Catalin Buhimschi, MD, MMS, MBA has been appointed as the new head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Dr. Buhimschi has served as the department's interim head since August 2021.
Last week we celebrated the graduation of our tenth GMED class! The graduates will be moving on to nine different specialties for their residency training: internal medicine (3), general surgery (3), internal medicine/pediatrics…
BIRCWH, CRWG, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology hosted its 7th annual Women's Health Research Day. The event featured two keynote speakers, Dr. Rachel Caskey, MD of the University of Illinois Chicago and Dr. Pauline Maki, PhD...
On Thursday, April 10, 2025, Guaranteed Professional Program Admissions (GPPA) scholars gathered for a convocation ceremony showcasing program participants’ senior theses and featuring speaker Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP, Vice Dean of Education and Dean for…
On March 11-12, 2025, University of Minnesota BIRCWH Scholar Dr. Mary Whipple came to the University of Illinois Chicago as its first Midwest Visiting Scholar. She presented her research to current BIRCWH Scholars. The Visiting Scholar Program is...
On March 13, UIC hosted The Menopause Imperative: Advancing Care, Research, and Policy, a dynamic event convening international, national, and local leaders across sectors to highlight the urgent need for menopause awareness, research, and quality ca
CRWG Senior Research Specialists Emilie Glass-Riveros, Katherine Craemer, and Lauren Sayah presented at the University of Illinois College of Medicine (COM) Research Forum. CRWG Director Dr. Stacie Geller also attended the Forum.
Beatriz Penalver-Bernave received an R21 Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators grant from the National Institute of Aging (NIA/NIH) entitled “Utilizing spatially-informed cell-specific multicellular genome-scale metabolic models to
On October 29, 2024, this event, hosted by Dr. Catalin Buhimschi, Dr. Stacie Geller, Dr. Rachel Caskey, Dr. Pauline Maki, and Dr. Gloria Elam, was an evening of celebration, advocating for reproductive health and empowering communities!
Pavitra Kotini Shah, MD, Associate Professor in Dept. of Emergency Medicine at UIC and former BIRCWH scholar is the winner of the 2024 Max Harry Weil Early Career Award for Resuscitation Science by…
BIRCWH alum Dr. Beatriz Penalver-Bernabe, PhD and Dr. Janine Clayton, M.D., FARVO, NIH Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health and Director, NIH ORWH attended the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) meeting in Baltimore,…
In September, Dr. Jonathan Samet joined UI COM for the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series. In a talk entitled “How Do We Know What We Know? Integrating Evidence for Action,” Dr. Samet discussed the…
From September 19-21, 2024, the University of Illinois College of Medicine held its annual reunion activities and celebrated with alumni from 14 different graduating classes. Guests met with current students, visited the Art…
On September 14, 2024 in Faculty Alumni Hall, the new class of GPPA Medical Scholars convened for its 2024 orientation. The GPPA Medical Scholars are UIC Honors College students with a guaranteed entrance…
Location: CMWT 227 Irwin Auditorium The GPPA Medical Scholars Program welcomed the twenty-eighth cohort of incoming first year GPPA Medical Scholars at the 2024 Oath and Fleece Ceremony and Reception.
University of Illinois System President Timothy Killeen recently visited the 55th and Pulaski Health Collaborative on his annual tour of the state. The Health Collaborative is a vital resource for Chicago’s Gage Park…
As Chicago’s largest and most diverse university, UIC is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment and has taken proactive steps to support digital accessibility. The University of Illinois College of Medicine is fully…
Actress Halle Berry was joined by a group of bipartisan senators on Capitol Hill Thursday to push for legislation that would put $275 million towards research and education around menopause. Read More
Dr. Irina Buhimschi, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at University of Illinois Chicago, has always been a connector. In her research on the biological causes of pregnancy complications such as preterm birth and preeclampsia,…
A new center at the University of Illinois Chicago dedicated to maternal health research will try to reduce health disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality with an $11 million, six-year grant from the…
