Tag: modern

The Path Ahead

In academic tradition, autumn is a time of renewal. As the air turns cooler along our lake and the campus leaves turn, we have already welcomed a new generation of students and trainees to campus.
Becoming Jake

Northwestern Medicine’s new Gender Pathways Program provides comprehensive transgender care.
A Noble Path

The new Starzl Academy supports the next generation of physician-scientists.
Science at Work

Investigators tackle the pandemic from all sides. The COVID-19 response at Feinberg was fast and multifaceted. As of press time, more than 230 projects were in motion, from interventional studies and data analytics to discovery, diagnostics, and specimen testing. “We aimed to maximize our research impact and minimize intrusions on critical healthcare pathways,” says Rex…
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.…
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…
Giving

Twelve Years of Global Impact Celebrating the New Institute for Global Health at Northwestern On September 25, more than 300 people came together to support Northwestern’s commitment to improving health worldwide during the 12th Annual Global Health Initiative (GHI) Benefit Dinner. The event, which followed the launch of the medical school’s new Institute for Global…
Progress Notes

Fall 2019 1940s Daniel Marshall, ’47 MD, was the 2018 recipient of the American College of Physicians’ Henry Gift Award. The award recognizes a Connecticut-based internist distinguished for a “lifetime of service to the care of patients and active participation in the local medical community.” Marshall retired in October 2018 after being in practice for…
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 unless specified. ALUMNI Jean J. Austin, ’43 MD, of Marco Island, Fla., died Feb. 6 Homer S. Arnold, ’49 MD, of Austin, Texas,…