News and Announcements
Read the latest news from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine. The links below take you to articles where you can learn more about our faculty’s latest achievements, awards and honors.
10.14.2026Emergency visits by children with suicide-related crises increased by 74 percent between 2016 and 2022, according to a new study.
10.06.2026Approximately 450 physicians joined the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University’s residency and fellowship programs this year, beginning the next chapter of their medical training across Northwestern Medicine’s hospitals.
08.12.2026Implementing a hospital-wide program for documenting informal clinician consultations improved patient safety through better communication and multi-disciplinary care in a pediatric healthcare system, according to a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
05.19.2026Fourth-year medical students and faculty members were recognized for academic and clinical excellence during Feinberg’s Honors Day, held on May 15 in the Hughes Auditorium.
- 04.29.2026
New estimates of rates of sepsis during pediatric hospitalizations have been obtained by a multicenter team of investigators, using clinical data from electronic health records.
04.03.2026A national policy intervention implemented to address transplant inequities caused by race-based kidney function equations was associated with an increase in organ transplant rates among Black patients, according to a recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
03.20.2026Anticipation and applause filled the air on Friday, March 20, as Feinberg students gathered with family, friends and faculty to learn where they will begin the next phase of their medical training during Match Day 2026.
11.05.2025A Northwestern Medicine-led study has established the first pediatric-specific atlas of acute care regions across the United States, offering the clearest picture of how children access emergency and inpatient services to date, according to the study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
10.21.2025The initial hospital treatment of firearm injuries costed an estimated $7.7 billion between 2016 and 2021, with the largest share falling on urban trauma center hospitals that serve the highest proportion of Medicaid patients, according to a new study.