Education & Outreach

Education & Outreach

Cancer education and outreach

Expanding the Reach of Cancer Research

Strengthening the link between advances in cancer research and the community we serve is important. We work to address high rates of cancer in Chicagoans by implementing new cancer prevention and control studies and improving screening rates. We train the next generation of cancer researchers and clinicians by providing robust educational and professional development opportunities for learners at all levels.

Karen Kim, MD, at community meeting
Community Outreach

Finding new ways to detect cancer earlier and to prevent it altogether is a large part of our mission. Our experts are committed to reducing cancer’s burden in Chicago’s highly socioeconomically diverse, urban community.
student education
Student Education

We offer programs for high school, undergraduate and medical students interested in pursuing cancer research.
Oncology residents with Olwen Hahn, MD
Residency & Fellowship Programs

UChicago offers more than 100 graduate medical education programs, including several focused on cancer care and research.
Geoffrey Greene, PhD, presenting to group
Professional Development

Learn about continuing medical and nursing education, plus faculty career development opportunities offered by the Comprehensive Cancer Center and UChicago Medicine.
Eileen Dolan, PhD, and colleague in lab
Research Training Opportunities

We offer rich research opportunities for predoctoral and postdoctoral training among a wide range of disciplines.
male and female researchers in Knapp Center
Biological Sciences Division

UChicago's Biological Sciences Division brings together interdisciplinary, world-renowned educational, research and clinical programs in the biological sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine.

Cancer Articles

Crissy Tsiakopoulos poses with her UChicago Medicine endocrine surgeon Xavier, Keutgen, MD
UChicago Medicine harnesses radiofrequency ablation to destroy benign thyroid nodules
UChicago Medicine pulmonologist D. Kyle Hogarth, MD, and his team pose with the Noah Galaxy Robot, a state-of-the-art tool for bronchoscopies.
UChicago Medicine introduces groundbreaking, next-generation robotic technology to combat early lung cancer
Mark Vazzana
UChicago Medicine clinical trial evaluates new prostate cancer screening technique for high-risk patients
Faculty, researchers and trainees from the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center joined the world cancer research community in Orlando to share their latest findings at the 2023 AACR annual meeting.
Groundbreaking research presented at 2023 AACR Annual Meeting by world cancer community
Barry Rapport with his dog and the Chicago skyline in the background. A UChicago Medicine clinical trial allowed him to avoid bleomycin, a lymphoma drug that can be harsh on the lungs. He
Clinical trial helps 25-year-old Chicago man battle lymphoma
Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, Director of the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center; Sonali M. Smith, MD, Chief, Section of Hematology/Oncology at UChicago Medicine; and Robert W. Carlson, MD, NCCN
NCCN names UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center as 33rd member institution
Adults drinking colonoscopy prep solution
How to make your colonoscopy prep easier
A digital MRI scan showing lungs. A new study supports saving more lung tissue in lung cancer surgeries.
New study supports saving more lung tissue in lung cancer surgeries
Mid adult woman in isolation at home during COVID-19
Patients with brain and spine cancer suffer more symptoms when unemployed