Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a national leader in interprofessional medical and healthcare education. Since 1912, Rosalind Franklin University has educated more than 15,000 medical and advanced health sciences degree graduates in the United States and worldwide. The University’s vision is to consistently innovate in the education of health and biomedical professionals, and in knowledge creation and scientific discovery. We extend our mission beyond the classroom the laboratories, to places where we can improve humankind through outstanding clinical programs and community services – to places where we can make a difference.
Today, the University stands on the frontier of the new healthcare by educating the next generation of healthcare professionals, conducting leading-edge biomedical research, and serving the community in innovative ways. The future of healthcare depends upon health professionals from diverse specialties collaborating in patient care, as well as innovative research that extends beyond the borders of specialties. If our future healthcare providers and research scientists are expected to thrive in an inter-professional environment, we believe they should also learn in an inter-professional environment. Rosalind Franklin University offers students such an environment. This unique inter-professional environment that prepares our students for success as leaders in the world of future medicine.
Rosalind Franklin University is comprised of the Chicago Medical School, the College of Health Professions, Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine and School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies..
Students at RFUMS are not just a number. Students have the opportunity to be mentored, to be involved on the campus and in the community, and receive individualized support to develop your skills in the art and science of medicine.
RFUMS is located in North Chicago, IL. Our location offers residents and visitors many educational, recreational and cultural opportunities because of its proximity to Lake Michigan, Chicago, Milwaukee and local attractions. The towns, cities and villages that make up Lake County, Illinois, of which North Chicago is a part, include picturesque rural communities, highly developed urban centers, affluent suburbs and tourist communities. Nearby towns and their distances from campus include: Waukegan (3 miles), Lake Bluff (4 miles), Lake Forest (5 miles), Gurnee (8 miles), Libertyville (8 miles), Grayslake (11 miles), Mundelein (12 miles), and Vernon Hills (13 miles).
We encourage you to visit our campus. You may contact the admissions department to arrange a tour.
More than half a century ago, Rosalind Franklin became as one of science’s foremost researchers with her pioneering work in DNA.
Having previously earned a Ph.D in physical chemistry from Cambridge University in 1945, it was Rosalind Franklin who captured "Photograph 51" of the "B" form of DNA in 1952 while at King's College in London. It is this photograph, acquired through 100 hours of X-ray exposure from a machine Dr. Franklin herself refined, that revealed the structure of DNA.
Rosalind Franklin went on to perform exceptional research at Birkbeck College. She died in 1958 of ovarian cancer, at age 37, perhaps from radiation exposure from her work.
Rosalind Franklin tirelessly blazed trails wherever she went. Her devotion to the highest standards in research, thoughtful mentoring and deep commitment to social justice mandated for Rosalind Franklin, a Life in Discovery. The University was officially renamed Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science on March 1, 2004, in honor of Dr. Franklin’s outstanding contributions to science and humanity.