Too Many Ways to Say “It Hurts” Dr. Cella There are at least 100 ways to say, “It hurts!” And that is the problem. David Cella is on mission — backed by nearly $10 million in National Institutes of Health funds — to revolutionize the language of pain, as well as fatigue, depression and anxiety.…

Dr. Woodruff Receives Mentoring Honor Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD, was selected by members of the Medical Faculty Council as the 2009 Mentor of the Year. Dr. Woodruff is the director of the Institute for Women’s Health Research, the director of the Oncofertility Consortium and a professor in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department. She was also…

Northwestern Develops Physician Assistant Program James Van Rhee The Feinberg School will offer a Physician Assistant Program that will have as its academic home the Department of Family and Community Medicine. Pending a successful provisional accreditation visit in December 2009 and positive review by the Accreditation Review Commission in March 2010, the program will welcome…