Alumni Weekend 2019
Welcome back! 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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2019 Weekend Schedule
Make Method Atrium your first stop on campus to pick up registration materials, then plan to return throughout each day to connect with classmates, enjoy refreshments, access Wi-Fi and more. Consider Method Atrium your Alumni Weekend and Reunion Class Headquarters.
Please note that some events and lectures will overlap, so plan accordingly.
Click here for a downloadable version of the Alumni Weekend 2019 brochure.
Click here for a timetable of events.
Click here for a campus map.
**indicates that this session has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Check-in and Registration
Method Atrium
(320 East Superior Street)
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
AW Forums:
Advances in Stroke Care and the Longevity Dividend**
with Farzaneh A. Sorond, MD, PhD
Navigating the Medical School Admissions Process: What Makes a Great Candidate in Today’s Environment
with Roopal V. Kundu ’97, ’01 MD, ’02 GMER
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Campus Tours:
9:00 – 10:45 a.m.
AW Forum:
Global Health Means Everywhere
10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
AW Forums:
The Benefits of Achieving Cardiovascular Health Across the Lifetime**
with Norrina Bai Allen, PhD
Planning for the Future: What Will Your Legacy Be?
with Camille Licklider, JD, and William “Jack” Frable, ’59 MD, ’60 GMER, ’64 GMER
Building Tour:
10:00 – 11:45 a.m.
City Walking Tour
led by Joseph Gugenheim, ’72 MD
Hospital Tours:
must be 18 or older
11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Building Tour:
AW Forums:
How Precision Medicine and Artificial Intelligence are Changing the Way Diseases are Diagnosed**
with Daniel J. Brat, MD, PhD
Preventing Heart Disease—It’s Easier Than You Think**
with Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc
That Was Then, This Is Now: Building Community without Abbott Hall—Medical Student Societies and Student Life Today
with Gregory E. Brisson, MD, ’94 GMER
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Mentoring Lunch with Feinberg Students and Fellow Alumni
1:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Conversations with the Dean
with Eric G. Neilson, MD, vice president for medical affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean
3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
AW Forums:
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Precision Medicine: Hope or Hype?**
with Sanjiv J. Shah, MD
Prostate Cancer Update 2019**
with Edward M. Schaeffer, MD, PhD
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Women in Medicine Tea at the Historic Drake Hotel
Space is limited
3:30 – 5:15 p.m.
Hospital Tours:
must be 18 or older
5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Celebrate in Chicago! All Alumni Reception and Dinner
Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center
(303 East Superior Street)
8:00 p.m.
Young Alumni After-Party, Classes of 2000–2018
Timothy O’Toole’s
(622 North Fairbanks Court)
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Late Check-in and Registration
Method Atrium
(320 East Superior Street)
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Fun Run/Walk
Lakefront
Yoga
with Suzanne Semanson, ’06 DPT
Pancakes and Perspectives Breakfast
8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Medical Alumni Association Board Annual Spring Meeting
For more information, please call 312-503-8012.
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
AW Forums:
Combating the Opioid Crisis: Safe and Effective Approaches to Prevent Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain**
with Amee L. Seitz, PT, PhD, DPT
Should Low-Risk Pregnant Women be Induced Routinely at 39 Weeks?**
with William Grobman, MD
10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
AW Forums:
Control, Alt, Delete: Genomic Therapies for Blood Disorders**
with Alexis A. Thompson, MD, MPH
That Was Then, This Is Now: The Evolution of the Medical Campus
with Eric W. Boberg, PhD
10:00 – 11:45 a.m.
Gold Coast Walking Tour
led by Joseph Gugenheim, ’72 MD
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Commitment to Scholarships Luncheon
By invitation. For more information, please call 312-503-0754.
A Taste of Chicago Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Chicago Architecture Foundation Bus Tour
Space is limited
1:45 – 4:15 p.m.
Hidden Truths: Chicago City Cemetery and Lincoln Park Tour
Space is limited
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art Tour
led by MCA docent
360 Chicago and Tilt
94th Floor of the historic (former) John Hancock Building
2:45 – 4:15 p.m.
Chicago Architecture Foundation Bus Tour
Space is limited
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Nathan Smith Davis Society Reception
By invitation. For more information, please call 312-503-3459.
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Reunion Class and Young Alumni Dinners
Various locations TBA and determined by registration numbers.
Travel and Accommodations
Find everything you need to plan your trip. We’re excited to offer free on-campus parking and discounted rates at nearby hotels.
Hotel rooms have been arranged at various local hotels at discounted rates. Please mention Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Alumni Weekend when you make your reservation and call early to ensure availability. Rates are guaranteed until March 26, 2019, or until the room blocks sell out. The rates shown below are per night.
PLEASE NOTE: Cambria Chicago Magnificent Mile hotel workers are currently on strike, as their union is engaged in ongoing contract negotiations. The hotel is open and operating during the strike. Please make reservations at the Cambria at your discretion.
Complimentary parking for the weekend is available on campus in the garage at 222 E. Huron St., on the corner of East Huron Street and North Saint Clair Street (Huron Superior Parking Lot). You will need to pull a ticket for entry. Then, at registration, please request a parking card that will allow you to exit and enter the structure throughout Alumni Weekend.
Find Your Class Year
Did you graduate with your MD degree in a year ending in a 4 or 9? If so, it’s your reunion year. Find class-specific info below to connect with friends, join your reunion class committee, and find out more about making your class gift.
Come back. Give back.
A gift in honor of your reunion supports need-based scholarships, faculty recruitment, ground-breaking research and unparalleled learning experiences. All gifts made from September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2019, to any area of the medical school count as part of the class gift.
Make your gift today to support the future of medicine.
MD reunion alumni are encouraged to support the legacy of their classes by giving to a class scholarship fund. The classes of 1959, 1964, 1969 and 1974 have established endowed class funds at the medical school. For all other classes, any gift to anywhere in the medical school will count towards your class gift.
Impact
Each year, roughly half of our medical students receive scholarships. To support one of our top priorities and to secure our place among the nation’s premier institutions, we endeavor to make a Northwestern medical education accessible to the very best students, regardless of their economic background. Your class scholarship will enable more students to reap the benefits of a Northwestern medical education without bearing a significant financial burden. Scholarships also help ensure that our community more accurately reflects the world at large — and that every student benefits from an environment rich with diverse perspectives.
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Contact and FAQ
For general inquiries, please contact:
Medical Alumni Association
medalum@northwestern.edu 312-503-8012
For changes to your registration, cancellations, or refunds, please email:
medalum-reunion@northwestern.edu
For questions about MD reunions and class funds, please contact:
Jillian Kurtz Brubaker
Assistant Director, Alumni Communication and Reunions
jillian.brubaker@northwestern.edu 312-503-3926
Yes, please wear your nametag to every event. We will prepare one nametag for the weekend.
Complimentary parking for the weekend is available on campus in the garage at 222 E. Huron St., on the corner of East Huron Street and North Saint Clair Street (Huron Superior Parking Lot). You will need to pull a ticket for entry. Then, at registration, please request a parking card that will allow you to exit and enter the structure throughout Alumni Weekend.
Yes, photographers will be at most of our events. Please note, a class photo will be taken at each of the Class Dinners on Saturday. The select photographs will be available after Alumni Weekend, and all reunion classes will receive a copy of their class photo.
**This event is being digitally recorded and/or photographed. By attending, you acknowledge and agree to grant Northwestern University the right to digitally record, film, photograph or capture your likeness in any media now available or hereafter developed and to distribute, broadcast, use or otherwise disseminate such media in perpetuity without any further approval from you or any payment to you.**
