UIC Urban Health Program

Happy Holidays from our family to yours ✨✨

The UIC T35 Short-Term Research Training Program (STRTP) will support research training for medical students in National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) mission areas for eight weeks during the summer between years one and two of medical school.

Ten positions will be available for Summer 2023. During the 8 weeks of the program, students will be expected to work a full time schedule (40 hours a week) with the objective of completing and presenting a research project, developed alongside their mentor. STRTP trainees will also participate collectively in weekly activities which will include lectures, journal club, and work in progress sessions. Students will receive a summer stipend as dictated by the NIH of approximately $4,300.

Apply here: https://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/departments/academic-departments/medicine/nephrology/research/t35-short-term-research-training-program/

For additional information, students can reach out to Natalie Meza at [email protected]

Congratulations Class of 2022! You did it! 🥳🥳 We are so incredibly proud of you and cannot wait to see how your journey continues. Wishing you well and a happy holidays!

Monday, Nov. 14 from 12 to 2 p.m. in SCW - Room 213 for the First Annual, Navie Heathcare Conference. We have limited in-person space, but the event is also open virtually.

Pre-Health Professions Crash Course, which is scheduled for Saturday, November 19, 2022 in the main lecture hall of ICO’s campus. This is an all-day symposium offering our undergraduate student partners an intensive exploration into the health professions including public health, optometry, pharmacy, dentistry, and podiatry. Our end goal as a school of optometry is to increase diversity in the optometric practice pipeline and to encourage strong advocacy between future doctors and patients from at-risk populations.

Register here: https://web.cvent.com/event/6d5e5649-3f08-44a8-8a46-70a1bc2487cb/register

UIC / UI Health is looking for a Director forOffice for Access and Equity for UI Health.

The job posting can be found here

Director, Office for Access and Equity for UI Health Position SummaryUnder the direction of the Associate Chancellor, conduct investigations into allegations of unlawful discrimination and harassment ag...

Thank you to everyone who attended

CHAMPIONS | UIC Urban Health Program coordinators attended the UI Health 2022 Bridging the Gap: Emerging Health Issues in Underrepresented Minorities Symposium.

We are saddened to share with you the passing of Dr. Rose Green Thomas. Sending love to Dr. Thomas' friends and family

Dr. Thomas served the UIC Urban Health Program (UHP) for 25 years in various roles, including UHP Director and Director of Alumni Affairs. She retired from UHP in 2005. Dr. Thomas dedicated her professional career to educational issues such as recruitment, retention, student support systems & services, as well as minority affairs and minority health care policies and services delivery. She was instrumental in the success of UHP, and she will be missed.

The Urban Health Early Outreach Program is accepting applications for summer 2022! Attached and also below is the flyer with scannable QR code to the application.

There is no cost for the summer program. There is a $200 application fee. Families who reside in The Auburn Gresham, Lawndale, and Greater Lawndale communities are eligible to receive an application fee waiver. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Congratulations to all UIC students that presented at the Undergraduate Research Forum! 🎉🎉

UHP along with the Office of Undergraduate Research, the Honors College, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, the University Library, and the Center for Clinical and Translational Science, sponsored this event that showcases undergraduate student research covering a broad range of scholarships.

We are saddened to share the passing of Dr. Jobe Payne. We share our condolences to the family and friends.

Dr. Jobe Payne spent a total of fifty years at the University of Illinois systems. He first arrived as an undergraduate student majoring in biology in 1950. His journey into the University of Illinois systems was inspired by his participation in Boy’s Day summer program, held in Madison, Wisconsin. He earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and a PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, in 1963. He arrived at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago in 1963 as the first Black administrator in the college. Dr. Payne wore many hats during his tenure at the University of Illinois system - from his years as a student to being the first Black administrative staff, admission consultant in the college of Medicine, Research Assistant professor in Medical Education and culminating in becoming the first director of the newly created Urban Health Program, in 1978. He remained on board as the programs’ statistician, historian, and record keeper, until the year 2000.

LAST CHANCE! Register now for the upcoming UHP Health Careers Conference.

We are actively recruiting 7 Health Science Leadership Coordinators. These will
be paid positions.

Applications will start to be accepted in mid-March. The University must process
the employment agreements-which takes 6-8 weeks. The actual work will continue
through the summer in person and via Zoom meetings.

Please note that these positions are in addition to updating the curriculum together
and teaching on the day of the program.

The following are the positions available:
1. Grade Student recruitment coordinator for target Zip Codes
2. Recruitment leader for 30 Health Science Counselors (Two positions)
3. Anatomy Coordinator: Orders specimens and prospects fetal pigs
4. Systems Coordinator: Books all rooms and Supplies
5. Quiz and Data Analysis Coordinator: Collects data from pre & post quizzes
6. Public Health Coordinator: Formulate lectures relating to the organ system

APPLY HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpB78cqa5rYOJD39bYefX3OtOfwxjMz6LkLuSh5l9RTomqIw/viewform

We hope you will join our team is to inspire the NEXT GENERATION OF
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS!

What’s Going On? is an event that will be held on the first Friday of each month with presentations and discussions on rotating mental health topics. Students will have the opportunity to share their experiences on a range of topics focusing on Black Mental Health and Wellness.

This month, we will have a presentation on test anxiety. Following the presentation, we will continue to discuss dealing with test anxiety as well as end-of-the-semester stress.

Friday, March 4th, 2022 from 10:00AM – 11:30AM

Register Here: go.uic.edu/whatsgoingon

REMINDER

📣REMINDER:

Register for the UHP Virtual High School Conference and learn about:
➡Nursing
➡Dentistry
➡Public Health
➡Engineering
➡Medicine
➡Applied Health Sciences & much more!
Saturday, March 19
11:00am - 1:00pm
On Zoom
Schedule subject to change.
📲Registration link https://tinyurl.com/2s447wu6

Applications are officially open for the brand new "Summer Intensive Program in Intersectional BIPOC SGM-focused HIV Science" aimed at increasing BIPOC SGM representation in HIV research. Twelve emerging BIPOC SGM graduate or postdoctoral scholars will be selected to participate in ISGMH’s 2022 National LGBTQ Health Conference and two weeks of mentoring, training, and networking on the Northwestern campus following the conference.

Applications are due March 21, and notifications of acceptance will go out by April 18.

The Conference takes place July 28-30, and the Summer Intensive Program will run from August 1-12.

More information about the program and application requirements can be found here: https://isgmh.northwestern.edu/research/summer-intensive-program-in-intersectional-bipoc-sgm-focused-hiv-science/

Day 2 of UHP Celebrating Black Legacy and Greatness by acknowledging Black History Makers and Black History Known Facts.

UHP will be Celebrating Black Legacy and Greatness this month by acknowledging Black History Makers and Black History Facts.

The CDC Evaluation Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for the 2022 class (estimated start date August 15, 2022). The Program Performance and Evaluation Office (PPEO) manages the Fellowship under the leadership of CDC’s Chief Evaluation Officer (Dan Kidder). Fellows are master’s- or doctoral-level professionals with applied evaluation experience. The Fellowship is intended to be a two-year program, with the second year being contingent on satisfactory performance and availability of funds.

Fellows are placed in host programs across the agency working on program evaluation activities. The Evaluation Fellowship offers a unique training opportunity with clear expectations and supportive resources, including professional development funds provided by the host program. In this experiential learning model, Fellows learn evaluation skills working in their host program while helping their host program build, expand, and/or improve their evaluation activities.

The application deadline is February 22, 2022 11:59 pm EST.

Learn more about the Fellowship and application process at one of the informational webinar sessions for Fellow applicants from 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST

Monday, January 31, 2022

Please register using the links above. you will receive an email from Zoom with the log-on information. Remember to click on “Add to Calendar” and save the invite to your calendar.

Questions can be directed to [email protected]

Chicago grad students: Apply to our paid health equity fellowship by Feb 1, 2022! Implement a direct service project with a local community + join a cohort of interdisciplinary Fellows and a network of over 4,000 Fellows nationwide. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eCmQ8V63

Join us this February for a virtual film festival of Sidney Poiter's films

In celebration of APHA's 150th anniversary, join the AJPH Student Think Tank for a “Reflecting on Health Inequalities in a Global Pandemic” virtual forum TOMORROW at 1:30 p.m. ET. Registration is free for APHA members, but space is limited: https://bit.ly/3FFMIAE. And don't miss the "State of the Public Health Union" symposium, moderated by AJPH Editor-in-Chief Alfredo Morabia, MD, PhD, that follows at 3:30 p.m. ET: https://bit.ly/3GPrIIX

Registration is now open for the Student Leadership Conference 2022! Kick your leadership skills into high gear! If you're a group leader or looking for ways to explore resiliency, attend UIC’s biggest one-day, in-person leadership event with workshops led by faculty, staff, and peers. To register, visit: go.uic.edu/leadcon

Today we honor and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We are proud to continue to keep his dream alive with our efforts at UHP.

To find out how you can celebrate Dr. King visit https://involvement.uic.edu/programs-events/cultural-heritage-programs/mlk/ to see UIC’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Week Activities

Participate in “a day on, not a day off!” Register today for the UIC MLK Day of Service on Jan. 17 and give back to the community with your peers. ❤️ Visit go.uic.edu/mlksignup.

We hope you have a great first day of classes! ❤️ Let's start off the semester strong.

The pandemic has emphasized the invaluable role that community health workers (CHWs) play in reducing health inequities by increasing knowledge and access to culturally competent health and wellness services within the communities they serve.

Register for our virtual forum Thurs. 1/27, 9am CST to learn about CHW policy updates and how your organization can get involved during this pivotal moment: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_49flEPmSTTqnSCN4VHRIjQ

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