| Issue No. 7 — August 2017 | Introducing Our New
HOST Program... | Our new HOST program connects medical alumni with 4th-year MD students in order to decrease the cost and stress of traveling for their all-important residency interviews. Alumni indicate which services they would like to provide, which can include housing, transportation to/from the airport and/or interview, a tour of the area, a meeting in person or via phone/Skype to answer questions about residencies, specialties, local medical community, or introduction to other medical colleagues.
Please support our students by joining HOST today!
Note: HOST shares the same platform as the Northwestern Network Mentoring Program (NNMP) and NEXT, so if you already have a NNMP or NEXT account, you can sign in to HOST using your existing account information.
Questions? Email FeinbergHOST@northwestern.edu. | | The Medical Alumni Association (MAA) was proud to host the 2017 Society Olympics. Medical students from each of the four societies (Lawless, Thompson, Ricketts, and Cooper) competed against each other in various physical and mental challenges. The event, held at Milton Lee Olive Park, was a rousing success! Congratulations to the Cooper Society (in red t-shirts) who took home this year’s trophy. For complete coverage of this fun event, including the trophy presentation by MAA Board President, Jim Kelly, '73 MD, '07 MBA, visit our Facebook page and YouTube channel. | Joseph A. Adashek, MD, '93 GME, clinical associate professor at the University of Nevada School of Medicine and University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Medicine, was elected president of the Clark County Medical Society, which is the medical society for Las Vegas and Henderson, Nevada. Dr. Adashek also is the chair of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Summerlin Hospital and Medical Center. Congratulations, Dr. Adashek!
| | Katherine R. Tuttle, '82 MD, '85 GME, executive director for research at Providence Health Care in Spokane, Washington, is the 2017 recipient of the Garabed Eknoyan Award, which recognizes “an individual who has promoted the mission of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) in Making Lives Better for people with kidney disease through exceptional contributions to key initiatives of NKF such as the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative or clinical research in the field of kidney disease.” Dr. Tuttle also is associate editor for the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology and a member of the board of directors for the Kidney Health Initiative for the American Society of Nephrology and the United States Food and Drug Administration. Congratulations, Dr. Tuttle!
| | Kevin P. Glynn '57, '61 MD, recently wrote a book, Gasping for Air, which tell the stories of the men and women who lead the fight for healthy breathing. According to the publisher, “Gasping for Air is the dramatic story of how infections, toxins, carcinogens, and air pollution strike against one of our basic body functions.” Several of Dr. Glynn’s anecdotes in the book draw on his experiences in medical school. Gasping for Air is available online through Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Congratulations, Dr. Glynn!
| | Annie Huang '92, '95 MD, a pediatrician with the DuPage Medical Group, recently published a second book, entitled My First Music Book: Instruments, featuring A-Z photographs of different musical instruments. This book is a follow-up to her previous work, My First Music Book: Notes and the Keyboard, which highlights music notes and the piano keyboard. Dr. Huang’s books are available online though Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Xlibris, and My First Music Book. Congratulations, Dr. Huang!
| | Arnold R. Eiser, '74 MD, was named a Lifetime Achiever by Marquis Who's Who. Dr. Eiser, an adjunct senior fellow of the Leonard Davis Institute of Healthcare Economics and Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, also is author of the book The Ethos of Medicine in Postmodern America, which is available online through Amazon. Congratulations, Dr. Eiser!
| | Abraham Tzou '00, '01, '04 MD, was named vice president of regulatory affairs for Freenome, a San Francisco-based health technology company that focuses on early detection of and intervention in cancer and other diseases. Congratulations, Dr. Tzou!
Do you have news to share with us or know of an alumnus/a we should recognize in the newsletter? Post it on our Facebook page or email us at medalum@northwestern.edu. | | | • | 9/9—DURHAM, NC (10:00 a.m. – Tailgate, Noon – Kickoff) Northwestern vs. Duke. Join fellow Northwestern medical alumni for a special Medical Alumni Tailgate taking place within the general N Zone tailgate. Ticket sales have closed for this event.
| | • | 9/25—MORRISTOWN, NJ (5:30 – 7:30 p.m.) TOWN bar + kitchen. Medical Alumni Happy Hour.
RSVP for the New Jersey Happy Hour. | | • | 9/27—NEW YORK CITY, NY (5:30 – 7:30 p.m.) Treadwell Park. Medical Alumni Happy Hour.
RSVP for the New York Happy Hour. | | • | 9/28—NEW HAVEN, CT (5:30 – 7:30 p.m.) Elm City Social. Medical Alumni Happy Hour.
RSVP for the Connecticut Happy Hour. | | • | 10/14—HYATTSVILLE, MD (Time TBD) Northwestern vs. Maryland. Join fellow Northwestern medical alumni for a special Medical Alumni Tailgate taking place within the general N Zone tailgate. Stay tuned for more information.
Register for the NU vs. Maryland Game.
| | • | 10/21—EVANSTON, IL (Time TBD) Ryan Field. Northwestern vs. Iowa. Save the date and join fellow Northwestern medical alumni for a special Medical Alumni Tailgate taking place in the Randy Walker Terrace.
Stay tuned for more information. | | • | 10/26—ROCKFORD, IL (5:30 – 7:30 p.m.) Location TBD. Medical Alumni Happy Hour.
Stay tuned for more information. | | • | 11/5—BOSTON, MA (6:00 – 7:30 p.m.) Sheraton, Boston. 2017 AAMC Medical Education Meeting. Save the date for a Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine reception for alumni, faculty, and friends during the 2017 AAMC Medical Education Meeting.
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| From the Director's Desk: | Dear Alumni,
Our summer events have been quite successful. We had over 28 attendees at our Boston Happy Hour and 16 in St. Louis, both held in July. We also mailed out a “Go Green” postcard to those for whom we do not have an email address. Please remember to keep us updated on your most current email address, as it is the primary way in which we communicate information to you, our alumni.
In September, we will have a Feinberg presence at the Northwestern vs. Duke football game and tailgate in Durham, North Carolina. Additionally, we are hosting engagement events in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Please join us if you live in one of those areas or happen to be visiting the area. See the “upcoming events” portion of this newsletter for more details and to register for these gatherings. I hope you are having a wonderful end of summer, and please reach out if there is any way we can be of assistance to you.
Thank you, | | Nathan Smith Davis Society | | The Medical Alumni Association has a YouTube channel! Watch and share clips from Alumni Weekend, Founders’ Day, Society Olympics, and more. Never miss a minute of what’s happening at your alma mater! | Have You Liked Us On
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