Scholarship & Discovery

Through the Scholarship and Discovery component of the Pritzker curriculum, students receive the necessary skills and training to complete a mentored scholarly project.

Service in the Community

Pritzker students are engaged in the community – be it in the surrounding Chicago neighborhoods, impoverished locales in the U.S., or at a global level.

A diverse group of Pritzker Students

Commitment to Diversity

Our student body is representative of a diverse array of race, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and ethnicity.


About Our Dean: Dr. Holly J. Humphrey

photograph of Dr. Holly J. Humphrey

Dr. Holly Humphrey is Dean for Medical Education at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. In this role, she oversees medical education for students in the Pritzker School of Medicine and for all residents and fellows in graduate medical education programs at the University of Chicago Medical Center.


University of Chicago Medicine

Photo of the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine

The University of Chicago Medicine has been at the forefront of medical care since 1927, when we opened our doors to the first patients. Located in historic Hyde Park on the South Side of Chicago, the medical campus includes Comer Children’s Hospital, Bernard A. Mitchell Hospital for adult inpatient care, Chicago Lying-in Hospital, and the Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine. The University of Chicago Medicine also has outpatient locations throughout the Chicago area.