Tag: Medical Education

Musicians in Medicine, DOCappella Serve as Creative Outlet for Feinberg Students Musicians in Medicine – an ensemble of vocalists and instrumentalists – and DOCappella – a group of choral, pop, and opera singers – join together for many performances, including monthly concerts at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Amid courses like problem-based learning and medical…

Feinberg Personnel Pivotal to Chicago Marathon Medical Safety Northwestern medical volunteers David Salzman, MD ’05, GME ’09, a fellow in the Feinberg Simulation Technology and Immersive Learning center, and Kelly Williamson, MD, GME ’11, a recent graduate from the Emergency Medicine residency program, at the 2008 Chicago Marathon. The Chicago Marathon is the largest sporting…

Feinberg’s CCARES Helps Amend Illinois Good Samaritan Act Feinberg faculty joined Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on the Chicago campus July 18 to commemorate an amendment to the state’s Good Samaritan Act. (L-R) John Vozenilek, III, MD, George Chiampas, DO, Governor Pat Quinn, Amer Aldeen, MD, and James Adams, MD, all support the effort to train…

Simulation Technology and Immersive Learning Center Celebrates Grand Opening Simulation Technology and Immersive Learning Center Director John Vozenilek, MD, associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, spoke to open house attendees about the center’s impact on the future of medical practice and patient care. The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Simulation Technology and…

Spotlight: Continuing Medical Education Gaurav Chaturvedi (right), instructor, department of medicine, participates in a Hospitalists procedures lab offered through A feinberg school of medicine CME program. Medical education is a lifelong process that is necessary to maintain certifications and state licensures to practice medicine. The Feinberg School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education (CME)…

Feinberg School of Medicine Professor Receives 2010 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award Diane Wayne, MD, associate professor of medicine, program director internal medicine residency, and vice-chair of education in the Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Medicine. Diane Wayne, MD, associate professor of medicine, program director internal medicine residency, and vice-chair of education…

NU Faculty Shine in Journal’s Simulation Issue Dr. Vozenilek (right) instructs medical students using a patient simulator. Twelve new articles authored by Northwestern faculty members describe the state of the art for simulation-based medical education. The November issue of Academic Emergency Medicine is dedicated to the topic of science of simulation in healthcare. This special…

Simulation Study Reaps Positive Results Dr. Park (right) supervises anesthesiology resident Jennifer Song, MD (center) as she addresses the computer-operated needs of the patient simulator nicknamed “Cosmo.” Cosmo is having chest pains and trouble breathing. The anesthesiology residents leap into action. As an organized team, they listen to his breathing, monitor his falling blood pressure,…

Internist Shows Effectiveness of Simulation-Based Training A patient named “Cosmo” has taught Feinberg School of Medicine faculty member Diane Bronstein Wayne, MD ’91 (shown second from left), much about medical education and the power of research. He has made her an award winner too. The Society of General Internal Medicine bestowed upon this associate professor…

Online Continuing Medical Education Available In collaboration with a commercial medical communication company and Children’s Memorial Hospital (CMH), the Feinberg School of Medicine is offering options for receiving continuing medical education (CME) credits online. “Our faculty members serve as the course directors who develop the content,” says Genevieve Napier, director of CME at the Feinberg…