What is UI Health?
Dedicated to the pursuit of health equity, UI Health provides comprehensive care, education, and research to train healthcare leaders and foster healthy communities in Illinois and beyond.
Community-Based Health Equity
Upcoming Community Events
Aug
1
2026
Community Wellness Fair: Together Toward Better Health
Saturday, 10:00 am–4:00 pm
America/Chicago
UIC Student Center East Tower
Sep
19
2026
UIC SparkFest: Open House for Prospective Students
Saturday, 9:00 am–2:00 pm
America/Chicago
UIC Student Center East
UI Health Points of Pride
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$ 491 M Total annual Health Sciences Research Funding (FY25)
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# 11 Nationally Ranked College of Pharmacy by U.S. News & World Report
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# 1 Ranked College of Pharmacy in Illinois
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1 in 8 Practicing IL Physicians Received Their MD at UIC
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Over 8,000 IL Nurses Trained at UIC
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Only Public, Research 1 University in Chicago
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40 % IL Dentists Trained at UIC
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# 11 Nationally Ranked Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
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# 22 Nationally Ranked Graduate Program in Public Health
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1 in 4 IL Social Workers Trained at UIC
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# 5 U.S. News & World Report Ranking of Applied Health Sciences BS in health information management
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7 Health Sciences Colleges at UIC
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First PhD of Biomedical & Health Informatics in Illinois
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11 Federally Qualified Mile Square Health Center locations
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# 3 U.S. News & World Report Ranking of College of Nursing RN to BSN Online Degree Completion Program
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# 1 The UI Health kidney/pancreas program was the largest such program in the U.S. for 2023
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First UI Health Specialty Care Building was first to offer single port robotic surgery in an ambulatory setting
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> 2 M UI Health provided healthcare services through more than 1.5 million patient visits in 2025
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Leader UI Health has been named a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign
UI Health Spotlight
UI Health Researcher Receives Distinguished Achievement Award for Promoting Respiratory Health
Dr. Lynn Gerald, visiting assistant vice chancellor for population health sciences, received a Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Thoracic Society, recognizing outstanding major contributions to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of lung disease, critical illness, or sleep disorders through leadership in research, education or clinical care.
More About the Distinguished Achievement Award»
Health/Medicine News & Events from UIC
Aug
1
2026
Aug
21
2026
Atkins Medicinal Plant Garden Walk
August 21, 2026
Aug
27
2026
University of Illinois Cancer Center Annual Trainee Meeting
August 27, 2026
Sep
11
2026
Illinois Eye Symposium on Inflammation and Infection
September 11, 2026
Oct
15
2026
2026 Non-coding RNA Symposium
October 15, 2026