Student Research Opportunities

There are a variety of research opportunities available for students at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford.  The Office of Research Support assists students in identifying research possibilities and matching them with interested faculty. Please click  on the link below to search for a faculty mentor or to review the faculty's current research interests. 

Faculty Research Projects

Special Programs:

• The James Scholar Program is an academic honors program for highly qualified students that stresses independent study and requires a research project. The goals of the James Scholar Program are to recognize outstanding medical students, to promote the qualities of intellectual independence, self-motivation, creativitiy, and scholarship in those students, and to enable the development of in-depth knowledge in some area of medicine. This program has special entrance requirements. For more information, contact the Office of Research Support at 815/395-5756 or email AndreaD@uic.edu  . 
  

• The Medical Student Research Fund is available to help with the direct costs of conducting and presenting research while under the supervision of a University of Illinois- Rockford faculty member. For application materials, please contact the Office of Research Support at 815/395-5756 or email AndreaD@uic.edu  . 
  

For more information on research activities happening on the Rockford campus, please go to the menu at the top of the screen and click on Research.