Visiting Scholar Lectureship
On October 22, 2018, Judith S. Currier, MD was honored as the Women Faculty Organization's Visiting Scholar. She presented the lecture “Driving without a Map: Finding your way in the World of Academic Medicine.”
Visiting Scholar Lectureship
On October 22, 2018, Judith S. Currier, MD was honored as the Women Faculty Organization's Visiting Scholar. She presented the lecture “Driving without a Map: Finding your way in the World of Academic Medicine.”
Paula H. Stern Award for Outstanding Women in Science and Medicine 2018
The second annual Paula H. Stern Award for Outstanding Women in Science and Medicine was awarded on June 6, 2018 to Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD (Pictured L-R: Nominator Harris Perlman, PhD, WFO Co-Chair Susan Cohn, MD, Recipient Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD, Paula Stern, PhD, WFO Co-Chair Erin Hsu, PhD)
Paula H. Stern Award for Outstanding Women in Science and Medicine 2018
The second annual Paula H. Stern Award for Outstanding Women in Science and Medicine was awarded on June 6, 2018 to Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD (Pictured L-R: Nominator Harris Perlman, PhD, WFO Co-Chair Susan Cohn, MD, Recipient Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD, Paula Stern, PhD, WFO Co-Chair Erin Hsu, PhD)
Suzanne L. Harrison, MD Lecture: "Sex Trafficking in America – Recognition in the Clinical Setting"
The lecture will be held in Prentice Conference Room L, 12:00 PM on Tuesday, November 20th.
Suzanne L. Harrison, MD Lecture: "Sex Trafficking in America – Recognition in the Clinical Setting"
The lecture will be held in Prentice Conference Room L, 12:00 PM on Tuesday, November 20th.

News Archive

WFO Past-President Jindan Yu, MD, PhD, has been named Assistant Director for Education and Training at the Lurie Cancer Center. In this new role, Yu will report to the Associate Director for Education and Training, John Crispino, PhD, supporting efforts to coordinate the cancer center’s extensive professional education and training programs. Congratulations!
Please join us in congratulating Women's Health Research Institute Director, vice chair for research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and dean of the Graduate School, Teresa Woodruff, PhD, who was elected to the National Academy of Medicine. This prestigious honor is considered one of the highest achievements in the field of health and medicine. Members are chosen by their peers due to their professional accomplishments and commitment to service.
The Department of Medicine is thrilled to announce Cybele Ghossein, MD, Professor in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, as Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, where she will lead efforts to enhance faculty engagement, development, and the successful alignment of our distinctive aims as academicians, clinicians, researchers, and educators.

For more WFO news and honors, click here!

About Us

The Feinberg School of Medicine has a long and productive history of strong support of women in science and medicine. The Northwestern Medical Women Faculty Organization (WFO) is committed to advancing the careers of women faculty members at all levels.

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Message from the Chairs

Welcome to the Northwestern Medical Women Faculty Organization (WFO) website!

Erin K Hsu, PhD
WFO Chair, 2018-2019

Marina L Zelivyanskaya, DVM
WFO Co-Chair, 2018-2019