Alumni Weekend 2020
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!
Weekend Schedule
Make the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center 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 the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center 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 2020 brochure.
Click here for a timetable of the weekend's events.
Click here for a campus map.
Please note: MD Alumni in reunion year will receive a copy of the Alumni Weekend 2020 brochure in their mailboxes around the New Year.
**indicates that this session has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit.
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Check-in and Registration
Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center
(303 East Superior Street)
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.
AW Forums:
Brain Aging in the Days of Alzheimer’s Disease**
with Marsel Mesulam, MD
Global Health, Academic Institutions, and the Sustainable Development Goals**
with Robert L. Murphy, MD, ’81 GMER, ’84 GMEF
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:
10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
AW Forums:
Advances in Breast Cancer Treatment**
with William J. Gradishar, MD
Personalized Neurology: Development of Targeted Therapies for Neurodegenerative Diseases**
with Dimitri Krainc, MD
Planning for the Future: What Will Your Legacy Be?
with Camille Licklider, JD, and also featuring one of your fellow alumni
10:00 – 11:45 a.m.
Hospital Tours:
must be 18 or older
11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
AW Forums:
How Precision Medicine and Artificial Intelligence Are Changing the Way Diseases are Diagnosed**
with Daniel J. Brat, MD, PhD
Understanding and Addressing the Unique Needs of Bisexual Individuals in the Domains of Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Sexual Health**
with Brian A. Feinstein, PhD
That Was Then, This Is Now: Who’s Who in the Northwestern Neighborhood… The Historical Names Behind the Buildings
with alumnus Joseph Gugenheim, ’72 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:
A Contemporary View of Heart Failure: What All Doctors Should Know**
with Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc
Discoveries and Trends in Modern Ophthalmologic Care**
with Nicholas J. Volpe, MD
Health Inequities and Disparities and Lifting Health for All**
with Melissa A. Simon, MD
3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
Building Tour:
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Student-Led Medical Campus Tour for Alumni and Their Prospective Applicants
Tour space is limited, and advanced registration is required to participate in the tours.
3:30 – 5:15 p.m.
Women in Medicine Tea at the Historic Drake Hotel
Space is limited.
Hospital Tours:
must be 18 or older
4:15 – 5:00 p.m.
Building Tour:
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 2005–2019
Timothy O’Toole’s
(622 North Fairbanks Court)
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Late Check-in and Registration
Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center
(303 East Superior Street)
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Fun Run/Walk
Lakefront
Yoga
with Suzanne Semanson, ’06 DPT
Pancakes and Perspectives Breakfast
Complimentary admission for alumni members of the Class of 1970, celebrating their 50th reunion.
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 Forum:
Exercise and Its Myriad Benefits for Parkinson’s Disease**
with Daniel M. Corcos, PhD
9:15 – 11:00 a.m.
City Walking Tour
led by Joseph Gugenheim, ’72 MD
9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Northwestern University Evanston Information Sessions & Campus Tours
Space is limited. To register for the information session and campus tour please visit: admissions.northwestern.edu/visit/plan-your-visit/info-sessions-and-tours.html
10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
AW Forum:
Precision Medicine: Are We There Yet?**
with Minoli Perera, PharmD, PhD
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
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 Dinners
Locations to be announced and determined by registration numbers.
Young Alumni Reunion Class Dinners
Locations to be announced and determined by registration numbers.
Physician Assistant (PA) Program Alumni Dinner
Location to be announced 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 room 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 24, 2020, 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 5 or 0? 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, 2019, through August 31, 2020, 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 1955, 1960, 1970, and 1975 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.**
