National Medical Fellowships, Inc. awarded scholarships to two Feinberg medical students and one alumnus who have a commitment to improving the quality of healthcare in underserved communities of Chicago.
The third-annual event allowed students, postdoctoral fellows, and young tenure-track faculty from across the disciplines of engineering and neuroscience to interact with peers and mentors from both campuses.
The official start to the academic year, the annual Founders’ Day Convocation includes the recitation of the Declaration of Geneva and the handing out of white coats to the incoming class.
A graduate of Northwestern’s Honors Program in Medical Education, Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak, MD ’83, MPH, became acting surgeon general of the United States on July 17.
Interns spent three days in an intense training “bootcamp” to get ready for their residencies, which start in July. This year, the program has expanded to include general surgery residents and two new skills: chest x-ray and EKG interpretation.
First-year physical therapy students celebrated the 7th Annual Clinical Practice Ceremony on June 21, receiving white coats as a symbol of their transition from the classroom to the clinic.
The Northwestern Medicine® community recently recognized forty-nine faculty members for their 25-year careers at Feinberg. The honorees joined other active faculty who have reached the quarter-century service milestone during an evening of celebration on June 19.
The 161 members of the Class of 2013 celebrated their commencement ceremony with friends, family, and faculty at Chicago’s Navy Pier Grand Ballroom on May 23.
Seventeen awards were presented to students and faculty at the inaugural event on May 22. Gaurava Agarwal, MD, instructor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was honored as its first keynote speaker.
Members of the Physician Assistant Program earned Master of Medical Science degrees on May 18.