Events

18th Annual Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health Benefit Dinner

Off-Campus - 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Please join us for the 18th Annual 2025 Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health Benefit Dinner

Wednesday, September 17, 2025
The Peninsula Chicago, 108 East Superior Street
5:30 pm Reception 6:00 pm Dinner

Hosts: Robert L. Murphy, MD & Robert J. Havey, MD
Emcee: Bill Kurtis
Business/cocktail attire
Complimentary valet parking

The Havey Institute for Global Health is working to improve medical care for underserved populations; educating students, residents, and health professionals in global and local healthcare; collaborating across Northwestern University to create the top global health leaders of tomorrow; and leading high-impact research to find large-scale solutions for the health problems affecting billions of people worldwide.

To learn more about the Havey Institute for Global Health, please contact: Jenn Burke jennifer.burke@northwestern.edu Senior Associate Director Development and Alumni Relations globalhealth.northwestern.edu

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FSM Community of Practice: Community Engagement Meet-up

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Join us in the Gray Seminar Room at noon on September 18, 2025 to reconnect.

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Why Medical Humanities and Bioethics? Five-minute faculty takes on the field and how we got here

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Master of Arts in Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program

Presents

A Montgomery Lecture

Why Medical Humanities and Bioethics?
Five-minute faculty takes on the field and how we got here

Come help us kick off the academic year with a fun introduction to our faculty! Interdisciplinarity is a defining feature of our field. So what draws scholars from their home disciplines into Medical Humanities and Bioethics? What problems can be explored and addressed in new ways in this space? MHB faculty will offer pithy disciplinary and personal perspectives on these questions in a fast-paced, flash presentation format. You ll hear from:

Megan Crowley-Matoka (Anthropology)

Catherine Belling (Literature)

Tod Chambers (Religion)

Sarah Rodriguez (History)

Katie Watson (Law)

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

Only Zoom attendees are required to register
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"Updates in Pediatric HIV, Where Are We Now" IGH Seminar with Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo, MS, DO

Online - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Havey Institute for Global Health Seminar Series is held the first Wednesday of each month, September through July, and features the research and ideas of outstanding global health leaders at Feinberg, the larger Northwestern community, and beyond.

Our speaker for October is:
Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo, MS, DO, FAAP, FPIDS, FIDSA
Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children s Hospital of Chicago
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Co-Director, Center for Global Pediatric Health, Institute for Global Health

"Updates in Pediatric HIV, Where Are We Now"

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Daisy Hernandez - Montgomery Lecture Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

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This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

Only Zoom attendees are required to register
** PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK**
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Public Health seminar series — A Functional Medicine Approach to Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmune Conditions

Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

**ZOOM ONLY**

Dr. Wahls will discuss her own remarkable healing journey, from severe disability to biking to work. She will review the ground-breaking research she conducts testing the effect of dietary and lifestyle interventions to reduce and reverse multiple sclerosis related symptoms, neuroinflammation and autoimmune processes. Facilitators and barriers to patient success will be discussed. General recommendations for patient care will be provided. Strategies to increase internal motivation to improve health behaviours.

This presentation is part of the Osher Center Grand Rounds, which is a collaboration between the Institute for Public Health and Medicine and the Osher Center for Integrative Health at Northwestern University.

Featuring:
Terry Wahls, MD, MBA, FACP, IFMCP
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Iowa

Dr. Terry Wahls is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner and conducts clinical research at the University of Iowa using functional medicine principles in the setting of multiple sclerosis. She has published over a 100-peer reviewed scientific publications, abstracts and posters related to multiple sclerosis, autoimmunity and chronic diseases. In 2018 she was awarded the Institute for Functional Medicine s Linus Pauling Award for her contributions in research, clinical care, and patient advocacy. Dr. Wahls has secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, which confined her to a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years. Dr. Wahls restored her health using a diet and lifestyle program she designed specifically for her brain and now pedals her bike to work each day.

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A Century of Public Health: Then and Now. Exhibition, Dialogue, and Networking Event

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Join the Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center and the Institute for Public Health and Medicine for a special exhibition, dialogue, and networking event exploring the power of graphic art in shaping public health awareness.

The event will be held in the Galter Library Mezzanine (between the first and second floors)

Refreshments will be provided.

Opening remarks will be given by:

Ron Ackermann, MD, MPH, director of the Institute for Public Health and Medicine,
Kristi Holmes, PhD, director of the Galter Health Sciences Library.

The two will discuss historic public health milestones, the role of visual communication in public health advocacy, and the continued importance of this work today.

Following the opening remarks, guests will be invited to tour the collection of historic public health posters and discuss with friends and colleagues.

RSVPs are strongly encouraged. The event is free and open to the public.

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Mark Kuczewski - Montgomery Lecture Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES!

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

Only Zoom attendees are required to register
** PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK**
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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Global Health Experience Information Session

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

The Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health invites you to join a Global Health Experience Information Session! We will explore opportunities to engage in global health, available funding, and our network of global partners.

The Global Health Experience, coordinated by the Havey Institute for Global Health, refers to both elective and non-elective rotations for Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine students.

A successful global health experience starts with thoughtful consideration of our partner sites, timelines, policies, and funding opportunities. All applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one of these group information sessions.

Food will be served at the in-person sessions. We look forward to seeing you and answering your questions! *Zoom details will be emailed to registrants who register for online sessions 24 hours before the session.

For more information about the Global Health Experience process, follow this link.

*Registration is required for this event. Room capacity is limited.

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A One-Hour Primer: Grant Writing Strategies for Community and Academic Collaborations

Online - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

**ZOOM ONLY**

This talk will cover basic terminology used in preparing grant proposals, describe potential funding mechanisms that can support collaborative proposals, and provide guidance for how both community and academic partners can meaningfully engage in the grant development and implementation process. Attendees will have the opportunity to share their own approaches to grant development and seek advice on building fulfilling partnerships.

Featuring:
Gregory Phillips II, PhD, MS
Program Director, Master of Epidemiology
Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine

Gregory Phillip's research focuses on using complex epidemiological data and community-based evaluations to identify, describe, and address health disparities in marginalized minority populations. His current work includes using multi-level network and contextual data to understand the spread of infectious diseases, using national surveillance data to pinpoint patterns of health risk and substance use behaviors among LGBT youth, and supporting local community organizations working to reduce the burden of HIV among historically underserved populations.

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Shameka Poetry Thomas - Montgomery Lecture Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES!

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

Only Zoom attendees are required to register
** PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK**
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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MPH Applied Practice Experience & FSM Area of Scholarly Concentration Poster Session

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

You are cordially invited to an upcoming MPH/MD student poster session. This is a joint event at which students in the Master of Public Health program will present their community-based applied practice project and second-year medical students will present their Area of Scholarly Concentration research.

This is a celebratory and networking event at which students will showcase their projects. Refreshments will be provided, and we will have a poster award ceremony at the end. This is a great way to learn about the student work and to network with other public health professionals in the Chicago area. Feel free to invite your colleagues.

CELEBRATE our students' accomplishments as they present their APEx and AOSC projects.

LEARN about the wide range of public health and medical research projects happening in Chicago and beyond.

NETWORK with members of the public health community at Northwestern and at community organizations across the Chicagoland area.

Refreshments will be provided.

Parking passes are available for community partners.

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Global Health Experience Information Session

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

The Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health invites you to join a Global Health Experience Information Session! We will explore opportunities to engage in global health, available funding, and our network of global partners.

The Global Health Experience, coordinated by the Havey Institute for Global Health, refers to both elective and non-elective rotations for Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine students.

A successful global health experience starts with thoughtful consideration of our partner sites, timelines, policies, and funding opportunities. All applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one of these group information sessions.

Food will be served at the in-person sessions. We look forward to seeing you and answering your questions! *Zoom details will be emailed to registrants who register for online sessions 24 hours prior to the session.

For more information about the Global Health Experience process, follow this link.

*Registration is required for this event. Room capacity is limited.

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Global Health Day

Chicago -

Global Health Day, hosted by the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health, is an exciting opportunity to draw together global health researchers, educators and students to celebrate and discover more about global health research, education and outreach efforts.

This year's event will be held in-person and will include a poster session, keynote address, and more.

Location:
Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center
303 E. Superior, Chicago, IL 60611

For more news and updates from Havey Institute for Global Health, visit their website https://www.globalhealth.northwestern.edu/ and follow them on Instagram and Bluesky: @FSMGlobalHealth

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Rebecca Harris - Montgomery Lecture Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES!

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.


Only Zoom attendees are required to register
** PLEASE REGISTER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK**
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program - Montgomery Lecture Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES!

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

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January IGH Seminar

Online - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Havey Institute for Global Health Seminar Series is held the first Wednesday of each month, September through July, and features the research and ideas of outstanding global health leaders at Feinberg, the larger Northwestern community, and beyond.

Our speaker for January is:
TBD

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Medical Humanities and Bioethics Program - Montgomery Lecture Series

Chicago - 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

The Montgomery Lecture series addresses diverse topics within bioethics and the medical humanities. Presenters are faculty, affiliates, and alumni of the Medical Humanities and Bioethics Graduate Program along with special guests. The lectures run every other Thursday from noon to 12:45pm during The Graduate School's fall, winter, and spring quarters. They are open to students, faculty, and the general public. Formerly titled, "Special Topics in MH&B," this series was renamed in 2013 for Emeritus Professor Kathryn Montgomery.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPDATES!

This lecture is open to the public and will be held in the Searle Seminar Room in the Lurie Research Building (303 E Superior St), Chicago Campus. For those outside the Chicago area and anyone who would prefer to attend remotely, a Zoom option is also available.

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