Our Students

MCHP Student Body

Our students are quite diverse in terms of racial and ethnic backgrounds, academic backgrounds, work experiences, and career goals.  While they share a commitment to improving the health of women, children, and families, each student is unique in terms of their background and what they hope to achieve upon graduating from the MCH program.

MCHP Student Accomplishments

Our students are committed to excellence in academics, research, service and leadership.  Their performance in all these areas has been recognized through various awards and honors.  Just in the past two years, our students were the recipients of the following selected awards and honors:

• Loretta Pratt Lacey Memorial Scholarship. This second memorial scholarship is awarded to doctoral students who demonstrate commitment to working on women's and girl's health issues within the African-American community.
• Doctoral Research Award. This award was given by the UIC School of Public Health at the First Annual Student Research Forum in recognition of outstanding research at the doctoral level.
• Master’s Research Award. This award was given by the UIC School of Public Health at the First Annual Student Research Forum in recognition of outstanding research at the master’s level.
• Paul Q. Peterson Scholarship. This award is given in recognition of excellence in the practical application of public health delivery and research.
• APHA MCH Section Fellows.The APHA MCH section fellows are selected from MCH students across the nation based on their distinguished scholarship, leadership and commitment to maternal and child health.
• University of Illinois Alumni Association’s Student Leadership Award. This award is given to graduating students in recognition of their contributions as leaders of the various societies, groups and organizations at the university.

MCHP Students LIVE!

We will be holding informational teleconferences throughout the year where prospective students will be able to call in to ask current MCHP students questions about our program.  We are also working on a student discussion board that will be launched later this year.  To learn more about the teleconference and/or how to connect with current MCHP students, please contact Kate Barcal at 312.413.5625 or kbarcal@uic.edu.