In 2009, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine launched the Northwestern Medicine® strategic plan. Since then, hundreds of people across the campus have been working together to shape our vision of becoming a top academic medical center. As part of this effort, we have implemented shared annual goals developed and led by senior physician and administrative leaders. Over the next several months, fiscal year 2012 goal leaders will share our progress. We begin with medical student education.  Story >

Tom Rogers spent 30 years with tremors that eventually made it impossible to use his left hand. At Northwestern's Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, he was diagnosed with essential tremor, a neurological disorder that causes shaking in the hands, head, voice, and occasionally the legs and trunk. Rogers says the diagnosis, followed by deep brain stimulation surgery, gave him his life back  Story and Video >

It's been 22 years since Deborah Wood had a mitral valve replacement. Although she remembers the prospect of having open-heart surgery was frightening at first, outreach from Mended Hearts helped calm her fears. Wood is now the president of Mended Hearts Chapter 106 at Northwestern Memorial, which offers educational lectures and emotional support for patients with cardiovascular disease and their families. Clyde W. Yancy, MD, will lead the February 13 meeting.  Learn More >

HomepageOn Monday, January 30, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine launched its redesigned homepage along with several other sections, including Admissions and About Feinberg. The changes are part of a large, multiphase initiative that began recently and will continue with department and informational pages. Using data-driven design concepts, Feinberg has changed the way users get information, making desired material more accessible. "This effort goes beyond a basic facelift to include a reorganization of content and is built on a new content management system," said Tom Garritano, senior executive director of communications. "The homepage is an important reflection of the Feinberg brand to the outside world, and this redesign will make it easier for all of our users to find key information quickly. It will also help us to better tell the overall Feinberg story."