Simulators in use since June are helping residents and physicians in the Department of Urology learn and perfect their surgical skills. The state of the art technology is being tested as a means to improve real time skills by training doctors to perform minimally-invasive laser prostate procedures.
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Augusta Webster Faculty Grants were awarded last week to four faculty members to fund projects related to medical education research. Past fellows have produced new courses, new teaching strategies, and a number of advances in educational assessment.
Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak, MD’83, MPH, deputy surgeon general of the United States, discussed public health and its challenges at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine on Friday, October 19. He spoke about his own path, shared advice, and encouraged students to pursue careers that help the underserved.
The American Medical Women’s Association student chapter at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Women’s Faculty Organization co-hosted an afternoon tea, a networking event for students to connect with female faculty members.
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A September visit by the dean of health sciences at the Universidad San Sebastian in Concepcion, Chile, finalized a formal agreement that will result in the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences participating in a student exchange program.
Heather Heiman, MD, received the Clinician Educator Award at the annual meeting of the Midwest Regional Society of General Internal Medicine. She assisted in the curriculum renewal, served as a college mentor, and tutored students.
While an intern at the Chicago Department of Public Health, fourth-year medical student Azmina Lakhani helped launch the PlayStreets program, which closes city streets in six communities to provide a safe, supervised space with organized outdoor activities for children.
Elizabeth Patton, MD, fourth-year resident in obstetrics and gynecology, and Carley Riley, MD’04, WCAS’98, have received 2013 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars fellowships. Through the program they will conduct innovative research and work with communities, organizations, practitioners, and policy-makers in an effort to improve health and healthcare in the U.S.
Andrew Alvarez, a first-year student, participated in clinical research in plastic surgery over the summer.