Senior Faculty Academy

Sidewalk Medicine

Supervise students as they provide care for the homeless population around Northwestern Memorial. Sidewalk medicine team shifts are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-7 p.m.

Learn more about sidewalk medicine.

Community Health Clinics

Location: 2611 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60620

• Supervise Feinberg students on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons 
• Supervise McGaw Internal Medicine residents once monthly on Saturdays
• Volunteer for direct patient care for generalists and subspecialists to run in-person or telemedicine clinics

We will provide respective contact and additional information for each opportunity after a member signs up. Learn more about Community Health Clinics.

New Life Volunteer Society

Learn about volunteering with this free health clinic by reading this brochure.

Sign up for the Clinical Opportunities Committee

This committee focuses on ongoing mentorship opportunities to foster junior faculty. Opportunities include:

• Helping junior faculty review biosketches
• Helping junior faculty (with one to seven years' tenure) with grant submissions
• Assisting junior faculty with biostatistical data
• Helping faculty with publications pre-submission
• Building a portfolio and research team
• Developing or participating in a mentoring match program
• Conducting a mock study section

Sign up for the Mentoring committee

This committee focuses on apprising faculty of educational opportunities within the medical school and Internal Medicine residency.

M1/M2 Student Clinicals

Teach communication skills, history-taking and physical exams to a group of four to eight students as a clinical education center skills session preceptor. 

Time Commitment:

• One two-hour session every week (or every other week)
• M1: Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday, 1 to 3 p.m. from August to May
• M2: Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday, 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. from August to March

Learn more on the MD program site.

Medical Decision-Making

Lead small groups in the decision-making process. 

• M1: There are 14 one-hour sessions spread over 10 months. Sessions are broken into two blocks, starting in August and January. You can sign up to be a sub, do a full block or both blocks. The small group sessions are from 3 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, approximately every other week.

• M2: Largely student-led sessions that focus on critical appraisal of the literature.

Time Commitment:

• M1: There are 16 one-hour sessions spread over 10 months. You can do blocks of as few as five to seven sessions or all them. The small group sessions are from 3 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, approximately every other week.
• M2: Seven, 90-minute, student-led sessions. Small-group sessions occur on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., once a month.

Learn more about Medical Decision-making on the MD Program site.

Research Day

Participate in Department of Medicine Research Day by mentoring and guiding residents with their research.

Learn more about Research Day.

Seminar Series on Research Grants

Host and provide feedback and guidance on research grants while improving students' writing skills. Time commitment is flexible dependant on the project. 

Student and Trainee Interviews

Assist, mentor and guide during the interview process.

Physician Assistant Grand Rounds

Opportunities may include mentoring and guiding physician assistants with their grand rounds.

Health Equity & Advocacy

Lead small groups in discussion topics that include: social, environmental, behavioral determinants of health and disease; healthcare delivery; health promotion/disease prevention; individual, community, public and global healthcare. 

Time Commitment:

• Opportunity to teach throughout the curriculum in one-hour time blocks
• Small-group discussion guides will be provided, so no content expertise required

Learn more about Health Equity & Advocacy on the MD program site.

Professor Rounds

Participate as a guest speaker on various Professor Rounds. 

Professional Development (Ethics)

Lead small groups in: 

• Ethics-based discussions (Ethics in Action)
• Personal Awareness and Self-Care discussions (Personal Transition to the Profession)

Time Commitment:

• (EIA) M1: One-hour session per month (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday), from 3 to 4 p.m., February through April
• (EIA) M2: One-hour session per month (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday), from 1 to 2 p.m., September through December
• (PTTP) M1: One-hour session per month (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday), from 3 to 4 p.m., September through May
• (PTTP)M2: One-hour session per month,(Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) from 1 to 2 p.m., September to March
• (PTTP) M3: 90-minute session, once per month on Friday afternoon, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Learn more about this work on the MD Program site.

Problem-Based Learning

Lead/facilitate small-group discussions about healthcare disparities, social determinants of health and health advocacy. Small-group discussion guides will be provided for each session, so no content expertise required.

Time Commitment:

• M1: One, one-hour session in January (Cardiovascular-Blood Module); 9 to 10 a.m.
• M3: Three separate one-hour sessions over one year (Interdisciplinary Curriculum - IC2); Friday from 1 to 2 p.m.

Learn about Problem-Based Learning on the MD Program site.

Sign up for the Education Committee

This committee focuses on fostering and developing relationships that can lead to philanthropic donations. Funds will be used to support junior faculty, CME events and other activities of the society. Opportunities include:

• Grants
• Continuing Medical Education
• The Owl Fund (to support grants for junior faculty)
• Senior Faculty Committee Service Fund

Sign up for the Philanthropy Committee

Find additional ongoing committee work, including:

• Social Events Committee
• Student Promotions Committee 
• Curriculum Committee
• Conflict of Interest Committee
• LCME Quality Improvement Committee
• Medical Faculty Council 
• Trainee Interviews  

Sign up for Committee Work