News and Events
This page is used to communicate news and events in the Department of Family and Community Medicine
December 5, 2009
Illinois State Medical Society
Russell Robertson, MD gives an update on Physician Workforce policy and speaks about the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act
December 4, 2009
Tuwanda Williamson, recieves the AAFP Foundation's Pfizer Teacher Development Award, which honors outstanding community-based family physicians who are also part-time teachers
November 18, 2009
The Feinberg Physician Assistant Program is featured in The Daily Northwestern
November 13, 2009
The Feinberg Physician Assistant Program hosts informational meetings to present and answer questions about the developing PA program at Northwestern
November 12-14, 2009
Health Policy Fellowship Seminar in Chevy Chase, MD
Russell Robertson, MD presents on "Federal Role in Health Care Policy: The Executive Branch"
November 7-11, 2009
AAMC Annual Meeting in Boston, MA
Elizabeth Ryan, EdD, J. Riddle, and L. Hurbubise present on "Social Networking Strategies to Encourage Inter-Institutional Collaboration"
October 6, 2009
Continuing Medical Education Series at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worchester, MA
Russell Robertson, MD presents on "The Pluripotentiality of a Career in Family Medicine: One Person's Journey Through Medical Education, Academic Administration, and Health Care Policy"
September 29, 2009
Russell Robertson, MD is interviewed by St. Petersburg Times for "If Medical Coverage is Extended to All, Will There Be Enough Primary Care Doctors?"
September 23, 2009
Russell Robertson, MD is interviewed by AAFP NewsNow for "Primary Care Physician Shortages Can Be Traced Largely to Pipeline Issues"
July 2009
Russell Robertson, MD is recognized by Community Health Clinic as Volunteer Provider of the Month for his weekly visits
June 10, 2009
Henry W. Withers Endowed Lectureship in Family Medicine at University of Texas Health Sciences Center in Houston, Texas
Russell Robertson, MD presents on "Crosscurrents in Physician Workforce Debates: Implications for Family Medicine"
April 29 - May 1, 2009
AAMC Physician Workforce Research Conference in Washington, D.C.
Russell Robertson, MD presents on "Modeling the Primary Care/Specialist Mix of New Physicians"
April 29 - May 3, 2009
STFM Annual Spring Conference in Denver, CO
Russell Robertson, MD presents on "Primary Care and Disorganized Medicine: Unraveling the Mess, Issue 1"
Russell Robertson, MD, Catherine Smith, and Jefferson Jones present on "You Can't Get There From Here: Innovative Solutions for Medical Students' International Travel Dilemmas"
Bechara Choucair, MD, Elizabeth Ryan, EdD, and John Gatta, PhD present on "Impact of Houseing Status on Diabetes Outcomes"
Bechara Choucair, MD, Elizabeth Ryan, EdD, and Catherine Smith present on "Poverty Medicine Curriculum"