Tag: Awards
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Deputy Surgeon General Shares His Experience in the U.S. Public Health Service
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.
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Faculty Mentor Students at Annual Fall Afternoon Tea
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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Training Volunteers for the Chicago Marathon
Arriving at the main medical tent of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon at 4 a.m. might not sound like an ideal Sunday, but for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine students Pietro Bortoletto and Anita Goyal, it was an incredible privilege. Bortoletto and Goyal had spent the summer helping to train more than 540[…]
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International Exchange in Chile Takes Shape for DPT Students
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.
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Heiman Recognized for Her Contributions to Clinical Education
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.
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Feinberg Student Helps Develop Public Health Program for Chicago Kids
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.
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Young Physicians Receive Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellowships
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.
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First-Year Student Gains Early Exposure to Clinical Research
Andrew Alvarez, a first-year student, participated in clinical research in plastic surgery over the summer.
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Cianciotto named director of Driskill Graduate Training Program
Longtime faculty member Nicholas Cianciotto, professor of microbiology-immunology, has been named director of the Walter S. and Lucienne Driskill Graduate Training Program in the Life Sciences.
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First-Year Student Performs CPR on the Lakefront
Anna Whelan, a first-year medical student, was running along Lake Michigan on Aug. 21 when she noticed two people kneeling over a man lying on the ground. The man had no pulse, and Whelan performed CPR and coached others on how to help, applying what she learned during her first weeks in medical school.
