Cunningham Township in Urbana in Champaign County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Former Site of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023
1. Former Site of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign Marker
The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign (1971-2022) educated over 4500 physicians, including many from underrepresented groups in the urban health and rural medicine programs, who went on to practice in Illinois, throughout the United States and around the world. The college also founded the Medical Scholars Program (MSP) to train MD-PhD/JD/MBA students to become physician leaders equipped to address the ever-changing environment in medicine. With backgrounds in the arts, humanities, social sciences, engineering disciplines, and biomedical sciences, over 600 MSP graduates addressed fundamental challenges facing human health, health care, and health policy, with significant national and international impact.
Erected 2022.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the University of Illinois series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1971.
Location. 40° 6.508′ N, 88° 13.52′ W. Marker is in Urbana, Illinois, in Champaign County. It is in Cunningham Township. Marker is on South Mathews Avenue, 0.1 miles south of West Green Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in front of the Medical
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Measuring Molecular Structure (within shouting distance of this marker); Archaea (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (about 300 feet away); Cyclothems (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (about 400 feet away); Illite and Clay Mineralogy (about 500 feet away); Natural History Building (about 500 feet away); Understanding Photosynthesis (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Urbana.
via COM Legacy Book, 1975
2. 1975 The Medical Sciences Building opens
“the best modern architecture
has to offer for education and
laboratory research.”
COM Legacy Book (PDF): A commemorative magazine issued after the college's 2022 convocation, the last before the college relocated.
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COM Legacy Book (PDF): A commemorative magazine issued after the college's 2022 convocation, the last before the college relocated.
Click for more information.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023
3. Former Site of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 43 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on August 12, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on June 8, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
