Tag: Awards
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Batjer Leaving Feinberg after Pioneering Career in Neurological Surgery
H. Huntington Batjer, MD, chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery, is leaving Feinberg on September 1 after nearly 17 years of service.
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Feinberg Students Celebrate the Culmination of Years of Hard Work
The Class of 2012 earned their long white coats at the 153rd graduation on May 24. Excited to embark on their new journey as doctors, students gathered with faculty, friends, and family for the commencement ceremony at Chicago’s Navy Pier Grand Ballroom.
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Students, Staff Participate in Cuts for Cancer
Fourteen women donated hair at the second annual Cuts for Cancer event hosted by the American Medical Women’s Association on May 24. Donations were sent to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program, which supplies free wigs to women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment.
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From Acrosome to Zygote: A New Lexicon of Reproductive Terminology
In response to the jargon that often emanates in healthcare, the Center for Reproductive Research created Repropedia, an online reproductive lexicon developed as a verified source of medical terminology for the average person.
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Student Trio Performs for Hospital Community
Three first-year medical students, Paul Jansson, Andres Camacho, and Jessica Shim, performed at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on May 23 for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra citywide event “Pianos in Public Spaces.”
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Students Practice Splinting Skills
The Emergency Medicine Group, Sports Medicine Interest Group, and Orthopedic Surgical Society held a hands-on splinting workshop on May 2.
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Inaugural PA Class Celebrates Graduation at Feinberg
On the second Saturday in May, members of the inaugural class of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Physician Assistant program became its first graduates.
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Students Support National Women’s Health Week by Selling T-shirts and Pins
In honor of National Women’s Health Week, which runs now through Saturday, May 19, the American Medical Women’s Association, American Medical Student Association, and Medical Students for Choice are raising money for the Chicago Women’s Health Center by selling women’s health t-shirts for $15 and lapel pins for $3. Donations are also welcome.
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PPH Service Initiative Pilot Program a Success
Students in the Program in Public Health service initiative spent six months as consultants on a host of client issues ranging from sexual education in the nation’s third-largest school district, to analyzing data for the city of Evanston.
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Curriculum Development Symposium Offers Skills, Case Study for Change
The Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators (FAME) hosted its first-ever curriculum development symposium May 2-3. The event included workshops, brown-bag lectures, and personal consultations.
