About the University of Chicago Medicine

About the University of Chicago Medicine

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At the Forefront of Medicine Since 1927

The University of Chicago Medicine, with a history dating to 1927, is a not-for-profit academic medical health system based on the campus of the University of Chicago in Hyde Park, and with hospitals, outpatient clinics and physician practices throughout Chicago and its suburbs. UChicago Medicine unites five organizations to fulfill its tripartite mission of medical education, research and patient care: Pritzker School of Medicine, Biological Sciences Division, Medical Center, Community Health and Hospital Division, and UChicago Medicine Physicians.

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Why Choose UChicago Medicine

We are advancing the forefront of health every day by bringing research to reality and advanced care closer to our patients. Welcome to the forefront.

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Thomas Kelly and patient at OP
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Vivek Prachand, MD, in surgery
South Loop family medicine physician, Cindy Iglesias, MD, smiling at her new patient, a baby
Male and female researchers working in a lab at the Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Awards & Accreditations

UChicago Medicine is continually recognized as a leader in medicine — both in patient care and research.

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Care Closer to Home

UChicago Medicine’s growing network of primary care doctors and world-class specialists is closer than you think. Schedule an appointment with a doctor near you at one of our locations.

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Community Engagement

UChicago Medicine is committed to improving health and wellness in the communities where our neighbors live, work, learn and play. Through valued partnerships, UChicago Medicine leverages the strengths and talents of existing community relationships to address chronic conditions and other complex health needs on Chicago's historic South Side and in our Southland region.

Examples of Our Community Impact

Expertise & Experience

UChicago Medicine is one of the nation's leading academic medical institutions. We have been at the forefront of medical care since 1927, when we first opened to patients.

Quality & Safety

At UChicago Medicine, providing highly effective, safe patient care is central to everything we do. Here, teams of experts work together to ensure we follow the highest standards for quality care — from preventing infections and continuously improving surgical care to achieving high success rates and patient volumes for even the most complex procedures.

Research & Innovation

UChicago Medicine is home to physicians who are pioneers in their fields, bringing research to reality and making the extraordinary possible. From breakthroughs in immunotherapy to game-changing orthopaedics, we bring you the most advanced health care treatments.

Bringing Research to Reality

Meet Our Leaders

Dean Mark Anderson, MD, PhD, Dean of the UChicago Biological Sciences Division
Dean Mark Anderson, MD, PhD

A renowned scholar, physician and caregiver, Dean Mark Anderson heads the medical and biological research, education, care delivery, and community-engagement enterprises. He is also President of the UChicago Medicine health system and reports directly to the University president.
President Tom Jackiewicz
President Tom Jackiewicz

Tom Jackiewicz leads the clinical enterprise, including the integration of the patient care mission of the Medical Center with the education and research missions of the University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division.

News from UChicago Medicine

2023 Southland RISE grant recipient organization Fathers, Families, & Healthy Communities (FFHC).
Southland RISE awards $150,000 to South Side community-based summer programs focused on trauma and violence prevention
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U.S. News & World Report ranks Pritzker School of Medicine No. 18
UChicago Medicine curbside COVID testing
The COVID-19 emergency declaration is ending. What does it mean for you?
Aerial view of UChicago Medicine
Watchdog group Leapfrog awards University of Chicago Medical Center 23rd consecutive 'A' safety grade
UChicago Medicine has cared for more than 18,800 adult trauma patients in the past five years
Five years after launching Level 1 adult trauma center, UChicago Medicine set to exceed 18,800 adult trauma patients
Mom helping her son monitor diabetes
Are pediatric celiac disease and type 1 diabetes related?
Anwar Isabell, MD, working with patients at urgent care clinic
UChicago Medicine begins offering urgent care in downtown Chicago
UChicago Medicine residents at the 2022 Bud Billiken Parade
UChicago Medicine invests $686.2 million to benefit South Side and south suburban communities in fiscal 2022
Aerial photo of UChicago Medicine Hyde Park campus
Illinois Tech’s Institute of Design and UChicago Medicine’s innovation unit sign multi-year agreement to drive change in how and where healthcare is delivered