Tag: Students
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Operation Warm Blanket Provides Support, Resources for Chicago’s Homeless
Northwestern’s Operation Warm Blanket program, run by Northwestern Medicine staff and Feinberg students , helps Chicago’s homeless get back on their feet through providing wrap-around services, supportive housing resources and medical care.
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Medical Student Studies Wireless Infant Monitoring Sensors in South African Hospital
Kamya Bijawat, a second-year medical student, spent a month this summer in South Africa studying how wireless infant monitoring sensors developed at Northwestern could improve parent-infant bonding in low-resource settings.
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Medical Student Variety Show Benefits Chicago Family Support Center
Medical students performed a variety of comedy skits and musical numbers that parodied the medical school experience at the 41st annual performance of In Vivo, Feinberg’s sketch comedy and variety show.
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Advocating for Muslim Patients and Students
Noor Hamideh, a second-year medical student, is president of the Muslim Student Association and is interested in pediatrics and health equity.
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ECMH Enhances Primary Care Education for Students
Students in Feinberg’s Education Centered Medical Home program — a four-year, team based clerkship in underserved settings — experienced superior primary care training, according to a recent study.
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Healthcare Providers Can Play a Role in Safe Firearm Storage
Northwestern investigators led by fourth-year student Grace Haser found that a majority of adult gun owners in a Chicago neighborhood with high rates of firearm violence favored firearm safety counseling offered in healthcare settings.
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Medical Student’s Short Film Raises Awareness About Survivors of Sexual Assault
Mike Boctor, a first-year student, combined his passions for film and medicine by directing an award-winning short film about the healing process for survivors of sexual assault.
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Student Investigates Skin Conditions and Beyond
Costner McKenzie, a fourth-year medical student, is interested in dermatology beyond just the skin.
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Northwestern Simulation Serves as a Home for Clinical, Surgical Skills Training
Northwestern Simulation, which was recently reaccredited as a Comprehensive Education Institute by the American College of Surgeons, provides state of the art simulation-based training and education.
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Medical Student Honored for Efforts to Combat Health Disparities
Ramael Ohiomoba, a second-year student, was one of two medical students in the country to be awarded the Dr. Richard Allen Williams Scholarship through the Association of Black Cardiologists.
