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Student life at UIC
Kathleen Kashima, PhDSenior Associate Dean of Students
Student life at UIC
Busy… challenging…fun… time-consuming…frustrating… interesting… daunting… exciting… engaging… rewarding… satisfying…
Student life at UIC
Why choose UIC to spend the next
four years?
#10 The cost
In-state tuition is less than Chicago’s private schools
In-house financial aid office 2009 - slightly lower mean debt than
other U.S. public schools ~$140,000
#9 Show me the resultsMatch Day March 18, 2010
#9 Show me the results
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#9 Show me the results
2010 Match results http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/osa Top 5: Med, Family Med, EM, OB,
Anes 5 Ophth, 5 Derm, 4 Oto, 4 Ortho Matched at many top programs –
subspecialties & primary care Many Chicago matches
#9 Show me the results
USMLE results Step 1 95% (2008- 93% natl)92% (2009- 93% natl) Step 2 CK96% (2008/9- 96% natl)97% (2009/10- tba natl)
#8 Activities: Committees, clubs, and organizations
Join several, explore your interests http://www2.uic.edu/stud_orgs/prof/u
msc/committees.html http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/student
_services/osa/student_orgs/ Volunteer, leadership opportunities
#8 Activities: Committees, clubs, and organizations
Faculty speakers/advisors become mentors, research opportunities
Specialty interest groups Ethnic lunches and bake sales
#7 The staff in the Office of Student Affairs (OSA)
Mission - to support you and make it a great experience at UIC Review session, tutors Career advising, specialty decision making Clinical years clerkship scheduling Residency application process & Match Registration/records Personalize the experience Advocacy
#6 The upperclass students Tutors for M1 and M2 classes, M3
clerkship exams Teachers in ECM Experienced mentors, advisors USMLE study strategies Sell you their books, rent you their apt Eager to give you tips
#5 The faculty
Student friendly Start M1 year slowly, ramp up Strive for integration of courses Seek constructive feedback Usually allow recording of lectures Clinical faculty rated as one of the best
#4 Opportunities
Curricular Decompressed first year Joint degrees International affiliations
Research Independent study program Craig Summer Fellows program National research positions
#3 Chicago
http://www.explorechicago.org/etc/medialib/explore_chicago/tourism/pdfs_guides_and_maps/neighborhood_map.Par.32063.File.tmp/Chicago%20Neighborhoods%20Map.pdf
#3 Chicago
Ethnic neighborhoods, restaurants Museums, major sports, Lake Michigan Free festivals, parades, fireworks Nice UIC campus area, neighborhood “Free” CTA pass takes you everywhere Your apt will be a vacation destination
#2 The patients
Extremely diverse patient population 14 affiliated hospitals around Chicago
“get to do more” “students are a rank higher”; utilize second language skills
Patient satisfaction survey March 2009 rated UIC higher than Rush, Northwestern, U of Chicago, Loyola www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov