Tag: Fall 2019

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 recently passed away. All are in 2019. ALUMNI John L. Thorsness, ’47 DDS, Spooner, Wisconsin, died July 1. William B. Spriegel, ’48 MD, Lake Forest, Illinois, died June 16. Chafick N.…
Informing Policy

Northwestern investigators leverage science to drive policy change.
Back to Life

Minimally-invasive innovations achieve life-changing outcomes sooner.
Equality Advocate

Against all odds, Emma Reynolds pursues medicine and social reform Emma Reynolds took a winding but determined path to earn her Doctor of Medicine degree from Northwestern University Woman’s Medical School in 1895, becoming the first black woman to be awarded an MD from the university. Born in 1862 near Frankfort, Kentucky, Reynolds had always…
While We Sleep

The integral link between sleep, circadian rhythms, and human health
The Impact of Academic Societies

Q&A with Greg Brisson, MD, ’94 GME Ten years ago, a group of medical students approached FSM administration with a bold concept: Med students — already divided into four Colleges to provide them with a community that lasts throughout their education — could also benefit from networking with Colleges across the four years of medical…
Alumni President’s Message: Mentoring Current Students

A letter from Rishi Reddy, ’00 MD (HPME) Hello, Feinberg alumni! I hope everyone had a good summer. The Feinberg Class of 2023 has started classes, and your Medical Alumni Association Board has been busy continuing our different engagement and mentoring initiatives. Recently, we hosted the first “How to Interview for Residency/Medical School” events for…
Building a Premier Integrated Academic Health System

Together, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine are building a premier integrated Academic Health System in service of Northwestern Medicine’s Patients First mission. Our dedicated team of physicians, scientists, nurses, staff, and students come together with a shared commitment to superior quality, patient safety, academic excellence, and scientific discovery. This collaborative…
Practicing Innovation

Alumni Profile:Practicing Innovation Joseph Iannotti works to bring healthcare into the future. by BRIDGET M. KUEHN Joseph Iannotti ’79 MD, PhD, has big plans for Cleveland Clinic Florida. As chief academic and innovation officer at Cleveland Clinic, he’s looking to expand the institution’s academic footprint to make it a clinical and research powerhouse like its namesake…
Incoming Medical Students Celebrate Founders’ Day

“I’m very happy right now, it feels like I’ve finally made it,” said Hendryck Gellineau, a first-year medical student. “We’ve been driving through the back roads, and we just turned onto the on-ramp; I’m looking forward to the next four years.” Founders’ Day, an annual ceremony held August 9 this year, welcomes first-year medical students…