Funding has been announced for the first phase of an eight-year initiative to enable African hospitals to improve newborn survival by 50 percent, led by a consortium including Northwestern University.
Jordan Coleman, a third-year medical student, previously worked as a chaplain in prisons, homeless shelters and hospitals — an experience that enhances his clinical experiences today.
In partnership with the AIDS Foundation of Chicago and several Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine departments and centers, the Public Health Boot Camp delivers an annual week-long residential training program for HIV/AIDS community-based service providers.
Jordan Sell, a rising third-year student, has taken advantage of the wide range of opportunities at Feinberg.
Becca Sinard, a student in Feinberg’s MD/MPH Combined Degree Program, is dedicated to improving human health across the spectrum.
Northwestern has established a new Institute for Global Health that aims to improve health in middle- and lower-income countries around the world and deepens the medical school’s commitment to solving health problems worldwide.
A delegation from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, including Northwestern oncology leaders, recently met with health leaders in Bolivia to begin generating cancer treatment recommendations to fit the country’s unique needs.
Andrew Furman, a third-year student in the MD-MBA dual-degree program, has worked with Erie Family Health Centers as part of his participation in Second Opinions, a pro-bono healthcare consulting student organization.
In the Education-Centered Medical Home program, Feinberg students learn to provide primary care to vulnerable populations living in Chicago.
Northwestern Medicine professionals treated nearly 1,000 patients as part of a medical mission trip in late September.