Tag: Awards
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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.
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Doctor of Medicine/Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program
Many Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine students choose to enhance their MD education by simultaneously working toward a master’s degree that concentrates on the legal, historical, philosophical, and cultural contexts of medicine.
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Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences Day Showcases Research, Sparks Curiosity
The second annual Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences (MRS) Training Day highlighted MRS research at Northwestern University and brought together students, post-docs, and faculty from various departments within Northwestern and affiliated institutions.
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Global Health Day Highlights Research Opportunities, Summer Projects
Global Health Day, which included a panel discussion and poster session, is designed to provide students, faculty, and McGaw Medical Center residents the opportunity to share recent global health projects with the Northwestern community and create networking opportunities among mentors and trainees.
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Diverse Group of New PhD Students Arrives on Campus
The 2012 incoming class of PhD students includes those enrolled in the Driskill Graduate Program in the Life Sciences (DGP), Northwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program (NUIN), and Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP).
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A Passion for Access to Transplantation
A third-year resident, Antonio Alvarado, MD, has a drive to increase access to transplantation for dialysis patients, especially in underserved communities.
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Founders’ Day Celebrates Past, Future of Medicine
A part of the 2012 Founders’ Day Convocation held August 24, the presentation of white coats to the Class of 2016 is a tradition marking students’ arrival as members of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Students Teach Maternal-Child Health, Learn About Healthcare Challenges in Mexico
NU AID and Child Family Health International partnered to provide a global health immersion program for second- and fourth-year Feinberg students in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. During this year’s program, students focused on maternal-child health, partnering with local midwives to learn about the healthcare challenges that women in the community face.
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New Students Welcomed with Introduction to the Profession Week
Introduction to the Profession week, held August 10 through August 15, is meant to familiarize the new class of medical students with the practical aspects of Feinberg and to the themes of professionalism and professional identity they will encounter throughout their medical education and career as physicians.
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MPH Student Field Experiences in Chicago
This summer, Edson Carias, a first-year MD/MPH student at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, helped the Howard Brown Health Center develop a social marketing campaign for sexually transmitted infection prevention
