Northwestern Medical Alumni Association Inclusion & Allyship Committee

08/26/2024

Today, we'd like to highlight a current student of Feinberg of whom we are particularly proud!

Ramzy Issa is a Palestinian second-year MD/MPH candidate at the Feinberg School of Medicine. Ramzy graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northwestern University with a double major in Neuroscience and Global Health, which was made possible through a full-tuition scholarship from the Posse Foundation. He was accepted into the Feinberg School of Medicine through the Northwestern Undergraduate Pre-Medical Scholars Program (NUPSP), which provided him early acceptance into Feinberg with MCAT exemption.

Ramzy was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, but his family originates from Palestine. He is the first in his family to attend medical school and hopes to represent and serve Middle Eastern North African (MENA) individuals, an often-overlooked minority group. He hopes to amplify MENA voices, perform research on the health needs of MENA individuals, and serve his community through shared culture and language.

Ramzy has noticed a lack of representation of MENA physicians, making it difficult to find mentors with shared backgrounds. This motivates him to work hard, aiming to increase MENA visibility in medicine and support future MENA students entering the field.

Keep up the amazing work, Ramzy!

06/19/2024

We wish all of our alumni a happy Juneteenth. Today, we take a moment to celebrate the incredible contributions of our Black alumni and current students to the field of medicine and to our Northwestern community as we celebrate a historic day that took us one step closer to the vision of a world of true justice where all can thrive. To learn more about the history of Juneteenth and its historical importance, please visit this link: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/historical-legacy-juneteenth. On behalf of the Medical Alumni Association Board’s Inclusion and Allyship Committee, Happy Juneteenth!

03/18/2024

Congratulations to Dr. McKnight one of our distinguished alumni.

When you walk through Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women’s Hospital, you will now see a portrait of Tacoma McKnight, MD, hanging proudly.

Dr. McKnight was one of the first Black female OB-GYN residents at Prentice Women’s Hospital and the first Black female faculty member at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She helped pave the way for other Black female physicians throughout her career in medicine.

Now retired from her clinical work, Dr. McKnight has transitioned to emeritus status at the university. Her work continues — and will never be forgotten.

02/12/2024

Celebrating and honoring Black History Month by emphasizing with gratitude the contributions of those who have fought for the progress achieved and seeking a better future cultivating the next leaders of progress, true inclusion, equity and equality at Feinberg and our communities.

At I&A we ALL share the dream.

Dr. McKnight was the first Black female faculty member as well as the first associate dean for Minority Affairs at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Dr. Boone served as Director of Diversity at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for 8 years and was director of physician health and care disparities at the AMA for 4 years afterwards.

Dr. Modlin received the Northwestern University Medical School Inaugural Daniel Hale Williams Award for Meritorious Service to Underserved Communities and founded the Cleveland Clinic Minority Men’s Health Center (MMHC).

01/16/2024

Congratulations to our very own student member Chirag Goel for his recognition as one of Chicago Inno’s Under 25 Rising Startup Leaders to Watch! He is CEO and Founder of TegoTech maker of safer wall outlets. Please join us in congratulating Chirag! We are proud and honored to have him as one of our I&A members!

For more please click below:
https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/inno/stories/awards/2024/01/08/chicago-inno-under-25.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=inno&ana=e_n&utm_content=cg

Check out our list of innovators aged 25 and younger who are already starting to have an impact in Chicago's tech scene.