Tag: Fall 2020
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Responding to Racism
In the early morning of Friday, June 5, on the medical campus, hundreds of members of the Northwestern Medicine community quietly kneeled for 10 minutes to protest the killing of George Floyd and centuries of racism in America in a White Coats for Black Lives demonstration.
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Giving
Alumni Giving Supports First White Coats for New MD Students In years past, first-year medical students at Northwestern donned their white coats for the first time surrounded by classmates, professors, and family during the Founders’ Day ceremony. This year, circumstances prevented the traditional celebration, but alumni made sure that our newest students were warmly welcomed…
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New Leadership in Medical Education
Wayne Stepping Down, Green Named New Vice Dean, New Associate and Assistant Deans Named.
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Northwestern Medicine Hospitals Rank Among the Best
Northwestern Memorial Hospital is recognized among the top 10 hospitals in the country and remains No. 1 in Chicago and Illinois Four Northwestern Medicine hospitals have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020-21 Best Hospitals rankings. Northwestern Memorial Hospital has again been recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country, ranking 10th on the prestigious Best Hospitals…
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1890s | A Hero in Medicine: Immense Contributions to the Medical Field
Daniel Hale Williams, MD, Feinberg’s first African-American graduate and faculty member, was the kind of physician who inspires the best in people, both in the medical field and beyond. He founded Provident Hospital in Chicago, the first Black-owned and -operated interracial hospital and nurse training school in the country in 1891, at a time when the…
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Media Spotlight
Find recent media coverage about Northwestern Medicine.
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Faculty Awards & Honors
Learn about the recent achievements of Feinberg School of Medicine faculty and leaders.
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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.
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Notes From a First-Year Resident
It’s amazing the difference a single word makes.
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New Therapy Targets Breast Cancer Metastases in Brain
A new combination therapy targeting breast cancer tumors in the brain dramatically decreased tumor size and increased survival in mice, according to a new study.