Carle-Illinois College of Medicine

Carle-Illinois College of Medicine
Other name
 University of Illinois College of Medicine
Type Engineering-based-Medical school
Established March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12)
Parent institution
 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chairman James C. Leonard, MD
Chancellor Barbara J. Wilson (Acting)
Students 25 (anticipated 2018)
Location Urbana, Illinois, United States
Campus Urban
Website medicine.illinois.edu

The Carle-Illinois College of Medicine was established on March 12, 2015 after the University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved the creation of the new college.[1][2] The college is expected to begin classes in 2018 and will offer terminal joint degrees connecting the fields of medicine and engineering.[3] The college is a public–private partnership between the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Carle Foundation Hospital.[1]

Plans

The college will offer an MD degree with a technical research project, an MD integrated with a Master’s degree in Engineering with a thesis/project, or an MD integrated with a PhD in quantitative engineering and sciences for a MD-PhD dual degree program. All degrees earned at the Carle-Illinois College of Medicine will be awarded by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.[4] In November 2015 it was announced that the University of Illinois and Carle Foundation Hospital had signed a 10 year research affiliation agreement with the intent to encourage and enable new biomedical advances at the newly formed college of medicine.[5]

Dr. Rashid Bashir and Dr. Robert Good were selected as co-chairs for the Core Curriculum Group committee charged with designing curriculum for the college.[6] In August 2016, King Li was named first Dean of the college of medicine.[7]

The university is awaiting LCME accreditation before recruiting students, but the current aim is for the first class of students to begin in 2018.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "University Of Illinois Trustees Approve New Medical School". CBS Chicago. March 12, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ Wurth, Julie (March 13, 2015). "It's official Campus gets first new college in 60 years". News Gazette. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Core curriculum committee formed for Carle Illinois College of Medicine" (PDF). University of Illinois. December 10, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Business Plan to Establish a New College of Medicine in Urbana-Champaign - Final Report" (PDF). Carle-Illinois College of Medicine. October 2014. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
  5. ↑ Wurth, Julie (November 2, 2015). "UI signs 10-year deal with Carle". News Gazette. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  6. ↑ Pressey, Debra and Julie Wurth (August 30, 2016). "College of Medicine dean: 'I would drop anything to join this effort'". Champaign News-Gazette. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ Wurth, Julie (November 2, 2015). "UI signs 10-year deal with Carle". News Gazette. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

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