Author: medweb
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New Obesity Center Includes Clinical Care, Research, and Education
New Obesity Center Includes Clinical Care, Research, and Education (L to R) Drs. Lewis Landsberg, George Bray, and Robert Kushner The opening of the Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity (NCCO) was celebrated by more than 200 members of the Feinberg School community, who packed the Hughes Auditorium of the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center[…]
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Faculty Members Honor One of Their Own
Faculty Members Honor One of Their Own (L to R) Dr. Melina Kibbe and Dr. William Pearce William Pearce, MD, has the distinction and honor of being named the inaugural Faculty Mentor of the Year for 2008 by the Medical Faculty Senate Council (MFSC). The MFSC comprises a representative from each department at the Feinberg[…]
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New Lab Advances ALS Research
New Lab Advances ALS Research Les Turner ALS Foundation and Wenske Foundation fortify ALS research efforts through creation of second ALS laboratory (L to R) Dr. P. Hande Ozdinler; Harvey Gaffen, president of the Les Turner ALS Foundation; and Dr. Teepu Siddique The opening of the Feinberg School’s second Les Turner ALS laboratory was celebrated[…]
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NU Faculty Shine in Journal’s Simulation Issue
NU Faculty Shine in Journal’s Simulation Issue Dr. Vozenilek (right) instructs medical students using a patient simulator. Twelve new articles authored by Northwestern faculty members describe the state of the art for simulation-based medical education. The November issue of Academic Emergency Medicine is dedicated to the topic of science of simulation in healthcare. This special[…]
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The Inaugural Endowed Professorship Celebration
The Inaugural Endowed Professorship Celebration (L to R) Dean J. Larry Jameson, President Henry Bienen, Ann Lurie, and Provost Daniel Linzer An assembly of individuals as accomplished is rarely seen on any campus. Specialists in fields as diverse as modern medicine itself, the distinguished professors who gathered at the Inaugural Endowed Professorship Celebration not only[…]
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Honors & Appointments
A list of honors, awards, and faculty appointments from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Dr. Holl Leads NIH-Funded Study on Children
Dr. Holl Leads NIH-Funded Study on Children’s Health Dr. Jane Holl What are the most critical health problems of children in DuPage County, Illinois, and how can these problems best be prevented or treated? Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine will help answer these important questions with an historic federally-funded study that will follow 1,000[…]
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VA Awards Contract to Palliative Care Project
VA Awards Contract to Palliative Care Project The Veterans Administration awarded a one-year contract to the Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EPEC) Project based at Northwestern University to develop a program to help meet the palliative care needs of veterans and their families and caregivers. Explains Linda L. Emanuel, MD, PhD, Buehler Professor of[…]
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Simulation Class Reaps Postive Results
Simulation Study Reaps Positive Results Dr. Park (right) supervises anesthesiology resident Jennifer Song, MD (center) as she addresses the computer-operated needs of the patient simulator nicknamed “Cosmo.” Cosmo is having chest pains and trouble breathing. The anesthesiology residents leap into action. As an organized team, they listen to his breathing, monitor his falling blood pressure,[…]
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Research Funding Increases 14 Percent to $269 Million
Research Funding Increases 14 Percent to $269 Million Researchers at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine have been awarded $268.7 million in funding from external sources in fiscal year 2008, a 14 percent increase over fiscal year 2007, and following a 17 percent increase between 2007 and 2006. The majority of the research support comes[…]
