Tag: Awards
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Breaking Down Barriers in Vascular Surgery
As a leader and a surgeon-scientists, alumna Melina Kibbe, MD, ’03 GME, is no stranger to breaking glass ceilings.
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Lloyd-Jones Honored for Work in Preventive Cardiology
Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, has been selected to receive the American Society for Preventive Cardiology’s 2017 Joseph Stokes, III, MD Award for his contributions to preventive cardiology.
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Students Apply Humanities Skills to Medicine
First-year medical students explored the applied arts during a five-week seminar in medical humanities and bioethics.
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Sanguino Honored by American Medical Women’s Association
Sandra Sanguino, ’93 MD, MPH, associate dean for Student Affairs, has received the Exceptional Mentor Award from the American Medical Women’s Association.
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Medical Students Present on the Strengths and Challenges in Chicago’s Neighborhoods
As part of their community health project, first-year medical students presented on the barriers populations in different Chicago neighborhoods face to lead healthy lives.
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Simon Appointed to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Melissa Simon, MD, the George H. Gardner Professor of Clinical Gynecology, has been appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which makes evidence-based recommendations for preventive screenings, counseling services and medications.
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Medical Students and Physicians Volunteer Skills at Devon Clinic
Every Sunday, volunteer medical students and attending physicians provide primary care services at the Devon Clinic, a free health clinic that serves a predominantly uninsured, South Asian population.
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Medical Student Investigates Cervical Cancer Surgery Survival
A surgical procedure called a pelvic exenteration may be curative for more than half of women with a form of advanced cervical cancer who have failed other treatments.
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Housestaff Panel Helps Medical Students Prepare for Residency
A new resident-led program at Northwestern fosters community among underrepresented minority students in undergraduate and graduate medical education programs.
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Pioneering Astronaut and Physician Keynotes Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration
Mae Jemison, MD, a physician and the first woman of color to travel into space, delivered the keynote address during this year’s commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr.
