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RUSH University is the academic enterprise of RUSH University Medical Center. RUSH University Medical Center, or RUMC, is an Illinois non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation that has a tripartite educational, research and clinical mission. Each component of the mission of RUMC is co-equal in importance, and this tripartite mission allows academics and research to be fully integrated with clinical practice, providing an educational experience built around a teacher-practitioner model in order to train the next generation of health care professionals and providers while promoting a research environment that goes hand in hand with clinical excellence.