Congratulations to the Research Day 2013, Women's Health Research Finalists and Awardees!

Congratulations to the finalists and awardees for Women's Health Research as presented at the 2013 Research Day.  The finalists are listed below in abstract order with the awardees in bold.

BASIC SCIENCE

CLINICAL SCIENCE

PUBLIC HEALTH & MEDICAL SOCIAL SCIENCES

Congratulations to Kathryn Montgomery, PhD, recipient of the ASBH Lifetime Acheivement Award!

Credited as one of the founding scholars in the field of literature and medicine,Kathryn Montgomery, PhD, Julia and David Uihlein Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics and professor of medicine, has been honored with the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more.

Congratulations to Andrea Dunaif, MD!

One of the major funding sources for the research that Dr. Dunaif does on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)  is the Northwestern University Specialized Center for Research (SCOR) on Sex Differences. One of 11 National Institutes of Health-supported centers, the SCOR, directed by Dunaif, is in its 11^th year of funding, and was recently awarded renewal for five more years. Read more.

Congratulations to Mary McBride, MD, Shari Meyerson, MD, and Rashmi Sharma, MD, MHS!

These three faculty members received Augusta Webster Faculty Grants for Educational Innovation, which support multi-year, health-profession education projects. Read more.

• Mary McBride, MD, assistant professor in pediatrics-cardiology
• Shari L. Meyerson, MD, associate professor in surgery-thoracic surgery andmedicine-pulmonary
• Rashmi K. Sharma, MD, MHS, assistant professor in hospital medicine

Congratulations to Sharon Green, 2012 Medical Activist Award winner!

Sharon is the Director of  Program Development and Strategic Planning Institute for Women’s Health Research. The Women's Health Foundation annually chooses a Medical Activist winner by awarding a healthcare professional who has broken down barriers, changed medical practice, added to science or otherwise shown outstanding dedication and innovation in women’s health.  http://womenshealthfoundation.org/blog/?p=3261 

Congratulations to Chicago Magazine's 2012 Top Doctors

Barbara Burton, Ellen G. Chadwick, Susan E. Cohn, Barbara J. Deal, Sharon L. Dooley, Mina K. Dulcan, Marilynn C. Frederiksen, Gail Gamble, Patricia M. Garcia, Leslie C. Grammer, Nora Hansen, Marisa Klein-Gitelman, Susanna A. McColley, Marilyn B. Mets, Elaine Morgan, Elfriede Pahl, Amy S. Paller, Jacqueline Pongracic, Marleta Reynolds, Margaret M. Roberts, Anne H. Rowley, Seema Singhal, Marcia Slomowitz, Robin H. Steinhorn, Lauren F. Streicher, Audrey M. Tatar, Jamie H. Van Roenn, Jane Winter, Luciana T. Young, Nancy M. Young

Congratulations to Kathryn Montgomery, PhD!

Kathryn Montgomery, PhD, professor in medical humanities and bioethics and general internal medicine, has been named the Julia and David Uihlein Professor in Medical Humanities and Bioethics. Montgomery came to the medical school more than 20 years ago and has dedicated her career to advancing its medical bioethics efforts. Prior to her current role as director of graduate studies for the Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program, she served as the program's director (1995-2009) and co-director (1988-1995). Montgomery's research interests include the epistemology of medicine and the use of literature in medical education. She is the author of Doctors' Stories: The Narrative Structure of Medical Knowledge and How Doctors Think: Clinical Judgment and the Practice of Medicine. As past president of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities and a member of the Fellows' Council of the Hastings Center, Montgomery has served on the editorial boards of numerous publications, including Literature and Medicine, Medical Humanities Review, American Journal of Bioethics, and the Journal of the Evaluation of Clinical Practice. In her area of interest, Montgomery is credited as one of the founding scholars of the field of literature and medicine.

Institute for Women's Health Research Women's Health Research Monthly Forum

The objective of these monthly forums is to present the current links and implications between basic science and clinical research related to sexual dimorphisms, to encourage more sex- and gender-based studies, and to provide support and role models for emerging women's health scholars.

http://www.womenshealth.northwestern.edu/