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Medical Students Meet Their Matches On March 18, “Match Day,” fourth-year Feinberg School of Medicine students learned where they will be going for the next phase of their medical careers. The day marked the culmination of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in which graduating medical students are matched with residency positions in the specialties[…]

In Memoriam (Michael Ravitch) Michael M. Ravitch, PhD, associate professor and former director of the Office of Medical Education at the Feinberg School of Medicine, died February 27 in his Evanston, Illinois, home; he was 61. A native of Baltimore, Dr. Ravitch began undergraduate studies at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, wanting to[…]

Longtime Leader of Student Affairs Office to Step Down Compassionate. Understanding. Leader. Friend. Advocate. Words like these pepper conversations about Jack F. Snarr, PhD ’67, associate dean for student programs, who will be stepping down July 1 after 28 years in the position. What students and graduates see as special in Dr. Snarr is simply[…]

More Study Needed on Protein-Cancer Link A preliminary study suggests that persistent inflammation, as indicated by increased levels of C-reactive protein in the blood, is a risk factor for the development of colon cancer. However, according to an editorial by Feinberg School of Medicine researcher Boris C. Pasche, MD, the link between chronic inflammation and[…]

All-Campus Research Day Slated for March 4 Approximately 150 poster presentations, plus break-out sessions and seminars, will be featured during the Feinberg School’s All-Campus Research Day on March 4. The event is sponsored by the Northwestern Medical Women Faculty Organization (WFO). Male and female faculty members and students from all disciplines are invited to attend.[…]

Former Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher to Speak on February 25 Members of the Northwestern community are invited to attend presentations by former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher, MD, PhD, on February 25, at 1 p.m., in Pritzker Auditorium of Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH), 251 East Huron Street, Chicago, and 7 p.m. in the Coon[…]

Faculty Group Practice’s Cardiology Division Earns Kudos The Division of Cardiology at the Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation (NMFF) was highlighted in the February 2004 issue of Good Housekeeping as the top cardiology program in Illinois. NMFF, the primary full-time faculty group practice of the Feinberg School of Medicine, comprises more than 500 physicians practicing in[…]

Few Disabled Kids Get Mental Health Care A study by a Northwestern University researcher has found that less than half of disabled children with psychosocial problems receive mental health care services. Moreover, the study found differences by age, race/ethnicity, and insurance coverage that suggest inequalities nationwide in access to treatment, underidentification of need, and substantial[…]

NUgene Enrolls 1,000th Participant Traditional banks depend on new deposits to grow and expand—a principle that applies to gene banks too. On January 29 Northwestern’s NUgene project celebrated the enrollment of its 1,000th participant and the recent completion of its pilot year. “Since our project launch in October 2002, NUgene has made significant progress,” says[…]

Amy Paller Named Dermatology Chair Amy S. Paller, MD, a Northwestern faculty member since 1988, has been named chair of the Department of Dermatology at the Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH), effective February 10. In a joint announcement, Lewis Landsberg, MD, Feinberg School dean and vice president for medical affairs, and[…]