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Q&A: Rebecca Ford-Paz, Working to Diminish Mental Health Disparities
Rebecca Ford-Paz, PhD, assistant professor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides therapy to Latino youth and works to diminish mental health disparities. Ford-Paz presented at a recent community meeting in Logan Square about the need for mental health services in the Latino community.
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International Exchange in Chile Takes Shape for DPT Students
A September visit by the dean of health sciences at the Universidad San Sebastian in Concepcion, Chile, finalized a formal agreement that will result in the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences participating in a student exchange program.
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Feinberg Student Helps Develop Public Health Program for Chicago Kids
While an intern at the Chicago Department of Public Health, fourth-year medical student Azmina Lakhani helped launch the PlayStreets program, which closes city streets in six communities to provide a safe, supervised space with organized outdoor activities for children.
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Visionary Research on Detecting Cancer Cells Early Receives NIH funding
Two Northwestern University faculty members have received a prestigious 2012 NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop technology to detect cancer metastasis at its earliest stages, allowing for life-preserving interventions. Their research team includes two Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine professors.
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Rosen Named Chair of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Board
Comprised of leading experts in their fields, members of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board advise the board of directors on a wide range of issues. These include periodically reviewing LLS’s medical affairs and recommending funding for research grant awards.
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2012 Northwestern Scientific Images Contest Winners
Scientific research often produces beautiful images. These pieces, judged by a panel of local artists, scientists and community leaders, are representative of real Northwestern research across a wide range of disciplines, including medicine, chemistry, engineering, nanotechnology and Earth science.
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Young Physicians Receive Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellowships
Elizabeth Patton, MD, fourth-year resident in obstetrics and gynecology, and Carley Riley, MD’04, WCAS’98, have received 2013 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars fellowships. Through the program they will conduct innovative research and work with communities, organizations, practitioners, and policy-makers in an effort to improve health and healthcare in the U.S.
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Director Offers Early Thoughts on IPHAM’s Value to Feinberg Community
Rowland Chang, MD, MPH, director of the Institute for Public Health and Medicine, delivered the lecture “Early Thoughts on Adding Value to the Feinberg Community,” which highlighted the institute’s structure and mission. Chang said the goal of the institute is to accelerate innovation at the interface of medicine and public health, and achieve measurable improvements…
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First-Year Student Gains Early Exposure to Clinical Research
Andrew Alvarez, a first-year student, participated in clinical research in plastic surgery over the summer.
