.
The UHP education and training initiatives are carried out by the six Health Sciences Colleges: Applied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and the School of Public Health; and the Graduate College. Each of the colleges develops specific programs aimed at increasing the numbers of biomedical and health care professionals prepared to work in urban communities. In addition, they provide the support systems essential to the retention of students through graduation.
Each college has a UHP Director whose charge is
to monitor academic progress of the UHP students in their colleges and
to provide a series of activities, programs and seminars that prepare
the UHP students for their future academic and professional roles.
The Office of Admissions and Records serves as the initial contact for many of the Urban Health Program participants. The goal is to inform current and prospective students about the many opportunities available through UHP. There is UHP representation at all recruitment events including High-School visits, Community College open houses and Articulation Conferences. In addition, OAR sponsors several Preview Days throughout the year where prospective students can obtain information about UIC’s program, admission, campus housing and financial aid.
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