Category: Alumni News

Overcoming the Pebbles

“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.” These words by Muhammad Ali have resonated with me throughout my career. For me, they express the importance of defining what the goal or “mountain” is and, equally important, identifying the “pebble,” or reason why we don’t achieve…
A Career in Neurology

An interview with Sandra Olson ’63 MD, ’69 GME
Donors Support Their Passions

Generous donors contribute to the medical school in a wide variety of areas that are important to them personally.
In Memoriam

Northwestern Medicine expresses its condolences to the families and friends of the following alumni (listed in order of their graduation year) and faculty who have passed away. ALUMNI Donald L. Custis, ’43 MD, Savannah, Georgia, March 18, 2021 Frances Friend Coburn, ’47 MS, ’50 PhD, Lafayette, California, April 1, 2021 Richard A. Davis, ’51 MD,…
Progress Notes

Summer 2021 1950s Gerson Bernhard, ’53 MD, ’59 GME, has become used to video medicine precepting rheumatology fellows at University of California San Francisco and consulting with primary care physicians in Medicaid and free clinics through the MAVEN Project during the pandemic. Bernhard remarks, “While this is mutually useful, it is not the same as…
When Keeping Promises is Impossible

Obstetrics is a conspicuous thief. It has stolen weekends, my husband’s birthdays, at least two Christmas mornings, Zachary’s first day of kindergarten, and my grandfather’s funeral.
Clinical Research Innovator

Christine Dingivan, MD, ’96 GME, focuses on global public health.
In Memoriam

Northwestern Medicine expresses its condolences to the families and friends of these alumni (listed in order of their graduation year) and faculty who have passed away.
Progress Notes

Catch up on alumni milestones and achievements.
Inclusion and Allyship: Sharing Stories

Hear from our alumni about their experiences with improving people’s health and quality of life.