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University of Illinois College of Medicine (Chicago, IL)
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Program Overview
University of Illinois College of Medicine (Chicago, IL)
Secondary Deadline
October 31, 2025
Secondary Fee
$100
FAP Waiver
Yes
Casper Required
No
Screens Applications
Yes
Accepts Application Updates
Yes
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
- 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.
Values
- 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.
Application Cycles
2026-2027
Application Cycle
All questions have a 250-word limit.
2025-2026
Application Cycle
All questions have a 250-word limit.
2024-2025
Application Cycle
All questions have a 250-word limit.
2023-2024
Application Cycle
All questions have a 250-word limit.





