Healthcare & Global Health Resources to Get Started
Healthcare RSOs
Join a health-related RSO - there are over 40 to choose from!
Volunteer Opportunity Database
Explore volunteer opportunities to give back to the Chicago community and gain experience in both clinical and non-clinical areas.
Medical Student Mentors
Navigate your medical school journey with insights from current med students through the Med Student Mentors Program.
Shadow a Physician
Gain invaluable insights into healthcare and ensure readiness for medical school. For more information on shadowing, please e-mail cih@uchicago.edu
Healthcare & Global Health Peer Advisers
Sign up here to meet with a Healthcare/Global Health Peer Adviser to discuss pre-med experiences at UChicago, gain insight on extracurriculars and coursework, and more!
Name & Major | Internships |
Bousso Drame, Economics & Public Policy (Pre-med) | Collegiate Translational Medicine Program Fellow (2025-2026); Collegiate Translational Medicine Program Affiliate (2026-2027); TROOP Research Assistant (Section of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery); Biochemistry Lab TA; Physiology Lecture TA, |
Mariama Camara, Biological Sciences & Economics | University of Chicago Center for Global Health Summer Research Fellowship, University of Chicago Monogenic Diabetes Registry, University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago Center for Health and the Social Sciences |
Nurai El Ashry, Biochemistry & Neuroscience | UChicago Katen Scholars Program, UChicago Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Elite Gynecology Center, and Fairfax County Park Authority |
Tillie Nelson, Biological Sciences | Cultivating Health & Aging Researchers by Integrating Science, Medicine, & Aging (CHARISMA) Fellow, UChicago Medicine |