Tag: Awards
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Northwestern Medicine Receives Grant to Lead Research into Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke
The American Heart Association recently selected Northwestern Medicine as one of six centers to be part of a new, grant-funded national network dedicated to researching and understanding the causes of atrial fibrillation, the most common type of irregular heartbeat.
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Take Part in the First Feinberg Scientific Images Contest
Submit your most visually interesting scientific images for the first Feinberg Scientific Images Contest: All entries will be entered into a lottery for an Apple iPad, and each image will be considered for inclusion in a gallery inside the new Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center.
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Professional Programs Celebrate White Coat Ceremonies
Each June, Feinberg puts on white-coat ceremonies for students in its Doctor of Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant programs.
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Medical Students Shadow Nurses to Build Teamwork, Communication Skills
During the Nursing Role Learning Experience, third-year medical students shadow nurses to better understand the role of nurses in patient care, and how to communicate together as a team.
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$65 Million Launches Lakeside Discovery LLC to Provide Tomorrow’s Solutions in Healthcare
Along with Deerfield Management, Northwestern has announced a $65 million investment and the launch of Lakeside Discovery, LLC, with the mission to accelerate the translation of transformative biomedical technologies.
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Medical Student Creates ‘Day in a Wheelchair’ Experience for Classmates
Samantha Schroth, a second-year MD/PhD student, shares how she advocates for people of all abilities and disabilities, including by organizing a “Day in a Wheelchair” activity for her fellow classmates.
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Students Look Beyond the Chart at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
All Feinberg students complete a two-week Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation clerkship at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, where they are encouraged to think about their patients’ overall function, rather than just their illness.
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Celebrating the Class of 2018
On May 21, members of the class of 2018, faculty, friends and family members gathered at Navy Pier to celebrate Feinberg’s 159th convocation.
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Exceptional Achievement Recognized at Honors Day 2018
Feinberg faculty and fourth-year medical students gathered to recognize clinical and academic achievement at the sixth annual Honors Day, held May 19.
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Pioneering Hematologist to Receive 2018 Nemmers Prize in Medical Science
Stuart H. Orkin, MD, an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Boston Children’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and a professor at Harvard Medical School, is the recipient of the 2018 Mechthild Esser Nemmers Prize in Medical Science at Northwestern University.
