The mission of the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health is enhancement of the quality of life through the improved health of the public. As part of an urban campus of a land-grant university, the school is dedicated to the protection and improvement of the health of the people of metropolitan Chicago, the state of Illinois, and the nation. The school’s mission is achieved through the education of scientists and professionals of the highest caliber, research to develop solutions to public health problems, and public service, in an environment of cultural diversity among students, faculty, and staff. These activities focus on: 1) analysis of the nature and extent of health and illness in society; 2) identification and analysis of causal mechanisms affecting health; 3) development of disease/injury prevention and health promotion strategies; 4) innovation and evaluation of health-related programs; and 5) leadership in the health policy process.
We are a community of scholars, students, and staff dedicated to creating a
healthy society. In achieving this goal, we are committed to:
COMMUNITY
the basic unit of analysis for public health, enabling communities to address
their own problems, sharing skills, lowering barriers to action, and acting as a
catalyst for progress.
KNOWLEDGE
the pursuit, development, and dissemination of which will improve the health
of the public.
PROFESSIONALISM
acting with integrity and collegiality in learning,
teaching, research, and public service.
STEWARDSHIP
of natural, human, and financial resources.
IDEALISM
whether secularly or spiritually motivated.
CARING
promoting compassion for and action on behalf of others.
JUSTICE
whereby everyone is given access to the resources necessary to live a humane
life and necessary to fulfill his or her full potential.
DIVERSITY
celebrating unique contributions to the fabric of our community.
RESPECT
for the members of this community and for those whom our efforts are
intended to serve.
HUMILITY
as we set our goals, as we work together to achieve them, and as we address
the inevitable conflicts produced by those joint efforts.
Note: Calendar is subject to change. Please check the calendar on the School of Public Health website at http://www.uic.edu/sph/calendar/ for information which may have been updated.
Fall Semester 2002
Aug 26, M Instruction begins.
Sept 2, M Labor Day holiday. No classes
Nov 28-29, Th-F Thanksgiving holiday. No classes
Dec 6, F Instruction ends.
Dec 9-13, M-F Final exam week
Spring Semester 2003
Jan 13, M Instruction begins.
Jan 20, M Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
No classes
Feb 1, Sa Deadline for Fall 2003 applications. Please note: Applicants with international credentials are strongly encouraged to submit their applications by January 1 for fullest possible consideration.
Mar 17-21, M-F Spring vacation. No classes
May 2, F Instruction ends.
May 5-9, M-F Final exam week
May 9, F SPH Convocation
May 11, Su University Commencement
Summer Session 2003
June 2, M Instruction begins.
July 4, F Independence Day holiday.
No classes
July 23, W Instruction ends.
July 24-25, Th-F Final exams
Fall Semester 2003
Aug 25, M Instruction begins.
Sept 1, M Labor Day holiday. No classes
Nov 27-28, Th-F Thanksgiving Holiday. No classes
Dec 5, F Instruction ends.
Dec 8-12, M-F Final exam week
Spring Semester 2004
Jan 12, M Instruction begins.
Jan 19, M Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
No classes
Feb 1, Su Deadline for Fall 2004 applications. Please note: Applicants with international credentials are strongly encouraged to submit their applications by January 1 for fullest possible consideration.
Mar 22-26, M-F Spring vacation. No classes
April 30, F Instruction ends.
May 3-7, M-F Final exam week
May 7, F SPH Convocation
May 9, Su University Commencement
Summer Session 2004
June 1, Tu Instruction begins.
July 21, W Instruction ends.
July 22-23, Th-F Final exams
Recent events have demonstrated as never before the magnitude of the challenges and opportunities for public health.
Within our field, public health professionals and practitioners have long stressed the need to improve the United States’ highly inconsistent and frequently inadequate public health infrastructure. Never in the past, however, was this need made so plain to our entire nation as when the possibility of attack by anthrax and other chemical weapons suddenly moved from the realm of science fiction to grim reality.
Existing human and systems resources were stretched to their thinnest when the burden of the anthrax alert was added to previously existing responsibilities. Our public health system should be the first line of detection and defense in the face of such events, yet only 80 percent of our public health workforce has received the training and education necessary to build such preparedness. The communications, information, and resource-sharing technology needed to support a united national response is similarly lacking, with significant gaps between the sophistication of the tools we have achieved and the equity and penetration with which they have been deployed.
Not long ago, we were already struggling to deal with naturally occurring epidemics, the resurgence of diseases we had once thought conquered, and evironmental hazards. In addition to these monumental challenges, we must now prepare to respond to deliberate acts of terrorism and sabotage.
Nevertheless, public health's resulting new visibility can lead to enhanced resources and a renewed vigor in their application. Promising funding initiatives are appearing from the federal to the local levels. Our Illinois Center for Public Health Preparedness, one of the first in the nation to be approved for support by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is working to measure and improve preparedness of the public health workforce in our state. The school's Mid-America Regional Public Health Leadership Institute is helping health agency and legislative representatives hone the leadership skills needed to make organizations and their community partners work together effectively. We have developed both a bioterrorism and response course and web-based, short topical courses for health workers. Our faculty and students are also generously contributing their time and talent in innovative ways that range from responding to requests from the media and the community at large for expertise, information, and interviews, to participating in Epidemic Intelligence Service officer/faculty/student rapid response teams as part of Chicago's preparedness initiative.
If you would like to join us in maintaining this exciting focus and momentum toward improving public health to better meet the needs of the public we serve, please review our Catalog and consider pursuing your studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.
The leading public university in the Chicago area, located just west of Chicago's Loop, the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has 25,000 students,12,000 faculty and staff, and 15 colleges, including the nation's largest medical school and the state's major public medical center.
UIC is recognized nationally and internationally for its research strength. The annual research volume now totals approximately $200 million. The determination to develop research initiatives aggressively is balanced by an institution-wide commitment to providing a first-rate education for students. UIC offers 88 bachelor's, 86 master's, and 58 doctoral degree programs and continues to attract top scholars from all over the country to join the faculty in the following colleges:
College of Architecture and the Arts
College of Business Administration
College of Dentistry
College of Education
College of Engineering
Graduate College
College of Applied Health Sciences
Honors College
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
College of Medicine
(at Chicago, at Peoria,
at Rockford, at Urbana-Champaign)
College of Nursing
College of Pharmacy
School of Public Health
Jane Addams College of Social Work
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
UIC's student body–approximately 65 percent undergraduate and 35 percent graduate and professional–is recognized as one of the nation's most diverse, and the university considers the diversity of its student population among its greatest strengths.
As a leading public institution in a major city, UIC embraces its unique opportunity to contribute to the vitality of Chicago and other metropolitan areas. UIC's urban pledge is embodied in its Great Cities Commitment. Through Great Cities, UIC works with community, civic, government, and corporate partners to engage in teaching, research, and service programs designed to improve the quality of life in metropolitan areas. Hundreds of Great Cities initiatives take on challenges and use university resources to create opportunities in areas such as health care, education, and economic and community development.
UIC enjoys easy access to the cultural resources and other attractions of one of the world's greatest cities. The campus is within minutes of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium, the Field Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Science and Industry, Picasso, Calder, Miro, and Chagall outdoor sculptures, opera, symphony, ballet, theaters, professional sports, Chicago's financial district, shopping on the "Magnificent Mile," other major colleges and universities, and the Chicago lakefront. The city offers year-round opportunities for cultural and recreational activity.
Other facilities of the campus include two student unions with comprehensive recreational, entertainment, and dining areas; a hospital; UIC Pavilion (a 10,000-seat sports arena); libraries; a theater; campus housing; and a faculty center. A free shuttle bus provides frequent service throughout the campus.
The University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health (SPH) was established in 1970 and admitted its first class in 1972. Accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, SPH is the only fully accredited school of public health in Illinois.
The city of Chicago provides a dynamic and diverse urban environment in which over 100 faculty, 337 staff members, and 550 students pursue the school's threefold mission of research, education, and service for improved health and quality of life through initiatives that reach from neighboring communities to other countries. The UIC SPH is particularly recognized for its strong programs in prevention research, community health, health systems management, occupational and environmental safety and health, quantitative methods, and public health practice and leadership.
Two buildings provide modern, well-furnished, well-equipped teaching, research, conference, and study facilities for faculty, students, staff, and community groups and organizations.
The Office of the Dean and school's administration, the Community Health Sciences Division, the Epidemiology and Biostatistics Division, and the Health Policy and Administration Division are housed in the School of Public Health building located at 1603 West Taylor Street. The 1603 West Taylor (School of Public Health-Psychiatric Institute or SPHPI) building also offers an auditorium, a multi-purpose activity room for special events, a parenting room, the Paul Q. Peterson Reference Center, the Alan W. Donaldson Student Lounge, and a café.
The Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Division faculty, classrooms, and laboratories are housed in the School of Public Health building at 2121 West Taylor Street (School of Public Health-West or SPHW). In addition, the Health Research and Policy Centers are located at 850 West Jackson Boulevard.
The School of Public Health offers four degrees:
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Public Health (DrPH)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Academic Divisions
The SPH is divided into four academic divisions:
Community Health Sciences
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health Policy and Administration
Community Health Sciences (CHS) focuses on public health practice aspects of community health as they relate to the interaction of individuals, families, and community structures. The behavioral sciences form the theoretical basis for the community applications to enhance health and well-being. Specific content areas within CHS include behavioral sciences and health promotion, gerontology, and maternal and child health.
Environmental Health characterizes the environment to determine health risks in order to develop and evaluate methods to reduce those risks. Occupational Health explores toxicology, hygiene, and safety in the workplace.
Epidemiology assesses the distribution and determinants of disease. Biostatistics focuses on data collection and analysis, statistical methods, and computer utilization.
Health Policy and Administration studies organizational behavior, planning and evaluation, health policies, health law and advocacy, management of cost and quality of health care, and issues of effectiveness in health services.
The School of Public Health offers a variety of enrollment plans. In addition to regular full-time enrollment, part-time enrollment (less than 12 semester hours) is available for students who have competing professional or personal responsibilities. All core courses are offered on-line, and most of the core classes are also offered at least once per year during evening hours. (At least one core course is only offered in an on-line format.) Most divisions also offer some electives in the evening. However, part-time students should expect to take some day classes to complete their degrees.
Entering students are strongly encouraged to have access to a modern computer with, at a minimum: a high-speed modem (Pentium II, 9GB hard drive, 128MB RAM, 56K modem, CD-ROM drive, sound card); display card capable of displaying 1056 by 768 resolution True Color; operating system: Windows 98, NT 4.0, or Windows 2000; and browser: Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 4.08 or later, Netscape Communicator 4.7 or later.
Degree Students
Students accepted under the prevailing standards of admission and registered in one of four degree programs offered by the school are considered degree students. Students must pass a preliminary examination for candidacy to the Doctor of Public Health and Doctor of Philosophy programs.
Credit-Nondegree Students
The school offers interested persons a limited opportunity to register for public health courses in a nondegree status. Twelve semester hours of course credits and letter grades earned by credit-nondegree students may be transferred toward a degree upon the student's acceptance as a degree candidate and with the consent of the academic division to which the student has been admitted. Credit-nondegree students are accepted every semester. The number of nondegree students is limited; students are encouraged to apply early.
Applications for master's and doctoral degrees are only accepted for students starting in the fall semester. Applications for admission should be directed to one of the School of Public Health's four academic divisions (pages 12 to 15). There are three ways to apply:
1. Apply entirely on-line: UIC has a new on-line application. This can be found by visiting the School of Public Health website at http://www.uic.edu/sph/ and selecting "Admissions." A copy of the instructions for completing the application should also be downloaded from that site.
2. Download a paper copy: The School of Public Health's application and instructions for filling it out are available for downloading in PDF format at http://www.uic.edu/sph/ under "Admissions."
3. Ask for an application packet: A complete application packet may be obtained through the mail by calling Ms. Stephanie Taylor-Foster at 312-996-6625 and leaving name, address, and telephone number or by emailing this information to her at Step@uic.edu.
Applications must be submitted by the deadline of February 1 for admission to the School of Public Health for the following fall semester. (See the "Calendar" at http://www.uic.edu/sph/calendar/ for information which may have been updated.) Applicants with international credentials are strongly encouraged to submit their applications by January 1 for fullest possible consideration.
Each application is reviewed by the faculty in the division to which it is directed. Final admission decisions are made by the dean of the school. Some applicants will receive a statement from the academic division of credit requirements and length of time needed to complete the degree. This statement becomes a condition for admission.
For additional questions about the application process, contact Ms. Taylor-Foster at the above number.
Upon admission, each student is assigned a faculty advisor in his/her area of concentration. The advisor provides assistance in all areas that affect the student’s studies. The advisor offers information regarding policies; helps in choosing appropriate courses, research, and field work; assists, as appropriate, in the selection of the Thesis Examining Committee; and provides supervision of research and internships. The continuing relationship between student and faculty advisor is a vital part of the school's educational program.
All degree programs of the School of Public Health permit transfer of credit for courses that are deemed relevant to the student's program of study taken before and during enrollment in the school. Consideration is given to the transfer of graduate work completed in accredited institutions, either those approved by one of the regional accreditation associations or those approved by the agencies recognized by the Council on Post-Secondary Education. Only graduate work that meets the quality and content of courses offered at the University of Illinois is considered for transfer. Consideration is given to the transfer of credit in three categories:
• Graduate work for which a degree was not awarded.
• Graduate work completed elsewhere after admission to the school and for which a degree was not awarded. Such courses should be an integral part of the student's degree curriculum, taken on the advice of the student's faculty advisor.
• Graduate work completed in the senior year at UIC that was not applied to the baccalaureate.
In the case of competency-based or pass-fail systems, the student must submit a letter from the instructor of record assigning a letter grade for the course to be transferred.
For a more complete description of the conditions for the transfer of credit and limitations on the number of credit hours that may be transferred, refer to the SPH Student Handbook at http://www.uic.edu/sph under "Students."
Each year’s tuition and fees are decided by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees during the prior spring semester. For tuition and fees for academic year 2003-2004, please check the School of Public Health website at http://www.uic.edu/sph/tuition/.
2002-2003 Fall and Spring Rates per Semester
Entered prior to Summer 2001 –
Range I: 12 and over semester hours
Resident Nonresident
Tuition $2,189 $6,180
General Fee 227 227
Service Fee 259 259
Health Service 88 88
HMO Insurance 315 315
Student-to-Student Fee* 3 3
Total $3,081 $7,072
Range II: 6-11 semester hours
Resident Nonresident
Tuition $1,459 $4,120
General Fee 227 227
Service Fee 259 259
Health Service 88 88
HMO Insurance 315 315
Student-to-Student Fee* 3 3
Total $2,351 $5,012
Range III: 1-5 semester hours
Resident Nonresident
Tuition $730 $2,060
General Fee 227 227
Service Fee 166 166
Health Service 88 88
HMO Insurance 315 315
Student-to-Student Fee* 3 3
Total $1,529 $2,859
Entered Summer 2001 and after –
Range I: 12 and over semester hours
Resident Nonresident
Tuition $2,689 $6,680
General Fee 227 227
Service Fee 259 259
Health Service 88 88
HMO Insurance 315 315
Student-to-Student Fee* 3 3
Total $3,581 $7,572
Range II: 6-11 semester hours
Resident Nonresident
Tuition $1,792 $4,453
General Fee 227 227
Service Fee 259 259
Health Service 88 88
HMO Insurance 315 315
Student-to-Student Fee* 3 3
Total $2,684 $5,345
Range III: 1-5 semester hours
Resident Nonresident
Tuition $897 $2,227
General Fee 227 227
Service Fee 166 166
Health Service 88 88
HMO Insurance 315 315
Student-to-Student Fee* 3 3
Total $1,696 $3,026
*Student-to-Student Fee: The fee is mandatory and is assessed each term. However, it is refundable each term if a credit is requested during the first two weeks of the semester only.
Note: Beginning fall 2002, a mandatory $75 UIC CTA U-Pass transportation fee will be assessed of all School of Public Health students who are registered for 12 or more credit hours that semester.
Note: Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice any time prior to the first day of instruction.
All degree-seeking students in the School of Public Health are eligible to apply for financial aid. The Office of Student Affairs can provide assistance in applying for various types of financial aid. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which is required for many financial aid programs, can be obtained from the Office of Student Affairs. UIC's Federal School Code for the FAFSA is 001776.
Except where otherwise noted, to obtain additional information about financial aid, contact Ms. Gwendolyn Slaughter, Office of Student Affairs, at 312-996-6628. The Office of Student Affairs for the School of Public Health is located on the SPHPI ground floor, east wing, at 1603 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612-4394. Additional financial information is available from the university's Office of Student Financial Aid, Room 1800, Student Services Building, 1200 West Harrison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7162, 312-996-3126.
Public Health Traineeships
Limited to citizens and permanent residents of the United States, public health traineeships are awarded to students in accredited public health programs. The awards are generally for one academic year; continuation depends on satisfactory academic performance, financial need, and availability of funds. Applicants must submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as early as possible to receive priority consideration.
Maternal and Child Health Traineeships
Students admitted to the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Program within the Community Health Sciences Division are eligible to apply for MCH traineeships and assistantships. Selection is competitive, based on academic background, performance, MCH experience, and need. Research assistantships usually qualify the student for a tuition waiver as well as providing a monthly stipend. For further information, contact Jennifer Bowe, Maternal and Child Health Program, at 312-413-5625, or Rebecca Fields, MPH, Community Health Sciences, at 312-996-8940, or view the MCH Program website at www.uic.edu/sph/mch.
NIOSH-funded Traineeships
Traineeships and assistantships are available through the federally funded Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Education and Research Center, a NIOSH-funded Education and Research Center. The center supports training in the following areas:
1. Occupational Medicine – The UIC School of Public Health offers a two-year, fully accredited residency program in occupational medicine. The program is open to physicians with MD or DO degrees who have completed an internship in the U.S. and are eligible for licensure in Illinois. The Cook County Hospital Department of Medicine offers a four-year program combining occupational medicine and internal medicine. Physicians in both programs are awarded the MPH degree upon completion of the SPH program, in addition to board eligibility in occupational medicine. For further information, contact Linda Forst, MD, MPH, UIC Program Director, at 312-413-0369, or Rachel Rubin, MD, MPH, Cook County Hospital Program Director, at 312-633-5310.
2. Industrial Hygiene – The program is based within the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Division in the School of Public Health. Traineeship awards are restricted to applicants accepted into the MS and/or PhD degree programs. To qualify, students must be citizens or resident aliens of the United States. Applicants must have chemistry through organic; a year of college calculus; and a course in human physiology. For further information, contact Richard A. Wadden, PhD, CIH, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Division, at 312-996-0811.
3. Hazardous Substances Academic Training – The program is based within the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Division in the School of Public Health. Traineeship awards are restricted to applicants accepted into the MS degree program. To qualify, students must be citizens or resident aliens of the United States. Applicants must have chemistry through organic; a year of college calculus; and a course in human physiology. For further information, contact Richard A. Wadden, PhD, CIH, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Division, at 312-996-0811.
4. Occupational Health Nursing – The master's degree program is designed for registered nurses who wish to pursue leadership roles as managers of occupational health programs or as occupational health nurse practitioners. The program leads to an MS in nursing sciences with a concentration in occupational health nursing. The PhD program prepares nurse researchers in the field of occupational health. For further information, contact Karen Conrad, PhD, College of Nursing, at 312-996-7974.
Graduate Tuition Waivers
Offered only to MS and PhD students, graduate tuition waivers cover tuition and service fee only. Early submission of requests is recommended. Waivers (made each semester) are awarded on the basis of availability of funds, after a competitive review.
Graduate College Fellowships
Available only to MS and PhD students, Graduate College fellowships cover stipends, tuition, and fees and are awarded on a competitive basis. Please see the Graduate College website at http://www.uic.edu/depts/grad for additional information.
Graduate College Diversity Fellowship
The goal of the Graduate College's Diversity Fellowship program is to increase the excellence and diversity of the student body. Graduate students from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups who have been admitted to a PhD program are eligible for nomination. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. The Graduate College will assist academic programs with supporting these students by providing matching funds for the first and fourth years of the fellowship program. Funding for years two and three has to be provided by the academic program.
Diversity Fellows receive a stipend of $15,000 or $1,250 per month for up to one twelve-month academic year and a tuition and service fee waiver. (Note: Some colleges have an additional tuition differential that may not be waived. Students should check with Dr. Sylvia Furner, the SPH Director of Graduate Studies, for details. The general, HMO, and health service fees must be paid by the student.)
Students admitted to a PhD program are eligible for up to four years of support, two from the Graduate College and two from the academic program. The two years funded by the academic program may come in the form of teaching and research assistantships. This may result in a reduction in total funding in years two and three, especially if the student held an assistantship concurrent with the fellowship in years one and four. Students should request clarification about this situation from Dr. Sylvia Furner, the SPH Director of Graduate Studies. Please see the Graduate College website at http://www.uic.edu/depts/grad/awards/diversityfellow for additional information.
Other Sources of Financial Aid
A variety of other sources of financial aid are available to students enrolled in the School of Public Health. These sources include National Direct Student Loans, Illinois Guaranteed Loans, Illinois General Assembly Scholarships, Illinois Veterans Scholarships, the university's Minority Academic Partnership Plan, Health Education Assistance Loans, and University Short-Term (emergency) Loans. Interested students should apply at the university's Office of Student Financial Aid, at 312-996-3126.
For information on special funds established by the School of Public Health, such as the Loretta Pratt Lacey Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund, contact Ms. Gwendolyn Slaughter at 312-996-6628.
Research Assistantships
Research assistantships are often available for degree-seeking students who choose to work. Students must be registered for a minimum of eight semester hours. These assistantships also include tuition and service fee waiver.
Academic Computing & Communications Center
The Academic Computing & Communications Center of the University of Illinois at Chicago, located in the Benjamin Goldberg Research Center at 1940 West Taylor Street, provides a variety of computing and networking services to the UIC community for use in instruction and research. With the increased interest of faculty and students in the use of computers and networked services, the Academic Computer Center, with the support of the UIC administration, is taking initiatives to become a national model for the use of technologies as instructional and research tools.
The Academic Computer Center, the campus network, and network services are centrally funded. The Academic Computer Center provides the following services for use by all UIC faculty, staff, and students, without charge:
Public Personal Computer Labs and Instructional Facilities
Consulting
Seminars
Manuals and Documentation
Central and Large-Scale Computing and Scientific Programming
The ADN Connection
Electronic Mail
Instructional Support
Software
Networking and Communication
For more information about ACCC services, please visit http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/home/.
Each student has a unique user ID and is allocated sufficient computer time. The school's building at 1603 West Taylor Street has two computer laboratories, one offering thirty-one hard-wired terminals and a high-capacity laser printer and the other seventeen hard-wired terminals and a high-capacity laser printer. Additionally, there are twenty-six hard-wired terminals and a medium-speed printer for student use in the SPH-West building at 2121 West Taylor Street and thirty-five hard-wired terminals and a medium-speed printer for general student use at the Benjamin Goldberg Research Center, 1940 West Taylor Street. The Computer Center also maintains banks of modems for off-campus access. These dial-up connections provide access to the Computer Center mainframe systems and to other systems and services throughout the United States and the world via the Internet.
University Library System
The University Library of the University of Illinois at Chicago, consisting of the Main Library, the Architecture and Art Library, the Library of the Health Sciences, the Mathematics Library, and the Science Library, provides collections for students in all curricular areas, for graduate programs, and for faculty research.
Library holdings number more than 3.5 million items, including 1.7 million books and bound periodicals and over 1.8 million other items such as microfilms, maps, manuscripts, pamphlets, curriculum materials, music scores, and recordings. The University Library currently receives 18,300 periodical titles. Students have full access to books and other materials shelved on the open stacks.
Library of the Health Sciences
This library supports teaching, research, and clinical programs in dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and the associated health professions. More than 15,900 current periodicals are available as well as some 491,000 other items: books, bound periodicals, multimedia items, and government documents.
A large number of on-line data files for searching international literature in the health sciences are available. Included are MEDLINE, ERIC, Psychological Abstracts Condensates, and INFORM. The library is part of the MEDLINE network and has access to TOXLINE and CANCERLINE data bases. Materials can be transferred anywhere in Illinois within three days through the Illinois Library Delivery System.
Paul Q. Peterson Reference Center at the School of Public Health
This facility houses materials relevant to SPH course work and areas of research. Frequently consulted books, textbooks, reference works, recent issues of numerous public health-related journals, selected U.S. government publications, SPH theses, and reference materials provided by faculty are based in the Reference Center. In addition, there are 16 IBM compatible computers for accessing the Internet, National Library of Medicine, and other on-line public health data bases. For further information, contact Bruce J. Kresnoff, Director, Reference Center, at 312-996-3447.
Laboratory Facilities
The UIC Research Resources Center (RRC) works with research and teaching departments to obtain, maintain, and support high-technology, scientific research equipment. It provides training, instrumentation for user operation, services, and expertise in the application of a wide range of instrumental techniques for chemical, biological, and structural characterization. The availability of computational and statistical methods for data handling and interpretation of experimental results, and the services of electronic and mechanical shops, enable researchers to design and perform sophisticated experimental protocols. Facilities maintained by RRC include:
Biostatistics Facility
This facility provides assistance regarding experimental design, statistical testing and modeling, data interpretation, and guidance in computer analysis of numerical data.
Electron Microscope Facility
This facility provides one scanning and seven transmission microscopes and equipment and technologists ancillary to the electron microscope work.
Environmental Stress Facility
This facility contains provisions for the simulation of unusual environments. Hypobaric chambers and psychometric rooms in which pressure, temperature, vapor pressure, and lighting can be controlled are provided.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory
This facility maintains high-resolution NMR spectrometers and a mass spectrometer plus ancillary equipment for the purpose of determining molecular structures, quantities, and interactions in materials of biomedical importance, including intact tissues.
Biologic Resources Laboratory
This facility is centrally administered and professionally staffed. It procures, houses, and cares for laboratory animals used in biomedical research and instruction.
Job assistance is available to students, alumni, and faculty of the school. Current job openings and information about fellowships, scholarships, internships, and career-related opportunities are maintained in a data base in the School of Public Health Reference Center.
Information is available to assist students in locating field practicum/internship opportunities in a wide variety of organizations.
For more information, contact Ms. Gwendolyn Slaughter at 312-996-6628.
The School of Public Health Alumni Association is a constituent member of the University of Illinois Alumni Association. Its purpose is to promote the general welfare of the university by supporting the interests and welfare of SPH.
The SPH Alumni Association is governed by a board of directors elected by the members of the association. Its activities include: (1) bimonthly board meetings, annual meetings, continuing education programs, and support of student activities; (2) providing information regarding SPH to the community and other educational institutions; and (3) providing information to SPH regarding available employment positions for graduates.