April 2-3, 2020
Meet prospective classmates, current students and faculty at Feinberg
The Office of Admissions welcomes admitted students to revisit Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine at our Second Look event on April 2-3, 2020.
Second Look provides an opportunity for prospective students to sample the rich variety of learning experiences available at Feinberg, and to meet with other prospective students, current students and faculty. This event is by invitation only. All admitted students will receive an email with instructions on how to register.
Please see below for the 2019 schedule of events and click here to view photos from our 2019 Second Look event.
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2019 Schedule of Events
The 2020 schedule of events will be published soon and will follow a similar format to last year's event.
5:00pm – 5:30pm
Registration
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Dean’s Welcome and Reception
Additional evening events planned by Student Housing Hosts and Student Senate.
8:15am – 9:00am
Breakfast
9:00am – Noon
General Session
Noon – 1:00pm
Lunch & Student Panel
1:00 – 4:00pm
Concurrent Breakout Sessions and Tours
Sessions: Master of Public Health Program (MD/MPH), Master of Medical Humanities & Bioethics (MD/MA), Area of Scholarly Concentration (AOSC) & Student Research, Center for Global Health & International Electives, Volunteer Health Clinics & Early Clinical Immersion
Tours: Simulation Center, Prentice Women's Hospital, Lurie Children's, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
4:00 – 5:00pm
Student Organizations Activities Fair and Refreshments
Additional evening events planned by Student Housing Hosts and Student Senate.
Frequently Asked Questions
Dress comfortably – business casual attire is preferred. Formal attire or suits are not necessary. The sessions and tours on Friday will be housed within the main hospital itself, so please note that patients and their loved ones will be present.
Prospective students can opt to stay with student hosts. If you would like to stay with a current student, please indicate this on your RSVP form.
If you would prefer to stay in a local hotel, please consider one of these options:
Yes! We will have secure storage available for luggage during the Second Look events on Thursday and Friday. On Thursday, you may drop off your luggage in the Office of MD Admissions (310 E. Superior St., Morton 1-606) prior to 5:30pm, and may pick it up between 6:30pm and 7:30pm (the office will be locked and closed between 5:30pm and 6:30pm). On Friday, we will have a storage area available on the third floor of Prentice Women's Hospital (250 E. Superior St.) where the bulk of Friday’s events will be taking place. You will need to retrieve your luggage by 5pm.
Feinberg is located on the University’s 20-acre lakefront Chicago campus, along with four Feinberg-affiliated hospitals, Northwestern Law School and the Kellogg Graduate School of Management’s Executive Programs.
The admissions office is located at 310 East Superior Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60611 and the phone number is 312-503-8206. The admissions office can also be accessed from the Chicago Avenue entrance to the building (303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60611).
Feinberg is located in the Streeterville neighborhood, home to a wide variety of high-rise residences, including rental apartment buildings where many of our medical students live. Within blocks of city buses and subways, the neighborhood is centrally located in the city, allowing easy public transportation access to the culture and diversity of the city and suburbs.
Lakefront beauty and a cosmopolitan, urban cityscape surround our campus, which is located between the shoreline of Lake Michigan and Michigan Avenue's Magnificent Mile of shopping, dining and entertainment venues. This is the heart of Chicago where students can choose among world-class cultural and recreational activities just steps from the medical school.
A number of important medical organizations are headquartered in Chicago, including the American Medical Association, American Hospital Association, American College of Surgeons and professional academies, colleges, societies and boards of specialty fields. All these factors combine to make the medical school’s location one of the most desirable in the United States.
Yes! We have arranged for some "open houses" at the most popular apartment buildings around campus during the Second Look weekend. Please check out the Feinberg Student Housing page for more information. Representatives from some of these buildings will also be available to speak with during Friday's Activities Fair.
Additionally, FSM students are working on putting together information about current FSM students who are seeking roommates for the upcoming academic year. This information will be shared with accepted applicants via a secure site.
Student Hosting
Prospective students can opt to stay with student hosts. If you would like to stay with a current student, there will be plenty of hosts available; please indicate this on your RSVP form. If you would prefer to stay in a hotel, please check out our Second Look FAQs for options.
If you requested a housing host, you will be contacted by Lolita Garcia (l-garcia2@northwestern.edu) with the details of your student host name and contact info.
Second-year Feinberg students share advice and reminisce on their First Year of Medical School
Hear from fourth-year medical student, Taylor Sutcliffe, who matched at Vanderbilt University in general surgery. “I came to Second Look when I was deciding where I wanted to go to medical school. Meeting my classmates here made it such an easy decision.”
Chicago Attractions
With a population of nearly three million, Chicago is the cultural, industrial, commercial, and entertainment center of the Midwest. Famed for its iconic architecture, it is the birthplace of the skyscraper and home to dozens of cultural landmarks including the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), the Art Institute of Chicago, Field Museum, and Navy Pier. Outdoor enthusiasts in Chicago enjoy swimming, running, biking, and other sports on the many parks and beaches along Lake Michigan. The city’s nationally known museums draw millions of visitors each year, and those who enjoy the performing arts have many options, including the world-renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and nationally-recognized theater groups.
Northwestern University's Chicago campus is located in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, along the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan.
Streeterville is only one neighborhood in this exciting city full of unique pockets that reflect the many cultures that live here. No matter your interests – sports, art, music, theater, fitness, food, family entertainment – there are endless options. Just a few blocks away from the medical campus, there is shopping on Michigan Avenue’s “Magnificent Mile,” as well as thriving nightlife in the many restaurants, bars, and clubs of the Rush Street and River North areas.