| Issue No. 20: October 2018 | It’s that time of year again! Our special Halloween issue of the MAA Newsletter is boiling over like a cauldron with frightfully fun updates from your alma mater. From spooktacular alumni events to wicked fun mentoring opportunities, we’ve scared up an exciting edition this month. We hope that you’ll enjoy the treats that we have in store for you!
Wishing everyone a safe and fun Halloween! | It'll Be a Scream: Join Us for Our Medical Alumni Tailgate!
| Northwestern vs. Notre Dame
| Have you ever attended one of our medical alumni tailgates? There’s nothing like a spine-chilling November football game! Join your fellow M‘Cats as Northwestern takes on Notre Dame this Saturday, November 3. Game tickets in the stadium are sold out, so this is your chance to catch the game from the Randy Walker Terrace at Ryan Field.
The tailgate begins two hours before game time (4:15 p.m.), and food and drink will be served until half time. Enjoy watching the game from the terrace that overlooks Ryan Field. Tickets are going fast, and you’ll be horrified if you miss this event! Get yours today! | | Bewitching Mentoring Opportunity | | Help Students Explore Medical Careers | You’re invited to host a student as part of the Northwestern Externship Program (NEXT). This one-day shadowing program offers current Northwestern students the opportunity to accompany industry-leading alumni on the job to learn about professional fields and envision career possibilities. Every year, hundreds of alumni from a broad range of industries and countries participate. Many students are looking to shadow medical professionals, and we hope that you'll join us for 2019!
Learn more about the program and hosting. Alumni registration is open now through November 18.
Register today!
| Charles “Dale” Collins, ’47 MD, retired last month from Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS) in Phoenix, Arizona, after an illustrious 70-year career in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Dr. Collins delivered more than 8,000 babies since first opening his practice in Chicago in 1947! Named MIHS’s Physician of the Year at 89 years of age, Dr. Collins celebrates his 99th birthday this month. Read MIHS’s article on Dr. Collins’s retirement. Congratulations, Dr. Collins!
| | Margaret Wong Gribble ’99, ’04 MD, ’08 GMER, was recently featured on the cover of Atlanta Magazine’s "Top Doctors" issue. A triple alumna of Northwestern, Dr. Wong is an ophthalmologist in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in diseases and surgery of the retina, vitreous and macula, as well as inflammatory diseases of the eye, including uveitis. For more information on the "Top Doctors" article, visit the Atlanta Magazine website. Congratulations, Dr. Wong Gribble!
| | William Small Jr., ’90 MD, ’91 GMER, ’94 GMER, was recently appointed as director of the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Small also is on faculty and chair of the Department of Radiology. Congratulations, Dr. Small!
| | Aubrey Bonhivert, MD, ’17 GMER, has joined Franciscan Physician Network Pediatric Associates of Greenwood in Indiana. Previously, Dr. Bonhivert was a pediatric hospitalist at La Rabida Children's Hospital and also was on staff at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital. Congratulations, Dr. Bonhivert!
| | Christopher M. Gonzalez, MD, ’00 GMER, ’06 MBA, has been named the Albert J. Jr. and Claire R. Speh professor and chair of the Department of Urology of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Previously, Dr. Gonzalez served as chair of the Department of Urology and director of the Urologic Institute for University Hospitals of Cleveland. Congratulations, Dr. Gonzalez!
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 | |
| Devilish Details from the Director's Desk: | Dear Alumni,
We hope that you are enjoying the fall season! We are getting ready to host our MAA tailgate party for the Northwestern vs. Notre Dame game this Saturday, November 3. We still have a few tickets left for this otherwise sold out game, so please visit the “Upcoming Events” portion of this newsletter for more information and to purchase tickets. Your tailgate ticket purchase includes food and drink for two hours before kickoff until halftime, as well as bleacher seating on the Randy Walker Terrace to watch the game. Don’t miss this exciting event!
For those alumni in the Chicago area, we also will be hosting an Illinois Medical District Mixer at Davanti Enoteca on Thursday, November 8 from 5:30—7:30 p.m. If you are interested in attending this get-together, please RSVP via the link provided in the “Upcoming Events” portion of this newsletter!
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me. I always enjoy hearing from our alumni.
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