Tag: Medical Education
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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.
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Alumni Physicians Connect With Students for Informal Career Talks Over Dinner
Feinberg alumni from a range of specialties discussed their careers, shared personal stories and answered questions from current medical students during an Alumni Physicians of Feinberg dinner event.
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Medical Education Day Celebrates Outstanding Teaching and Learning
Feinberg faculty, students and staff gathered to celebrate and advance medical education through workshops, lectures and presentations at the 6th Annual Medical Education Day.
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New Assistant Director of Student Affairs Focuses on Student Success
Robert Brannigan, ’92 MD, ’93 ’94 ’98 GME, professor of Urology, will work with medical education staff to address student wellness, career planning and mentorship.
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Echocardiography Simulation Assesses Competency for Trainees
Jyothy Puthumana, MD, uses a specialized echocardiography simulator to better assess trainees’ and experienced cardiologists’ competency on trans esophageal echocardiogram, with the goal of improving patient care.
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Aarati Didwania Named Director of Honors Program in Medical Education
Aarati Didwania, MD, ’04 MSCI, associate professor of Medicine, has been named director of the Honors Program in Medical Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Incoming Medical Students Shadow Healthcare Professionals
First-year medical students at Feinberg spent part of their first week shadowing healthcare professionals during their Introduction to the Profession Module.
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Assessing Medical Student Use of Electronic Health Records
A Northwestern Medicine study evaluated how medical students use electronic health records to follow up with patient progress.
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Founders’ Day Welcomes Incoming Medical Students
Members of the Class of 2020 donned their white coats and were welcomed into the medical profession at the 158th Founders’ Day on August 12.
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Surgery Residents Work to Expand Trauma Registry in Bolivia
Residents working with the Northwestern Trauma and Surgical Initiative spent a year assisting with the improvement of a trauma and emergency response system in Bolivia.
