Cheryl K. Conner, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Academic Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
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About
Dr. Conner is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago and is an Academic Hospitalist at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. She recently earned an MPH in Epidemiology from the UIC School of Public Health. Her research and advocacy interests are anti-racism, police violence, the carceral system, and the opioid epidemic. Dr. Conner serves as core teaching faculty for the UIC Internal Medicine residency program and as the Co-Clerkship Director at the JBVA for M3 and M4 students. She is on the Department of Medicine Inclusion Council and is one of the faculty advisors for the Women Trainees Interest Group. In 2020 Dr. Conner designed and implemented the Anti-Racism in Medicine (ARIM) curriculum for the UIC IM residents and faculty.
Other titles:
Co-Clerkship Site Director for M3 and M4 Internal Medicine at the Jesse Brown VAMC
Faculty Mentor for the Women Trainees Interest Group (WTIG)
Member of the Department of Medicine Inclusion Council
Co-Chair of the Jesse Brown for Black Lives (JB4BL) Clinical Sub-Committee
Accomplishments/Awards/Honor:
Golden Apple Award for Teaching given by the UIC M3 students – 2020
Paul K. Schlessinger MD VA Attending of the Year given by UIC residency program – 2016
Education
Undergraduate: Yale University, BA in Sociology
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Chief Medical Resident
Graduate Education: University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology