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University of Illinois College of Medicine Review

About University of Illinois College of Medicine

Overview

The University of Illinois College of Medicine is a 4-year MD-granting program that has three different campuses for students: Chicago, Peoria, and Rockford. Each student will have the opportunity to rank their campus choice. Each campus offers a specific curriculum and different environments for students to learn in. In addition to the traditional MD program, they offer specialized programs in rural medical education, global medical education, urban medicine, innovation in medicine, clinician executive medicine, and innovation in rural global medicine.

Mission

The mission of the University of Illinois College of Medicine is to enhance the health of the citizens of Illinois and the nation by educating physicians and biomedical scientists, advancing knowledge in health and disease, and providing healthcare in a setting of education and research. Through a college-wide planning effort, we have developed our College of Medicine Overarching Goals within each of the three mission areas.

Vision

The School of Medicine will be recognized by its faculty, students, graduates and patients and by faculty members in other schools of medicine and research universities as one of the nation’s premier institutions for research, training and patient care. Excellence in each of its primary missions—education, clinical care, and basic, transnational and clinical research—is essential to this recognition.

Values

Excellence everywhere – in research, education and clinical work. Collaboration with all who can advance our mission at UIC and UIUC, the medical district and other institutions world-wide. Diversity- in all its forms from students, to areas of research to collaborative partners- as a means to a higher quality of health care for all. Innovation and Translation of new knowledge and new approaches to disease and health care delivery. Integrity and Commitment to the people we work with as patients, research subjects, communities and our own students, faculty and staff. The Promise of Hope for our patients and supporters by striving toward cures for diseases that have plagued humankind for millennia.

University of Illinois College of Medicine Details

1882

First Class

300

Class Size

$46,359

In-State Tuition

$93,537

Out-Of State Tuition

dual degree programs

MD/PhD
MD/MPH
MD/MBA
MD/MS

living

Campus: Chicago

Cost of Living Index:

117.8*

Walkability Score:

78**

Climate: Chicago

- Annual High Temp: 59.3°F
- Annual Low Temp: 43.3°F
- Av. Annual Rainfall: 39.04 inch

*US average index is 100

**Score 0-100

Campus: Peoria

Cost of Living Index:

79.3*

Walkability Score:

39**

Climate: Peoria

- Annual High Temp: 61.4°F
- Annual Low Temp: 42.2°F
- Av. Annual Rainfall: 36.45 inch
- Av. Annual Snowfall: 25 inch

*US average index is 100

**Score 0-100

Campus: Rockford

Cost of Living Index:

79.6*

Walkability Score:

42**

*US average index is 100

**Score 0-100

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