Category: Campus News

Faculty Awards & Honors

Learn about the recent achievements of Feinberg School of Medicine faculty and leaders.
United in a Global Pandemic

In recent months, we have experienced an unprecedented time in the history of Northwestern Medicine. The emergence of COVID-19 has required the collective response of our dedicated physicians, nurses, and support personnel, along with our scientists, trainees, and students. Together, we share incredible pride in the collective efforts of so many. The pandemic has demanded…
New Space, Enhanced Discovery

Research footprint grows by 10,000 square feet with outpatient facilities, core lab, enhanced support As Northwestern investigators continue to increase the breadth and widen the impact of clinical research, Northwestern Medicine has opened a new 10,000 square foot Clinical Research Hub to enhance investigative scope and infrastructure while improving participant experiences. Following a ceremonial ribbon…
Speaking Out on Disparities in NIH Funding

Despite recent NIH findings showing that health disparities research and underrepresented minority scientists lack significant federal funding, the scientific community “has not embraced the message,” blocking progress towards health equity, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine editorial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The article was co-written by Mercedes Carnethon, PhD, the…
Top Honors for Clinical Research

Northwestern University scientists received top honors from the Clinical Research Forum as part of its 2020 Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Awards program, taking home the association’s highest honor and capturing more finalist nominations than any other institution. “The remarkable success of these brilliant and dedicated investigators shows the strength and breadth of Northwestern’s clinical…
Celebrating Feinberg’s 2020 Residency Match

On Friday, March 20, a handful of fourth-year medical students gathered in a Chicago apartment, eagerly awaiting a life-changing moment. At exactly 11:00am, they ripped their cell phones from envelopes — a nod towards the match ritual of previous years — and logged on to a portal where they learned their match. “I would have…
Meet the Class of 2020

For Patricia Obiageliaku Ekwueme, ’20 MD, ’20 MPH, graduating from medical school was a bittersweet ending to what was already a tough goodbye. “I’m so excited to conclude this chapter and take on a position where I can put these clinical skills I’ve learned to use,“ Ekwueme said. “But on the other hand, medical school…
Feinberg Among the Best

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine was recognized as one of the best research-oriented medical schools in the nation, rising one spot to rank 18th, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, released today. This is the 13th year in a row Feinberg has placed in the top 20 of research-oriented medical…
An Ever-Evolving Medical School

As 2019 came to a close, I looked back on the year’s accomplishments with a sense of pride. We opened a world-class research building — the largest of its kind in the United States: the Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center — making national headlines and cementing our stature as a world-class destination for biomedical research.…
Faculty Awards and Honors

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