Tag: Education
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Using Computational Models to Solve Problems in Neurology
Third-year MD/PhD student Pat Lawlor discusses why he is pursuing a career as a physician scientist, his role as MSTP student body president, and the beginnings of his graduate research.
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Fellow Leading Investigation of Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Liver Transplantation
Lisa VanWagner, a fellow in gastroenterology and hepatology, will be working alongside mentors Anton Skaro, MD, PhD, assistant professor of organ transplantation, Michael Abecassis, MD, MBA, director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center, and Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM, director of the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, to study orthotopic liver transplantation and cardiovascular disease.
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Doctor of Physical Therapy and PhD in Engineering
The only degree of its kind in the country, the joint Doctor of Physical Therapy and PhD in Engineering program marries two disciplines for one clear benefit: improved rehabilitation therapies and technologies for patients with movement disorders.
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Innovation Lab Enhances Medical Training
The Innovation Lab, within the Simulation Technology and Immersive Learning Center, develops medical training devices using state-of-the-art materials and techniques, including modern polymers, 3-D printing, and Computer-Aided Design, with the goal of improving medical education.
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Students Work Together for a Healthy Chicago
Medical students and their peers joined the Chicago Department of Public Health’s Students for a Healthy Chicago committee, which develops community projects and programs and provides a student voice for healthcare policy.
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Remembering Former Dean and Professor Emeritus Harry Beaty
Harry Beaty, MD, a specialist in internal medicine and infectious diseases and dean of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine from 1983 to 1997, passed away on December 8, 2012. He was 80 years old.
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Leading Female Physicians Share Journeys, Give Advice
Students listened as doctors discussed picking a field, the pros and cons of their specialty, and other professional experiences at the American Medical Women Association’s Annual Women in Medicine Panel.
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VIDEO: Preparing the Next Generation of Medical Leaders
Feinberg began rolling out the first phase of its renewed Doctor of Medicine curriculum in August with the Class of 2016. Learn more about the changes from Feinberg faculty who have been involved in its development.
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Pair of Students Piloting First DPT Global Health Opportunity
For the first time, students in the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences will be participating in an international learning experience. The students will be in Belize from December 3-21, with the expectation that more will study there in May, November, and December 2013.
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World AIDS Day 2012 Recognized with Panel Discussion, Poster Session
Organized by the Student Advisory Committee for Global Health, Feinberg’s World AIDS Day events included a panel discussion, student-research poster session, and the opportunity to discuss the disease and its treatment with healthcare professionals.
