Tag: Awards
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Interns Get Into Shape Before Starting Residency
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.
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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.
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Residents Receive Marco Ellis Legacy Award
Residents Rachel Issaka, MD, and Ike Okwuosa, MD, were recognized and honored with the 2013 Marco Ellis Legacy Award for their extraordinary contributions to increasing diversity at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University.
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Faculty Honored for Quarter-Century of Service
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.
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New Master’s Degree in Prosthetics and Orthotics Marks Evolution in Field
The new program is a competitive, 21-month postgraduate degree offering clinically-focused education in a research-rich environment.
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Physician Assistant Program Welcomes Incoming Class
The Class of 2015 received their white physician assistant’s coats at a ceremony on Friday, June 7. Thirty students are accepted into the Physician Assistant Program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine each year.
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Boone Receives Schweitzer Fellowship for Public Health
Addie Boone, a second-year medical student, received one of 31 Schweitzer Fellowships, which support public health research. She will use the award to develop a partnership between the medical school, Northwestern University Law School, and community clinics to help underserved patients with poorly-controlled asthma encourage their landlords to comply with habitability laws.
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The Class of 2013 Celebrates Commencement
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.
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Honors Day Tradition Introduced at Feinberg
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.
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Physician Assistant Class of 2013 Celebrates Commencement
Members of the Physician Assistant Program earned Master of Medical Science degrees on May 18.
