Chicago News & Events

Keep up with all the news from Chicago AHEC and around the state, and learn about our upcoming events. Job hunting? Check out these postings of positions from around the state.

NEWS

Join the Chicago AHEC Speakers Bureau! - Chicago AHEC invites health care professionals from diverse health careers to the classroom to inform, motivate, and empower high school students to pursue attainable health career goals.
Match Day and a Festive Forum at UMed - The Urban Medicine (UMed) Program at the University of Illinois College of Medicine Chicago had a lot to celebrate. Not only did 98% of the graduating class Match, but half will remain in Illinois.
Apply Now: Summer Urban Health Experience - The first annual Urban Health Experience (UHE) will be held this summer, June 7 to August 3. The UHE is designed for undergraduates in all health professions who want to investigate many of the community-level factors that impact the health … Continue reading →
Experts Testify on Underfunding in Chicago’s Health Department - Wesley Epplin, the policy director at Chicago AHEC’s host organization, Health & Medicine Policy Research Group, was recently quoted in an article by Block Club Chicago. He spoke about the impact of underfunding health departments on Black and Brown communities.
Urban Health Experience to Roll out in Summer 2024 - Working together, the Chicago, Chicago South, and Northeast AHECs are preparing to launch the Urban Health Experience (UHE). The offering is designed for undergraduate and graduate health profession students in urban counties.
CHW Pathway Students Celebrate Course Completion - High schoolers completing the Chicago AHEC Youth Community Health Worker Pathway Program marked their graduation from the program this week.

EVENTS

Save the Date: Trauma-Informed Awareness Day – May 23 - The Illinois ACEs Response Collaborative will join its partners in commemorating Illinois’ sixth annual Trauma-Informed Awareness Day.
Apply Now for the Summer 2024 Urban Health Experience! - The Urban Health Experience (UHE) is a summer program for undergraduate and graduate health profession college students interested in urban health care.
APHA Abstract Submission Webinar – Feb 15 - Hear industry experts Dr. Linda Rae Murray and Dr. Tonya Roberson give their advice on best practice for mastering the APHA abstract submission process.
Recruitment & Retention of Underrepresented Students – Noon May 18 - Learn about recruitment and retention of students from historically underrepresented groups in health career pathway programs at this RAPID-Illinois Lunch & Learn presentation.
Dr. Linda Rae Murray to keynote Minority Health Conference – Apr 7 - The Minority Health Conference is a yearly gathering where professionals and students from allied health fields come together to uncover and focus on eliminating the health challenges encountered by marginalized populations.
Free Webinar on Confronting Racism – May 25 - Join us Wednesday May 25 for Confronting Racism: What Youth Have to Say About Racial Trauma.
Trauma-Informed Awareness Day Virtual Event – May 25 - The event, “Building a Healing Centered Illinois,” will serve as a call for meaningful action to translate awareness about trauma into resilience-building and healing-centered transformative policies and practices across the state.