Feinberg began rolling out the first phase
of its renewed Doctor of Medicine
curriculum in August with the Class of
2016. Learn more about the changes from
Feinberg faculty who have been involved in
its development.
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For the first time, students in the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences will be participating in an international learning experience. The students will be in Belize from December 3-21, with the expectation that more will study there in May, November, and December 2013.
Organized by the Student Advisory Committee for Global Health, Feinberg’s World AIDS Day events included a panel discussion, student-research poster session, and the opportunity to discuss the disease and its treatment with healthcare professionals.
A major four-year review of academic literature led by Northwestern Medicine researcher Michael Fleming, MD, MPH, offers a thorough understanding of what actually works and what doesn’t when it comes to mentoring and how institutions should approach research trainee mentorships.
Fourth-year medical student Amy Chen piloted a new rural health rotation in Montana. She spent four weeks this fall in small towns observing the similarities and differences between primary care in urban versus rural environments.
Kathryn Montgomery, PhD, Julia and David Uihlein Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, is being honored with the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) Lifetime Achievement Award.
As part of the new curriculum, first-year medical students compiled information regarding health resources in 21 Chicago communities. Over the next few years, this project aims to have health data from all 77 Chicago communities, which they will make available to Northwestern physicians, who can use it to better understand their patients.
Simulators in use since June are helping residents and physicians in the Department of Urology learn and perfect their surgical skills. The state of the art technology is being tested as a means to improve real time skills by training doctors to perform minimally-invasive laser prostate procedures.
Augusta Webster Faculty Grants were awarded last week to four faculty members to fund projects related to medical education research. Past fellows have produced new courses, new teaching strategies, and a number of advances in educational assessment.
Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak, MD’83, MPH, deputy surgeon general of the United States, discussed public health and its challenges at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine on Friday, October 19. He spoke about his own path, shared advice, and encouraged students to pursue careers that help the underserved.