Tag: Awards
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Global Health Experiences Provide Opportunity for Student Research
This summer, the first class of medical students began their Area of Scholarly Concentration research projects, a new requirement under the revised curriculum. Three students decided to take their project overseas.
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Implementing a Heart Disease Intervention in an Underserved Population
Second-year medical student Crystal Doan’s interest in immigrant health disparities led her to work on a community-based research project. She provided support for heart disease interventions in the South Asian population in the Devon neighborhood of Chicago.
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Preventive Rheumatology Symposium Creates Buzz Around Emerging Field
The daylong event featured panel discussions and a poster session, as well as the announcement of the new Chang-Lee Family Professorship in Preventive Rheumatology.
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Students Explore Biomedical Research as Part of New Curriculum
To hone critical thinking and investigational skills, rising second-year students conduct research projects over the summer as part of the new curriculum. Two students share their work in basic science.
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Lushniak Named Acting Surgeon General
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.
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New Psychology Internship Track is Nation’s First to Focus on LGBT Health
Program will integrate training in mental healthcare for LGBT clients with rotations in an infectious disease clinic and more.
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Faculty Receive Searle Teaching Fellowships
Five Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine faculty members were accepted into the 2013-14 Searle Fellows Program, a year-long faculty development program.
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Center for Education in Health Sciences Honors Graduates at Convocation
Graduates of the sixth class of the Master of Science in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety program and the third class of the Master of Science in Health Services and Outcomes Research program were recognized at the Center for Education in Health Sciences 2013 Convocation on June 29.
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Transitioning Learning to the Patient Care Setting
Third-year medical students learned new skills during Introduction to Clinical Clerkships, a week-long orientation that marked their transition from the classroom to the clinic.
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Physical Therapy Students Receive White Coats
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.
