Rush Medical College

Established in 1837, it is affiliated with Rush University Medical Center, and John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.

[3] He later taught Meriwether Lewis the basic medical skills for his expedition with William Clark to the Pacific Northwest.

[4] During the early 1860s, Rush Medical College staff members started discussions on establishing a dental department.

All attempts to put this charter into operation failed, however, and an appeal was made to the Chicago Dental Society to become involved.

[7][8] With the onset of World War II, the medical college temporarily suspended its educational program, although it continued as an institution.

Students obtain clinical experience starting in the first weeks of school as they are required to work alongside a mentoring physician in any field of choice.