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Feinberg Students Give Back, Make International Impact with Global Health Whether they go abroad to perform research, provide clinical care or focus on public health issues, Feinberg School of Medicine students, residents and faculty have an impact on people and policies all over the world. The medical school’s Center for Global Health identifies the health[…]

McGarry Lab Helps Local Student Place in Prestigious Competition Marissa Suchyta, a senior at the University of Chicago Laboratory High School and a student in Thomas McGarry’s laboratory, recently took home third place and a $40,000 scholarship at the national finals of the 2009 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, the nation’s premier high[…]

Glassroth Named President of Northwestern Faculty Practice Jeffrey Glassroth, MD Jeffrey Glassroth, MD, has been named president and chief executive officer of the Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation (NMFF), the 700-member physician practice of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Glassroth has been vice dean and chief academic officer at the Northwestern University Feinberg School[…]

University Department Bridges Biomedical and Life Sciences Medical school and social science researchers often study common problems, such as childhood obesity or racial disparities in health outcomes, but from different perspectives and usually in isolation from one another. A recently launched department at Northwestern, the Department of Medical Social Sciences (MSS), aims to change that.[…]

Alpha Omega Alpha Inducts Feinberg Students, Residents, Faculty and Alumni John Flaherty, MD, councilor of the AOA Illinois Gamma Chapter, and Sandra Sanguino, MD, MPH, associate dean for student programs and career development, congratulate new AOA inductee Melissa Chen (center). Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) recently welcomed its newest members at a ceremony hosted by Northwestern[…]

Feinberg Faculty Member, Bechara Choucair, Appointed Chicago Public Health Commissioner Bechara Choucair, MD, adjunct assistant professor in the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine. Bechara Choucair, MD, adjunct assistant professor in the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine, was recently appointed by Mayor[…]

Northwestern Discloses Medical Faculty Industry Ties The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has launched enhanced faculty profiles on its web site that now include the external professional and industry relationships for about 2,000 full- and part-time faculty members. The list includes physicians and basic research scientists. The Feinberg School developed this initiative in partnership[…]

Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians You are invited to discover how women are changing the face of medicine in the United States. A new traveling exhibit, currently on display in the Lurie Medical Research Building, describes the remarkable progress women have made in professional training, achieving diversity and providing leadership in[…]

Northwestern Memorial Named Leapfrog Top Hospital Northwestern Memorial Hospital, an affiliate of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, has been selected as a 2009 Top Hospital by the Leapfrog Group, an organization that provides the only national, public comparison of hospitals across safety, quality and efficiency dimensions. Northwestern Memorial was honored among an elite group[…]

Feinberg Faculty Help Northwestern Undergrads Learn About Medical Profession Richard Lee, MD, MBA, associate professor of surgery at Feinberg, gives undergraduate students Liang Cui, Namrata Patel, Molly Forster, Annie Liu and Joseph Dadabo real-world insights into the medical profession. Richard Lee, MD, MBA, associate professor of surgery, and Michael Yensel, fellowship coordinator, both at Northwestern[…]