Tag: Education
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Heiman Recognized for Her Contributions to Clinical Education
Heather Heiman, MD, received the Clinician Educator Award at the annual meeting of the Midwest Regional Society of General Internal Medicine. She assisted in the curriculum renewal, served as a college mentor, and tutored students.
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Feinberg Student Helps Develop Public Health Program for Chicago Kids
While an intern at the Chicago Department of Public Health, fourth-year medical student Azmina Lakhani helped launch the PlayStreets program, which closes city streets in six communities to provide a safe, supervised space with organized outdoor activities for children.
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Young Physicians Receive Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellowships
Elizabeth Patton, MD, fourth-year resident in obstetrics and gynecology, and Carley Riley, MD’04, WCAS’98, have received 2013 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars fellowships. Through the program they will conduct innovative research and work with communities, organizations, practitioners, and policy-makers in an effort to improve health and healthcare in the U.S.
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First-Year Student Gains Early Exposure to Clinical Research
Andrew Alvarez, a first-year student, participated in clinical research in plastic surgery over the summer.
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Cianciotto named director of Driskill Graduate Training Program
Longtime faculty member Nicholas Cianciotto, professor of microbiology-immunology, has been named director of the Walter S. and Lucienne Driskill Graduate Training Program in the Life Sciences.
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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).
