Tag: Education
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Pioneering Astronaut and Physician Keynotes Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration
Mae Jemison, MD, a physician and the first woman of color to travel into space, delivered the keynote address during this year’s commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Medical Students Start the New Year With Wellness Activities
Medical students attended sessions addressing different aspects of wellness during a week dedicated to student well-being.
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Medical Student Charts a Map of Memory in the Brain
Kelsey Bowman extended her medical school program from four years to five years to develop a test to map regions of the brain associated with memory.
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2016 Year in Review
“Truly, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is an institution on the rise,” said Eric G. Neilson, MD, vice president for Medical Affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean. See some of the medical school’s notable moments from 2016.
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Medical Students Discuss HIV Treatment and Advocacy During Hands-on Learning Module
First-year medical students participated in small group discussions and activities focused on HIV/AIDS to integrate and apply what they’d learned previously in a new context.
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Annual Sketch Comedy Show Benefits Local LGBTQ Non-Profit
Students performed a series of skits poking fun at the medical school experience at the 38th annual performance of In Vivo, Feinberg’s sketch comedy and variety show, which raised money for Chicago House.
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Second-Year Medical Students Showcase Scientific Research Projects
Second-year medical students presented their in-progress research projects at the Area of Scholarly Concentration poster session.
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Henschen Receives New Investigator Award From AAMC
Bruce Henschen, ’12 MD, ’12 MPH, ’15 GME, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, has received the Thomas Hale Ham Award for New Investigators.
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Students Host Dinners to Promote Community Amongst Peers
Medical student Arianna Yanes created Supper with Six to bring her classmates closer together and bridge the gap between class years and even other Northwestern students.
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Medical Improv Course Boosts Communication and Teamwork Skills
Medical students learn to enhance communication and teamwork skills through a medical improv course, part of their seminar in bioethics and medical humanities.
