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Vice Dean's MessageDegree Programs
Master of Science in Health Professions Education
This new program provides educators with the tools to be leaders in the rapidly changing health professions environment.
Our department drives the strategy behind the clinical professional training at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and its affiliated institutions. We ensure our students and trainees master clinical skills, succeed academically and are prepared for working and leading in 21st-century healthcare. Find out more about our philosophy by viewing some of our programs' pages.
Northwestern Simulation Program in Healthcare Communication
This program provides evidence-based communication skills training for Northwestern medical students, residents, fellows and faculty.
Happening at DME
Explore a Week in the Life of the MD Curriculum
Feinberg’s approach to medical education centers on a learner-focused, competency-based curriculum designed to leverage our students' experiences and expertise, provide flexibility for their professional development and maximize their potential. Our curriculum is designed to prepare students as medical professionals in a time of significant change in healthcare delivery. Every component of our program has real-world applications and prepares our students for the field of medicine as it is practiced today and will be in the future.
Celebrating Feinberg’s 2025 Residency Match
Feinberg medical students’ excitement and anticipation erupted in a flurry of torn envelopes today as they discovered where they matched for residency training at this year’s Match Day celebration.
On Match Day, an annual tradition held on the third Friday of March, all fourth-year medical students around the country simultaneously learn where they will train as resident physicians for the next three to seven years.
Sharing Knowledge and Expertise at Medical Education Day
Medical Education Day provides an opportunity to recognize our educators, their scholarship and expertise while also celebrating the medical education environment that is unique to Feinberg. This year’s Medical Education Day centered on generational differences and how they play a role in the educational environment. Read more about this year's Medical Education Day.
Celebrating the MD Class of 2025
Feinberg honored the MD Class of 2025 during the medical school’s 166th commencement ceremony held in the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier on May 19.
Celebrating Honors Day 2025
Fourth-year medical students and faculty members were recognized for academic and clinical excellence during Feinberg’s Honors Day, held on May 16.
This tradition began 2011 on the day before graduation as a way to publicly honor some of our fourth-year students for their leadership, extracurricular accomplishments, service and commitment to the school, and their achievement of excellence in clinical clerkships over the past several years.
Incoming PA Program Students Participate in White Coat Ceremony
On Friday, June 21, the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program’s Class of 2026 celebrated the beginning of their medical journey with a white coat ceremony. The newly formed class comes to Feinberg from 15 different states and collectively hold degrees from 27 different academic institutions across 14 different undergraduate majors.
Lifelong Learning
Feinberg offers training for any point in a healthcare professional's career.
Northwestern Simulation
Take a photo tour of Northwestern Simulation, our state-of-the-art training facility for healthcare professionals at every level. Learn more about how simulation training improves the cognitive, technical and professional skills of healthcare providers.
Continuing Medical Education
We offer special programming for our faculty: lectures, conferences and educational programs designed to keep their knowledge, skills and professional performance up-to-date. Feinberg CME has a Accreditation with Commendation from the ACCME.
Residents and Fellows
Feinberg is a member institution of McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University's consortium. We contribute to McGaw's exceptional training experiences in a thriving academic environment and facilitate trainee research. Learn more about over 200 programs of specialization available through McGaw.
Faculty Development
Faculty educators are essential to the success of our programs. Find out more about how we work to support our leaders through the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators. From online learning modules to frequent in-person lectures and workshops, we offer a wide variety of opportunities to help them build and share their skills.
See development opportunitiesHealth Equity
Our vision is to make Northwestern, our communities, all communities, our lives and the world a better place — with everyone having the chance and responsibility for reaching their own pinnacle of health.
