Tag: Medical Education

  • Training Volunteers for the Chicago Marathon

    Training Volunteers for the Chicago Marathon

    Arriving at the main medical tent of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon at 4 a.m. might not sound like an ideal Sunday, but for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine students Pietro Bortoletto and Anita Goyal, it was an incredible privilege. Bortoletto and Goyal had spent the summer helping to train more than 540[…]

  • International Exchange in Chile Takes Shape for DPT Students

    International Exchange in Chile Takes Shape for DPT Students

    A September visit by the dean of health sciences at the Universidad San Sebastian in Concepcion, Chile, finalized a formal agreement that will result in the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences participating in a student exchange program.

  • Feinberg Student Helps Develop Public Health Program for Chicago Kids

    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.

  • First-Year Student Gains Early Exposure to Clinical Research

    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.

  • First-Year Student Performs CPR on the Lakefront

    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.

  • Global Health Day Highlights Research Opportunities, Summer Projects

    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.

  • A Passion for Access to Transplantation

    A Passion for Access to Transplantation

    A third-year resident, Antonio Alvarado, MD, has a drive to increase access to transplantation for dialysis patients, especially in underserved communities.

  • Students Teach Maternal-Child Health, Learn About Healthcare Challenges in Mexico

    Students Teach Maternal-Child Health, Learn About Healthcare Challenges in Mexico

    NU AID and Child Family Health International partnered to provide a global health immersion program for second- and fourth-year Feinberg students in Puerto Escondido, Mexico. During this year’s program, students focused on maternal-child health, partnering with local midwives to learn about the healthcare challenges that women in the community face.

  • New Students Welcomed with Introduction to the Profession Week

    New Students Welcomed with Introduction to the Profession Week

    Introduction to the Profession week, held August 10 through August 15, is meant to familiarize the new class of medical students with the practical aspects of Feinberg and to the themes of professionalism and professional identity they will encounter throughout their medical education and career as physicians.

  • Class of 2016 Student Profile

    Class of 2016 Student Profile

    The 161 members of the Class of 2016 entered their first year of medical school in August 2012. Members of the class have a collective total of 78 undergraduate majors, ranging from biomedical engineering to political science, speak 26 different languages, and hail from 33 states and nine foreign countries.