March 2019 | Issue No. 25 |
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Alumni Weekend 2019 is Less Than a Month Away |
Have you signed up for Alumni Weekend (April 26–27) yet? Join us back on campus next month for our all-alumni celebration, class dinners, CME forums, campus tours, mentoring opportunities, and more. Don't miss your chance to tee up and take advantage of our March registration promotion! Register during the month of March and receive a special Northwestern golf ball and tee set. Golf balls and tees can be picked up at the Alumni Relations table in Method Atrium during Alumni Weekend. Please note, golf balls and tees cannot be mailed, nor can they be picked up by a family member or friend. You must be present to pick up the set. Join the over 400 hundred medical alumni and guests who have already signed up and register today! Don’t forget to like and follow us on Facebook in order to see the fun Throwback Thursday (#tbt) photos that we're posting leading up to Alumni Weekend!
Register today and come celebrate with us! |
This is the first year that we are asking our alumni to give advice to an M4. If you can share a few thoughts of encouragement or advice for an M4, it would be greatly appreciated and valued by the student. Your note will be shared with a graduating medical student at Honors Day/Graduation in May. Only 2-3 lines are needed. Please send in an email to Kirsten Byers, and we will write it on a card for the student. We will be sure to include your name, specialty, and graduation year. Please send your advice to us by May 1. Thank you! |
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Hello all! I’m writing on behalf of SNMA, the Student National Medical Association. SNMA is an organization committed to supporting current and future underrepresented minority medical students, addressing the needs of underserved communities, and increasing the number of clinically excellent, culturally competent, and socially conscious physicians. We would love to connect with any physicians, especially those working outside of academic medicine. If interested, please reach out to northwestern@snma.org. Best, Ashley Ezema Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Class of 2022 |
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Dear Alumni, We are a month away from Alumni Weekend and looking forward to seeing so many of you on April 26 and 27. We have plenty of CME Forums scheduled, as well as tours of the campus and many activities to allow you to catch up with your fellow alumni, including Celebrate in Chicago and the reunion class dinners. Share your stories at our Pancakes and Perspectives breakfast and provide mentoring to current medical students at our Mentoring Lunch! Please register online and let us know if we can answer any questions or accommodate any special requests. We hope to see you at the end of April! Thank you, Babette
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New Job, Address, Phone, or Email to Share with Us? Let's stay connected! |
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March 30 is Doctors' Day!
Happy Doctors' Day from the MAA! We are so proud of our alumni. We’re very grateful for your contributions to the field and the good work that you do each day. Enjoy your day! |
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Jennifer Lim ’84, ’86 MD, ’87 GMER, is being inducted into the Mother McAuley High School Hall of Honor in April 2019, a “permanent installation at the school, serving to educate and inspire current and future students and all who visit the school.” Dr. Lim is on faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she was named the inaugural Distinguished Sweeney Lecturer. Dr Lim also was named to Chicago Super Docs, Best Doctors in America, Top Doctors and the American Society of Retina Specialists Hall of Fame. Congratulations, Dr. Lim! |
Muthu Vaduganathan ’08, ’12 MPH, MD, has been named the first place winner of the American College of Cardiology Young Investigator Award in the Clinical Investigations category. Congratulations, Dr. Vaduganathan! |
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John R. Lumpkin ’73, ’75 MD, has been named president of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation, effective April 22, 2019. Dr. Lumpkin most recently served as senior vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Congratulations, Dr. Lumpkin! |
George A. Williams, ’78 MD, began his term this year as the 2019 president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Williams was elected to the position by the Academy’s global community of 32,000 ophthalmologists. Dr. Williams is the Department of Ophthalmology chair and director of the Beaumont Eye Institute at Beaumont Health in Royal Oak, Michigan, as well as professor and chair of Ophthalmology at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. He also is a partner with Associated Retinal Consultants. Congratulations, Dr. Williams! |
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Veena Shankaran, MD,’09 GMEF, is the 2019 recipient of the Gold Award in Achievement in Medical Research, awarded by Seattle Business Magazine. Dr. Shankaran, a gastrointestinal medical oncologist, also graces the cover of the March 2019 issue. Read the full article here. Congratulations, Dr. Shankaran! |
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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. |
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Join Us for These Upcoming Events! |
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"Getting Precise About Your Health" |
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Featuring Faculty from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine: Dean Eric G. Neilson, MD; Dimitri Krainc, MD, PhD; Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM; and Elizabeth M. McNally, MD, PhD
Learn how Feinberg is paving the way for research advances in genetics, neurology, and precision medicine that will benefit people around the world. |
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Join your Medical Alumni Association friends for this exclusive event as we take you behind the scenes at Northwestern's cutting-edge Simulation Center! |
Alumni Weekend is the cornerstone event for the Medical Alumni Association. Spend the weekend reconnecting with friends and classmates as you explore campus, participate in lectures and tours, and celebrate at class dinners. See you in Chicago! |
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The Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute’s Program for Women’s Cardiovascular Health invites you to attend the 12th Annual Women’s Cardiovascular Health Symposium. This year’s program will address a variety of cardiovascular topics commonly encountered in clinical practice. Key gender specific advances in a variety of areas of cardiovascular disease, such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, lipid disorders, arrhythmias, hormonal changes, and cardiac complications of cancer therapy will be covered. |
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