University of Chicago Internal Medicine Residency Program

The University of Chicago is a world-class institution with deep roots in its local community and a commitment to internal ethnic diversity. We recognize the benefits and importance of a diverse faculty and house-staff an

d are committed to this University-wide goal by working to increase diversity within the University of Chicago Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Internationally renowned for breakthroughs in medical research, leading-edge practices, and state-of-the-art facilities, the University of Chicago is heralded locally for involvement with, and accessibility to, its neighbors. As a mainstay in historic Hyde Park since 1892, the university has proudly hosted, healed and educated the area’s dynamic population for generations. Hyde Park is a vibrant, socio-economically diverse, predominantly African American community. At the University of Chicago we are honored to serve a truly diverse patient population that includes the residents of Hyde Park, patients from many other neighborhoods throughout Chicago and its suburbs, and patients referred to our medical center from throughout the Midwest.

Research on Disparities in Healthcare

The University of Chicago has many dedicated faculty members pursuing research in healthcare disparities from a variety of aspects. There are many opportunities for house staff or medical students to get involved with ongoing research. The following link provides a short description of many ongoing research projects in this area:

http://medicine.uchicago.edu/imr/imr_fac_interests.htm

If you require further information or wish to be put in touch with any of the faculty, please contact Dr. Jim Woodruff, Program Director, University of Chicago Internal Medicine Residency Training Program.

Research Supplement for Underrepresented Minorities

As part of ongoing efforts to facilitate access to our academic medical center by candidates of color, we are pleased to help raise awareness of this program announced by the NIH in 1989. As stated in the program announcement, it “was established to address the need to increase the number of underrepresented minority scientist participating in biomedical research and the health related sciences”.

A large number of researchers in the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago hold grants that are eligible for this administrative supplement. With respect to candidates for residency training, the supplement is ideally suited for 3rd and 4th year medical students (Pritzker or visiting) to support short-term projects here at the University of Chicago designed to promote exposure to health-related research. The complete program announcement can be found here.

If you require further information or wish to be put in touch with physician-scientists here at the University of Chicago with a particular area of interest please contact Dr. Jim Woodruff, Program Director, University of Chicago Internal Medicine Residency Training Program.

The University of Chicago, Department of Medicine
Visiting Clerkship Program

The Medicine Visiting Clerkship Program (MVCP) is sponsored by the University of Chicago, Department of Medicine’s Diversity Committee. This program provides support for fourth-year minority (African American, Native American, and Hispanic American) medical students to participate in internal medicine rotations through the Pritzker Medical School, Visiting Student Program.

The MVCP is designed to:

Enhance student awareness of opportunities in academic medicine
Encourage students to consider a career in academic internal medicine
To increase the number of minority students applying to the University of Chicago’s Medicine training programs

Clerkships are four to five weeks in length (calendar months) and are available, space permitting, to full-time fourth-year students in good standing at LCME accredited US medical schools. MVCP participants are assigned a faculty advisor and offered opportunities to network with other University of Chicago faculty, house staff and students.

Financial assistance (up to $350) is available toward transportation costs to and from Chicago. Financial support for housing on or near the University of Chicago campus (Hyde Park) is also available.

To download an application, click here.

For further information about the Medicine Visiting Clerkship Program, please contact:

Medicine Visiting Clerkship Program
Debra Milton, Project Coordinator
University of Chicago, Department of Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 3051
Chicago, IL 60637
Tel: (773) 702-0351 Fax: (773) 834-1173
E-mail: dmilton@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Available Rotations

A comprehensive listing of elective offerings is available here.

Rotation Dates
The academic year consists of July 1 through June 30 of each year. Most clinical electives start on the first weekday of each month. Feel free to call the project coordinator for date changes and space availability.

Selected Links

Diversity Statement, Don M. Randel, President, The University of Chicago, Autumn 2004

The University of Chicago’s diversity statement can be found here.

If you are interested in issues related to diversity or an interested minority applicant we welcome your questions. Please feel free to contact Dr. Julie Oyler, Chair of the Intern Selection Committee, by email.