MCH Spring Symposium
Introduction
Each Spring, the MCHSIG coordinates a symposium series on an MCH topic consisting of lectures, group panels, film screenings, and networking events. Students who are interested in building their skills with event planning, social media and marketing, and session logistics would be great assets to the team. The Symposium Committee members meet biweekly to determine the event topic, speakers, promotion, and logistics of the event. Previous themes included:
- Reproductive Justice (2021)
- Impacts of Incarceration on Infants, Children, and Families (2022)
- Creating Accessibility: Everybody In, Nobody Out (2023)
- Current Complexities: Responding to Maternal and Child Health in Crises (2024)
- Pain, Power, and Education: Navigating Menstrual and Procedural Pain with Empathy (2025)
- Borders, Birth, and Belonging: Maternal & Child Health in a Changing Immigration Landscape (2026)
Committee members meet bimonthly to determine the event topic, speakers, promotion, and logistics of the event.
For more information or to express interest, please send an email to coemch@uic.edu or uicmchstudents@gmail.com.
