pritzker school of medicine

A room of horrors to get medical trainees ready for real patients

June 30, 2015

When medical students begin their internships, they often haven’t seen patients for several months. So instead of throwing them back into the real world right away, the instructors at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine developed a boot camp to give them practice. [Read more]

A conversation with Nirav Dinesh Shah, UChicago alum and new head of the Illinois Department of Public Health

March 19, 2015

Nirav Shah, JD'07, MD'08, talks about his hopes and plans for an organization created to “protect the health and wellness of the people of Illinois” and the training—much of it at the University of Chicago—that prepared him for the role. [Read more]

Polonsky reappointed as head of biological sciences, medical school and medical center at University of Chicago

March 18, 2015

Kenneth Polonsky, MD, will oversee the university's research and education programs in the biological sciences and medicine. As executive vice president, he reports directly to the university president and serves as an officer of the university, overseeing the University of Chicago Medicine. [Read more]

Pritzker School of Medicine program ranks 10th in latest survey

March 10, 2015

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine moved up a notch to regain its top 10 status as one of the country's best medical schools in the latest US News & World Report rankings. [Read more]

A tempting source of data, social media is uncharted ethical territory for medical research

October 21, 2014

Social media is a huge potential source of data for medical researchers, but UChicago's Jeanne Farnan says questions of consent and user intent raise plenty of ethical concerns. [Read more]

World-renowned heart disease expert, Rory W. Childers, MD, 1931-2014

September 2, 2014

Known as the "ECG guy" to every medical student who attended the University of Chicago during the last 50 years, Childers was a world-renowned heart disease expert, son of an Irish president and grandson of an acclaimed author. [Read more]

David Meltzer Wins Excellence In Mentoring Award

May 29, 2014

Meltzer, associate professor of medicine and chief, Section of Hospital Medicine, has received the 2014 John M. Eisenberg Excellence in Mentoring Award by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. [Read more]

Monica Vela, MD, wins national award for work in health care disparities

April 21, 2014

Monica Vela, MD, associate dean for multicultural affairs at the University Of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, will receive the 2014 Herbert W. Nickens Minority Health and Representation in Medicine Award from the Society of General Internal Medicine at the group's annual meeting this week. [Read more]

A Trusting Relationship: Working to Fight Infectious Disease and Reform Medical Education in China

July 8, 2013

UChicago Medicine infectious disease faculty recently visited China, continuing a decade of collaboration on medical education reform. [Read more]

Chromosomes: Lost in Philadelphia, Found in Chicago

June 10, 2013

A new, highly readable book traces the long and twisted road to the drug Gleevec, including battles with drug companies and subsequent discoveries, that have given hope to suffers of chronic myelogenous leukemia. [Read more]