UIC Rockford Campus

[Tensyle]

I have been accepted to the Urbana-Rockford track, class of 2012. I was wondering if any current medstudents in Rockford could shed light on things about the campus you like.

Is a car required? Is the campus nice?
What about the rotations?
Is it possible to get rotations in downtown chicago during your 3rd or 4th years?
What do you do for housing, and when should I start looking before it's too late?
How are the facilities?
Are the histo labs done using electronic slides, or are they microscopes?
How much time is spent in class vs. studying alone?

Please answer any of the above, as it will give me and others in next year's class a better idea of what to expect...

thank you!

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[tdd340]

Preface: I'm only an M1 in the UPR track but I can fill you in with what I know

Is a car required? Yes
Is it possible to get rotations in downtown chicago during your 3rd or 4th years?
You can do rotations in Chicago from any school in the country. That being said aways done at UIC don't count towards your limit of away time so you are able to get more time in Chicago that way.
What do you do for housing, and when should I start looking before it's too late?
Housing in Rockford is pretty easy to find and reasonable, but you won't be in Rockford your first year, you'll be in Champaign and since its a college town alot of the good housing is already gone but you can still find some decent stuff a little further from campus but the sooner the better
Are the histo labs done using electronic slides, or are they microscopes?
Both, we have Histo labs where we use actual slides and microscopes but there is also an online atlas of all the slides used in lab so you can study from anywhere.
How much time is spent in class vs. studying alone?
1st year class is 8-12 everyday and then a lab in the afternoon about 2-3 days a week on average.

 

[Catalystik]

Is a car required? I agree a car is required. There are no nearby apartments. Some small rental homes are available on the street directly behind the school, and are generally rented by 4 students each. These houses are a walkable distance, but you'd still need transportation to go the stores. In the third year, some rotations, like Family Practice may be a 45 minute drive away.

Is the campus nice? I think it's nice, built on a large wooded property, but others feel the facility is "dated". It's definitely much less dated than the Chicago campus though. A new addition to the med school is in progress. I don't recall what will be housed there.

What about the rotations? Is it possible to get rotations in downtown chicago during your 3rd or 4th years? I doubt you'd be allowed to rotate in Chicago during the third year, but it's certainly possible during fourth year electives. Spots through the UIC system fill up fast though, and if you want one, plan ahead and apply early. It's also possible to arrange electives on your own through other hospitals and clinics.

What do you do for housing, and when should I start looking before it's too late? How are the facilities? I'd worry about getting an apartment in Urbana at this point. Many leases are signed for the next year by November. There are some new apartments being built right on campus that should be available by then. Check out "Gregory Place East in Urbana, IL ". Also look into Grad Student Housing which still has open spots near the med school building.

 

[Catalystik]

You didn't ask, but I thought this was a good place to post the results of the March 17 2008 match list for med students at UIC-Rockford. It's impressive.

Neurology
Medicine Prelim---Univ of IL COM, Urbana
Mayo School of GME, Rochester

OB-Gyne
Case Western/MetroHealth Med Center, Cleveland

Ophthalmology
Transitional---Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego
University of Iowa, Iowa City

Peds
Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit
Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn
University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago
Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance CA
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor

Peds/Psych/Child Psych
University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington

Psych
University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda
NCC-Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Wash DC
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge
2 at Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Diagnostic Radiology
Prelim Surgery---Washington Hospital Center, Wash DC
Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island NY

General Surgery
University of Tennessee COM, Memphis
2 at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit
Naval Medical Center, San Diego
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago

Prelim Surgery
Loyola University SOM, Maywood
University of Missouri, Columbia
St. Joseph Hospital, Chicago
Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center, Chicago

Anesthesiology
Boston University Medical Center, Boston
and North Shore Medical Center/Salem Hospital, Salem MA
University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics, Madison
Med Prelim at Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital
and University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore
Case Western Reserve/University Hospital of Cleveland

Child Neurology
Case Western Reserve/University Hospital, Cleveland

Emergency Med
SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, Madison
Michigan State University, Kalamazoo

Family Medicine
Brazos Valley Family Medicine Residency, Bryan, TX
Mercy Family Medicine Program, Des Moines
La Grange Memorial Hospital, La Grange
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood
UICOM-Peoria
St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge
Mercy Health System, Janesville
Memorial Hospital, South Bend, IN

Internal Medicine
St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis
Northwestern University/McGaw Hospital, Chicago
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver

Internal Med Prelim
Advocate Lutheran General, Park Ridge

Internal Med/Psych
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City

 

[Random Anesthesiologist]

Nice list!

 

[Mobius1985]

Agree. A very nice list.

 

[abcxyz0123]

sorry but I think this is one of the crappiest match list's ive seen. Barely any prestigious hospitals or very competitive residencies.