Chicago Medical School

What Chicago Medical School does

Chicago Medical School (CMS) is a private allopathic medical school operating as one of six constituent colleges within Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFU), a non-profit academic health center located on a 97-acre campus in North Chicago, Illinois. CMS offers the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree and is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) with Full Accreditation for the maximum 8-year term, with the next site visit in Academic Year 2027-2028. The school's core offering is medical education grounded in an interprofessional model in which students from CMS and RFU's other five colleges — College of Health Professions, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, and School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies — learn with and from one another, supported by the DeWitt C. Baldwin Institute for Interprofessional Education, the Interprofessional Community Clinic, and the Innovation and Research Park. Clinical and simulation training is delivered through high-fidelity manikins, VR, standardized patients, hybrid simulations, SimScope stethoscope technology, and specialized instrumentation such as the ThunderBolt immunology platform.

Revenue is generated primarily through tuition and fees for the MD and other degree programs, supplemented by student health insurance pass-throughs (Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO coverage billed quarterly or annually) and ancillary revenue from RFU Health Clinics serving the surrounding community. Graduate Medical Education partnerships with Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital and the James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center anchor Internal Medicine Residency and fellowship training (Endocrinology, Infectious Disease, Pulmonary). Distribution channels include traditional on-campus instruction, distance education authorized through NC-SARA, GME partner placements, and community clinic services. Customer-facing segments are prospective and enrolled MD students as the primary audience, with secondary reach into graduate medical trainees, continuing medical education participants, and community patients served through the clinics. The institution is led by President Aron Sousa, MD, with recent national-search dean appointments in Pharmacy (Kristin Wiisanen, October 2024) and Nursing (Lisa Hopp, March 2025) signaling leadership refresh across the six colleges.

Name

Chicago Medical School

Legal name

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Website

https://rosalindfranklin.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Chicago Medical School is a private MD-granting college within Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, delivering LCME-accredited allopathic medical education through an interprofessional model that serves medical students, graduate medical trainees, and community patients across six health professions colleges on a single North Chicago campus.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAGAB

Medical Schools (MD/DO Granting)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

SECONDARYEDAHAGAA

Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Medical & Health Sciences Universities

SECONDARYEDAGANAJ

Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional Development & Training Materials

Keywords

• Medical education
• Allopathic medicine
• Graduate medical education
• Interprofessional training
• Healthcare workforce development

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue from tuition and fees for medical and health professions education programs including MD, graduate, and professional degrees
2. Student Health Insurance: University-offered health insurance plans through Blue Cross Blue Shield for students, with PPO coverage billed quarterly
3. Health Clinics Services: Revenue from RFU Health Clinics providing healthcare services to the community

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Chicago Medical School delivers the allopathic Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree within Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, providing medical students with LCME-accredited education built on interprofessional team-based learning alongside five other health professions colleges. Beyond the MD program, the school offers continuing medical education accredited by ACCME and supports graduate medical education residency and fellowship programs in partnership with regional healthcare systems. Hands-on clinical training is reinforced through simulation labs, the student-led Interprofessional Community Clinic, and affiliated hospital partnerships.

Product overview

Chicago Medical School is a medical education institution offering a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree program. It is one of six distinct colleges within Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, an interprofessional academic health center focused on educating health and biomedical professionals. The institution integrates interprofessional education, allowing students from different colleges (including Chicago Medical School, College of Health Professions, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, and School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies) to learn collaboratively. The school also offers continuing medical education programs accredited by ACCME. Rather than a technology product portfolio, the school's offerings center on medical education degree programs, clinical training, simulation-based learning, and continuing professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chicago Medical School MD Program Allopathic Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree program accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for a full 8-year term, delivered within Rosalind Franklin University's interprofessional framework alongside five other health professions colleges. The program combines classroom instruction, high-fidelity simulation training, and clinical experiences through the Interprofessional Community Clinic and partner hospitals.
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) Continuing medical education program for practicing physicians and healthcare professionals, accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) with Continued status. Supports ongoing professional development required for physician licensure and specialty board maintenance.
• Graduate Medical Education (Residency and Fellowship) Programs ACGME-accredited residency and fellowship training programs delivered in partnership with regional healthcare systems, including Internal Medicine Residency at Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital Campus and at James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, plus Endocrinology, Infectious Disease, and Pulmonary Fellowships at the Lovell FHCC.
• RFU Health Clinics and Interprofessional Community Clinic Outpatient clinical services provided by RFU Health Clinics and the student-led Interprofessional Community Clinic to community patients, including preventive care and services for underserved populations while serving as experiential learning sites for interprofessional teams.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and significant.

• Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital CampuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGraduate Medical Education partnership for Internal Medicine Residency program, ACGME accredited
• James A. Lovell Federal Health Care CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Internal Medicine Residency, Endocrinology Fellowship, Infectious Disease Fellowship, and Pulmonary Fellowship programs
• Abbott Diabetes CaresignificantTechnology or IntegrationEducational partnership providing Freestyle Libre continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) for use in College of Pharmacy curriculum, enabling students to wear and learn from real-time glucose monitoring technology
• Higher Learning CommissioncoreOthersInstitutional accreditation body for higher education confirming quality standards for all degree and certificate programs
• Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)coreOthersAccrediting body for medical education programs ensuring Chicago Medical School meets national standards for MD education
• Illinois Board of Higher EducationcoreOthersState authorization body approving RFU as a postsecondary educational institution in Illinois

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine: Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine is a relatively newer private MD-granting school embedded within a multi-college university (with schools of nursing, health sciences, and law). Its interprofessional and primary-care-oriented positioning mirrors CMS's mission and team-based care focus.
• Creighton University School of Medicine: Creighton is a private, Jesuit MD-granting school embedded within a multi-college health sciences university with pharmacy, nursing, and allied health programs. Its interprofessional structure, private nonprofit status, and mission-driven identity closely match CMS's profile.
• Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine: Geisinger Commonwealth is a private MD-granting school with an explicit interprofessional curriculum and a focus on community-based, team-oriented care — closely aligned with CMS's interprofessional community clinic model and population-health emphasis.
• Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine: Hackensack Meridian is a newer private MD-granting school with a strong interprofessional, community-health-focused curriculum anchored within an integrated health system. Its mission emphasis on health equity and team-based care parallels CMS's interprofessional community clinic approach.
• Tulane University School of Medicine: Tulane School of Medicine is a private MD-granting institution within a university featuring public health, social work, and other health-adjacent programs. Its interdisciplinary and population-health focus parallels CMS's emphasis on health equity and interprofessional care.
• Rush Medical College: Rush Medical College is part of Rush University, a private, multi-college health sciences university in Chicago offering an MD program alongside nursing, allied health, and graduate studies. Its interprofessional structure and private urban Midwest footprint make it the closest structural and geographic peer to Chicago Medical School.
• Drexel University College of Medicine: Drexel College of Medicine is a private MD-granting school within a multi-college health sciences university with strong interprofessional and simulation-based training. It is comparable in scale, urban setting, and structure to CMS.
• Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine: Stritch is a private, Jesuit MD-granting medical school in the Chicago area with a similarly mid-sized class and a strong emphasis on values-driven, mission-focused medical education. Geographic proximity and private nonprofit status make it a directly comparable peer for applicant competition.

Broad incumbents

• Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine: Feinberg is a much larger and more research-intensive private MD-granting school also in the Chicago area, serving as a clinical training anchor for Northwestern Medicine — one of CMS's GME partners. It represents the broader incumbent against which CMS competes for applicants and faculty.
• University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine: Pritzker is a top-tier private MD-granting school in Chicago with significantly greater research funding and brand prestige than CMS. It serves as a broader incumbent reference point in the same regional market for applicant recruitment and faculty hiring.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/RosalindFranklinU
• Facebookfacebook.com/rfums
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/32600
• Instagraminstagram.com/RFUMSLife

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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