Click on the tabs below to see examples of events from last year's Alumni Weekend. Registration opens on January 3.
Alumni Weekend 2018
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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2018 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 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 E. Superior St.)
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
AW Forum:
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:
Northwestern on the Forefront: Confronting Disease on a Global Scale **
10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
AW Forums:
Brain Aging in the Days of Alzheimer’s Disease**
with Marsel Mesulam, MD
New Frontiers in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine** - CANCELED
with Z. Leah Harris, MD
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.
AW Forums:
Then and Now; Cardiovascular Health Across the Lifetime
with Norrina Allen, PhD, MPH
Imaging: State of the Art and Future Advances**
with James Carr, MD, ’01 GMEF
Fortnight on Maxwell Street: Experiences at the Chicago Maternity Center
with David Kerns, ’68 MD
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:
En bloc resection of primary tumors of the spine – indications and technique**
with Jean-Paul Wolinsky, MD
Living Longer and Better: New Ways to Prevent Heart Disease**
with Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc
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
4:30 – 5:15 p.m.
AW Forums:
Translational Science and Precision Medicine 2018**
(formerly titled Growing Clinical and Translational Science at Feinberg)
with Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, MD, ScM
Preparing Medical Students to Deliver Care in the 21st Century: Curriculum Trends and What We Are Doing at Feinberg
with Marianne Green, MD
5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Celebrate in Chicago, All Alumni Reception and Dinner
Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center
(303 E. Superior St.)
7:15 – 8:15 a.m.
Fun Run/Walk
Lakefront
Yoga
with Northwestern alumna Dr. Suzanne Semanson, ’06 PT, ’06 DPT
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Late Check-in and Registration
Method Atrium
(320 E. Superior St.)
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Pancakes and Perspectives Breakfast
8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Medical Alumni Association Board Annual Spring Meeting
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
AW Forum:
High Intensity Physical Activity: The Cure for the Frail Older Adult?**
with Margaret Danilovich,’07 PT, ’07 DPT, PhD
9:00 – 10:45 a.m.
AW Forum:
Northwestern on the Forefront: Primary Care in the 21st Century**
10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
AW Forum:
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
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
AW Forums:
Worried About Aging? Don't Lose Sleep Over It!**
with Phyllis C. Zee, MD, ’87 GMER, ’89 GMEF, PhD
Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center Tour
with Kristi L. Holmes, PhD (Meet in Method Atrium)
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
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Museum of Contemporary Art Tour
led by MCA docent
360 Chicago and Tilt
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
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Young Alumni Social
For alumni from the classes of 2003–2017
and the inaugural PA class of 2012
7:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Reunion Class Dinners
Various locations
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.
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 3 or 8? If so, it’s your MD 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, 2017 through August 31, 2018, 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 1958, 1963, 1968 and 1973 have established endowed class funds at the medical school. For all other classes, one-year expendable scholarships have been created in honor of this year's reunion. These one-year scholarships are a great way to have a tangible impact on the life of a young medical student who is following in your footsteps.
All gifts made to these expendable class funds (also titled “Medical School Scholarship Fund” on the giving page) during reunion year will go to a student who will be named as a class scholar for the following 2018-2019 academic year.
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 cancellations and refunds, please email:
medalum-reunion@northwestern.edu
For questions about MD reunions and class funds, please contact:
Emily McLaughlin
Assistant Director
Emily.mclaughlin@northwestern.edu 312-503-1165
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, as well as the Young Alumni Social. 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.**
