Participate in an Alumni Committee

The Engagement Committee fosters communication and engagement between alumni, students, the Alumni Board, and the medical school. This includes contact between Feinberg faculty and staff, alumni leadership, and all alumni through events, online interaction, social networking, and publications. The committee hopes to increase attendance of medical alumni at both Northwestern and Feinberg-specific events, encourage the sharing of contact information and personal and professional updates through all available channels, and facilitate a broadening of the medical alumni conversation across the board.

The Mentoring Committee focuses on the mentoring of current students—medical and premedical—as well as alumni. This is accomplished through the creation and implementation of new opportunities for alumni and students to engage in mentoring and networking through larger events, small groups, and one-on-one interaction.

The Strategic Initiatives Committee explores new projects and opportunities that are aligned with the mission of the Medical Alumni Board, with the ongoing goal of allowing the Board to grow and evolve over time alongside and in alignment with the medical school.

The Women in Medicine (WIM) subcommittee hosts events for women in medicine, both locally and across the country, in order to promote women’s issues, challenges, and opportunities in the workplace. By uniting female physicians at conferences, symposia, and informal networking events, WIM helps women in medicine gain skills and connections that foster professional and personal development in all stages of their careers.

The Inclusion and Allyship subcommittee unites and supports the alumni community and current students at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine who represent diverse experiences of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, socioeconomic status, and/or physical ability. Through five central pillars—advocacy, mentorship, philanthropy, outreach, and education—this group of medical alumni and students supports the medical school and the Medical Alumni Association Board. Inclusion and Allyship also partners and aligns with similar diversity efforts within the Northwestern Medicine community, including the medical school’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion, and welcomes everyone.