Tag: Awards
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Alzheimer’s “Buddies” Share their Experience
Jared Worthington, second-year medical student, Jean Schmidt Winship, program manager in the Physician Assistant Program and her husband presented on The Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center’s Buddy Program at the Canadian Health Summit in Toronto.
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Departments Rank High in List of NIH Funding
Eight departments at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine rank in the top 10 in their discipline in a list of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to medical schools, with an additional three departments in the top 20.
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At AMSA Conference, Students Prepare to Lead a Changing Healthcare Culture
Medical students attended the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Training Ground conference, hosted at Feinberg on November 22 and 23, with events united under the theme of “Lead the Change in the Culture of Medicine.”
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Poster Presentations Showcase Student Research
Medical students presented their Area of Scholarly Concentration projects at a poster session on November 21.
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Student Sketch Comedy Show Honors a Former Classmate
The medical school’s 36th annual student sketch comedy show In Vivo parodied the characters and plot of the film Freaky Friday with “Freaky Feinberg,” benefitting the Stay Out of the Sun Foundation in honor of their former classmate Claire Richards.
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AAMC President Discusses Challenges Facing Academic Medicine
Darrell Kirch, MD, president and chief executive officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges addressed staff and faculty members on the issues facing academic medical centers.
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Using Sound to Improve Deep Sleep, Memory
Nelly Papalambros, a third-year graduate student, studies how sound could be used as a non-invasive way to improve deep sleep and memory.
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Lectures on Campus: How Diverse Themes Can Improve Patient Care
Students and faculty learned how practicing mindfulness, incorporating patient spirituality and advocating for scientific research in public policy can improve patient care – and their own wellbeing as healthcare providers – during three special lecture events.
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Students Screen Chicago Residents for Cardiovascular Health Risks
Medical students conduct cardiovascular health risks screenings and counsel participants on exercise, nutrition and other lifestyle changes in the Keep Your Heart Heathy program.
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Medical Students Experience Continuity of Care through Education Centered Medical Home
The Education Centered Medical Home, a longitudinal clinical experience for students, continues to grow as students gain an understanding of continuity of care and team medicine.
