Carle Illinois College of Medicine

09/03/2026

A breakthrough in pancreatic cancer treatment has roots.

Dr. Martin Burke — a renowned organic chemist, physician, and Illinois chemistry professor — co-founded Revolution Medicines while helping to launch the world’s first engineering-based college of medicine, Carle Illinois College of Medicine.

In a recent Phase 3 clinical trial, Revolution Medicine’s oral drug, daraxonrasib, nearly doubled the median survival for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, offering more time and more manageable side effects than standard chemotherapy.

Daraxonrasib is a small molecule that acts like a molecular glue and switches off mutant KRAS proteins that are the root of most pancreatic cancers.

“For me, I think seeing something that we helped contribute to actually make an impact in the real world kind of leads to this almost amplified sense of urgency to try to do something important,” Burke said.

09/03/2026

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08/27/2026

At , the secondary application process offers an early look at the learning experience that follows. Applicants are encouraged to think differently and demonstrate curiosity, creativity, and compassion — qualities that continue to shape how students learn, solve problems, and approach challenges throughout the CI MED curriculum. 🩺

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🔷 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Carle Health

08/25/2026

A new wearable device designed to warn dialysis patients when their access point begins to fail will start pilot testing this fall in Illinois. The noninvasive system uses ultrasound to monitor blood flow at the access point and alert doctors to early signs of trouble. It was developed at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign by graduates of Carle Illinois College of Medicine and The Grainger College of Engineering.

➡️ https://medicine.illinois.edu/news/u-of-i-innovation-detects-dialysis-access-failure

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🔷 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | The Grainger College of Engineering | Landuyt Center for Entrepreneurship | Carle Health

A University of Illinois spinout company, Auvi Labs, has developed a new wearable device designed to warn dialysis patients when their access point begins to fail. The project started as Li’s senior Capstone Innovation at Carle Illinois College of Medicine, where medical students lead cross-discip...

08/18/2026

Every student brings unique experiences, perspectives, and aspirations to their medical education. 🩺 For first-year student Daniel Gendy, the journey is about using his background in engineering to explore new possibilities in medicine while making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients.

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🔷 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Carle Health

08/14/2026

An all-female cohort of undergraduate interns is advancing the future of medical education through the Jump Simulation XR Internship at .

By combining their talents across technology-focused disciplines with the clinical expertise of physicians and medical educators, these students are developing immersive XR simulations designed to prepare future physicians for real-world clinical practice. Their work highlights how women are driving innovation in emerging technologies and helping create new possibilities for how medicine is taught and learned.

➡️ https://medicine.illinois.edu/news/all-female-xr-internship-cohort-advances-future-of-medical-education

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🔷 The Grainger College of Engineering

The Jump Simulation Center at Carle Illinois College of Medicine is welcoming an all-female cohort of undergraduate interns who are helping shape the future of healthcare education through extended reality (XR) technology.

08/13/2026

Building the world’s largest de-identified data warehouse 🌎

Through the Global Consortium of Innovation and Engineering in Medicine (GCIEM), institutions around the world are contributing data to build healthcare’s future infrastructure. By bringing together de-identified data representing diverse countries and populations, the initiative aims to support more representative AI applications, accelerate discovery, and create new opportunities to improve human health.

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08/05/2026

Global collaboration is at the heart of the GCIEM JUMP XR Internship Program at . 🌎 The program brings together future physician-innovators from around the world with interests in medicine, engineering, XR, and educational technology to develop innovative simulation experiences that help shape the future of medical education.

Working alongside University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students, the 2026 interdisciplinary team is developing XR simulations that support the medical school's curriculum and create new ways for future physicians to learn, innovate and solve challenges in healthcare.

➡️ https://medicine.illinois.edu/news/global-exchange-student-help-shape-the-future-of-medical-education

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Carle Illinois College of Medicine is bringing together future physician-innovators from around the world to develop the next generation of medical simulation, with the second cohort of students participating in the Global Consortium of Innovation and Engineering in Medicine (GCIEM) JUMP XR Internsh...

07/28/2026

🥼 Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Matthew Lee

Dr. Matthew Lee ('22) was recently selected for the 2027 Urologic Oncology Fellowship at Stanford University. After graduating from , he matched in urology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and is currently serving as chief resident.

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🔷 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

07/23/2026

Through personalized, data-informed care, advanced technology, and compassionate patient interactions, Dr. Cheng-ting (C.T.) Lee is demonstrating what the future of medicine looks like. As both a practicing anesthesiologist and educator at , she is helping students understand that innovation and human-centered care go hand in hand. 🩺

➡️ https://medicine.illinois.edu/news/from-the-operating-room-to-the-classroom-how-anesthesiology-leaders-are-shaping-the-future-of-medicine

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🔷 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Carle Health