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New Beginnings

A letter from Edward S. Kim, ’92 BS, ’96 MD (HPME), the incoming president of the Medical Alumni Association Board (MAAB).
1895 – 1973 | The Chicago Maternity Center: An Important Chapter in Obstetrics

The Chicago Maternity Center — which operated from 1895 until 1973 on the near-west side of Chicago — was the only obstetrical home delivery program in the nation and the brainchild of Joseph DeLee, 1891 MD, chair of the Department of Obstetrics at Northwestern from 1896 until 1929. An advocate of specialized maternity hospitals, DeLee…
Advocating for People Who Use Drugs

I didn’t like working with people who use drugs (PWUD) when I was a medical student. I remember Dr. John Franklin’s calming voice as he attended on those with addiction. I remember thinking, “Where does that calm come from?”
An Enduring Commitment to Healthy Communities

Northwestern Medicine is committed to healthy communities and is privileged to partner with community organizations across Chicago.
Advancing Health and Science Through Informatics

As pathologists increasingly use machine-learning technologies to analyze digitized patient slides, they face a difficult challenge.
Winter 2021

Features Alumni News Campus News
Passing the Torch

I hope you all are staying safe as COVID-19 surges throughout the country and the world. I am hoping that, by the time you read this, we are coming out of our social-distancing measures due to a successful vaccine program.
Feinberg Celebrates 75 Years of VA Partnership

This year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and medical schools across the country are marking 75 years of academic affiliations.
Medical School Research Funding Breaks Records in 2020

643,000,000 dollars secured in research funding Feinberg principal investigators secured a record-breaking $643 million in research funding and awards during the 2019–2020 fiscal year, an impressive 20 percent increase over the previous year.
Faculty Awards & Honors

Learn about the recent achievements of Feinberg School of Medicine faculty and leaders.