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VIDEO: Preparing the Next Generation of Medical Leaders
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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Pair of Students Piloting First DPT Global Health Opportunity
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.
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World AIDS Day 2012 Recognized with Panel Discussion, Poster Session
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.
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Electronic Health Records Help Spur Patients to Better Care for, Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
In a new study, Northwestern Medicine researchers found that patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease are more likely to receive a prescription for cholesterol-lowering medication, and to achieve lower long-term cholesterol levels, when doctors use electronic health records to deliver personalized risk assessments via mail.
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Diabetics with Cancer Dangerously Ignore Blood Sugar
When people with Type 2 diabetes are diagnosed with cancer – a disease for which they are at higher risk – they ignore their diabetes care to focus on cancer treatment, according to new Northwestern Medicine research. But uncontrolled high blood sugar is more likely to kill them and impairs their immune system’s ability to…
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Investigators Implicate Well-known Protein in Fibrosis
An international multi-disciplinary research team led by Northwestern Medicine scientists has uncovered a new role for a well-known protein in the development of tissue scarring. The finding has implications for the treatment of scleroderma, a condition for which there currently is no effective treatment.
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New Guidelines Aim to Help Researchers Become More Effective Mentors
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.
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Feinberg is Biggest Mover in NIH Rankings
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has increased its position in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding rankings by 19 spots since 2001, the largest move among all schools in that time. Ranked No. 21, an all-time high for Feinberg and up from 24 in 2011, the move continues to validate the school’s steady…
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Research Aims to Understand, Treat Sleep Disorders in Women, Individuals with MS
Working in the Circadian Rhythms and Sleep Research Laboratory, Hrayr Attarian, MD, associate professor in the Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, is striving to understand a host of sleep disorders in women and individuals with multiple sclerosis.
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Alzheimer’s Award Will Fund Work With BACE1 Enzyme
Robert Vassar, PhD, professor in cell and molecular biology, has received a prestigious $450,000 award from the Alzheimer’s Association to continue his research into the BACE1 enzyme.
