| Issue No. 9 — October 2017 | We've doubled, doubled, toiled, and troubled to prepare a frightfully good issue of this month's newsletter for you. You won't find any tricks here though—only treats. Among other things, we hope that you will enjoy the BOO-tiful pictures below from our most recent events.
Wishing everyone a safe and fun Halloween! | | Spooktacular Medical Alumni Tailgates in October | | Thank you to all the M‘Cats who joined us earlier this month for special Medical Alumni Tailgates (and back-to-back wins for the Wildcats) in Hyattsville, Maryland, and right here at home on Ryan Field! It was wonderful to see and connect with so many members of the Feinberg community, as well as your families and friends. We host dozens of local and regional events throughout the year. If you didn’t get a chance to make it to either of these events, look for some of our other gatherings in the “upcoming events” portion of this newsletter for more information and to register. | | Santa Monica put a spell on us! | | On October 14, we hopped a plane and headed to the West Coast to kick off Reunion 2018 in Santa Monica. We had lots of fun playing games, swapping stories, and meeting local alumni. Look out for another Reunion 2018 event headed to a city near you! | | Hair-Raising Good Times on the East Coast | | We had wonderful turnout for our East Coast events. Alumni and friends of the medical school joined us for our get-togethers in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut last month. We look forward to seeing you all again soon! We’ll be returning to the Eastern Time Zone when we head to Boston on November 5. See the “upcoming events” portion of this newsletter for more details. | Frank A. Clark, '10 MD, has been appointed to the Dean’s Council on Advancement for the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. The council is a committee of volunteers created to advance the stature of the medical school by providing guidance, assistance, advocacy, and philanthropic investment in support of the school’s strategic objectives. Congratulations, Dr. Clark!
| | Eugene Lin '03, '07 MD, medical director of the Mercy Life Flight Network Mobile Stroke Unit and director of the annual Mercy Health Stroke Symposium, was the recipient of a 2017 20 Under 40 Leadership Recognition Award. The 20 Under 40 program focuses on individuals in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan under the age of 40 who have distinguished themselves in their career and/or in the community. Congratulations, Dr. Lin!
| | Laure DeMattia, MD, '03 GMER, joined Norman Regional Health System, which is based in Oklahoma. Dr. DeMattia specializes in medical weight loss. Congratulations, Dr. DeMattia!
| | Charles F. Koopmann Jr., '69 MD, was presented with the Bicentennial Faculty Governance Lifetime Achievement Award at the University of Michigan. Now retired from the University, Dr. Koopman led the pediatric division of the Department of Otolaryngology and also served on the advisory board for intercollegiate athletics. Congratulations, Dr. Koopmann!
| | Honorio T. Benzon, MD, '75 GMER, an anesthesiologist who has worked at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for more than 40 years, was presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who. The Marquis Who’s Who recognizes “today's leaders and achievers from both the United States and around the world, and from every significant field of endeavor.” Congratulations, Dr. Benzon!
| | Patrick Blair, '90 PT, CHT, ATC, joined Olympic Physical Therapy as a physical therapist. Mr. Blair has 27 years of outpatient orthopedic experience working in the south suburbs of Chicago. His areas of clinical interest are all things orthopedic, hand, and upper extremity rehabilitation. Congratulations, Mr. Blair!
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. | | | It will haunt you if you miss these | | Upcoming Events | | • | 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.
RSVP for the Boston event.
| | • | 11/7—CHARLOTTE, NC (5:30 – 7:30 p.m.) Dressler's. Medical Alumni Get-Together.
RSVP for the Charlotte Get-Together. | | • | 11/28—ATLANTA, GA (5:00 – 6:30 p.m.) Hudson Grille Midtown. Medical Alumni Get-Together.
RSVP for the Atlanta Get-Together. | | • | 11/28—ATLANTA, GA (7:00 – 10:00 p.m.) McCamish Pavilion. Northwestern vs. Georgia Tech Basketball Game. Hosted in partnership with the NU Atlanta Alumni Club.
Purchase tickets for the game. | | • | 11/29—BIRMINGHAM, AL (5:30 – 7:30 p.m.) Hot and Hot Fish Club. Medical Alumni Get-Together.
RSVP for the Birmingham Get-Together. | |
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| Devilish Details from the Director's Desk: | Dear Alumni,
Happy Fall! We had a good showing of alumni in Hyattsville, Maryland, with the Wildcats taking a decisive win over the Terrapins, 37-21. We also hosted a Medical Alumni Tailgate at Ryan Field on October 21 against Iowa, with Northwestern winning in overtime, 17-10.
We are headed to North Carolina for events in Asheville and Charlotte on November 6 and 7. We also are co-hosting a tailgate event and selling discounted tickets for the Northwestern vs. Georgia Tech game in the 2017 Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 28. The following evening, we are hosting our alumni in Birmingham, Alabama, for a get-together. Please join us if you live in or are visiting one of these areas. We would love to meet you!
There is still time to sign up for our new HOST program to help support our medical students as they travel across the country for their residency interviews. For more information and to sign up, please see the “HOST program” portion of this newsletter.
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