Health Equity Events

Lyceum Speaker Series
The Office of Health Equity at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine invites distinguished scholars to present on topics related to advancing health equity. The series is open to everyone in the Feinberg community and the public.

Health Equity Research Symposium
The Health Equity Research Symposium features a poster session which highlights innovative research into interventions and policies aimed at reducing health disparities and promoting equitable healthcare for all populations. This poster session is open to healthcare professionals and health equity advocates across the Feinberg community.
Annual Events

Disability Advocacy Coalition in Medicine Virtual Conference
The disability advocacy student group of Northwestern University and University of Michigan organizes an annual virtual conference for trainees.

Health Equity Welcome Reception
Every August, Office of Health Equity (OHE) welcomes our new class of students. This annual reception brings together students from all classes, faculty and staff and sets the tone for our programming over the next academic year.

Health Equity Week
Thought leaders and scholars from within and outside Northwestern share insights into the roots of healthcare disparities through moderated sessions hosted by McGaw Medical Center during the last week of February.
All Upcoming Health Equity Events
Dental Medicine Impressions Day
April 12
All Day
Free Suture Workshop for Premed/ Pre- Heatlh Students
April 12
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
St. George's University School of Medicine: Live Chicago
April 12
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Lurie Cancer Center Core Technologies ...
April 14
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
EDGS Talk: We Will (Not) Be Hungry: Farmer Welfare and Indonesia...
April 14
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Earth Month Event -- Sustainability Best Practices Fair: Learn. A...
April 15
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Info Session: Student Research Opportunity at COP30 in Bel...
April 15
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch ...
April 15
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Brief Tender Light Screening
April 15
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Coffee Hour with Buffett International Spouse and Family Program
April 16
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Earth Month Event -- Chicago Campus, Practical Steps to Wasting L...
April 16
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
"An Environmental History of the Late Ottoman Frontier"
April 16
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Buffett Conversation: Dean Karlan on USAID Now ...
April 16
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Graduate Student Colloquium with Angad Singh
April 16
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Public Health seminar series...
April 17
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Buffett Conversation: AI, Law & Society with Liane Huttner
April 17
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
NUSAC Staff Outing at Northwestern Lacrosse (NU vs. Michigan)
April 17
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
FCVRRI Research in Progress Seminar - Shayna Bradford, PhD
April 18
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Buffett Conversation: Responding to Hostage Taking ...
April 21
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Earth Month Event -- Evanston Campus, Practical Steps to Wasting ...
April 22
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
FAME - Education Scholarship Series | How Coaching Can Help You B...
April 23
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Feinberg School of Medicine MD Admissions Webinar
April 23
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Graduate Student Seminar with Diego Arispe-Bazán
April 24
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Public Health seminar series...
April 24
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Precision Immunotherapy: Immunotherapy for Today and Tomorrow
April 25
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Earth Month Event -- Campus Tree Planting
April 25
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
FCVRRI Research in Progress Seminar - Azadeh Haghighitalab, PhD
April 25
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Government Against the University: Reports from Colombia, Hun...
April 25
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lurie Cancer Center Research-in-Progress Seminar Series
April 28
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Policies That Impact Adolescent Health: A Deep Dive Into Minor Co...
April 29
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
...
April 30
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Graduate Student Seminar with Heather Jaber
May 1
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Elliott Speaker Series: Vijayendra Rao
May 1
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Medical Alumni Association Event: Alumni Weekend 2025
May 2
All Day
Buffett First Friday Lunch: Computationally Accessible Law: On Br...
May 2
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Chicago KUH FORWARD 4th Annual Symposium
May 7
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Graduate Student Colloquium with Gautam Bisht
May 8
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Peace Conference Simulation
May 9
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Ron Deibert Visiting Scholar Talk
May 13
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Global Health Education Day
May 14
12:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Implementation Research Institute Fellowship Showcase
May 15
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
TIME Lecture Series | FAME
May 15
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Education Scholarship Series | FAME
May 21
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Buffett Book Talk: Heaven Has a Wall
May 21
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
America...
May 22
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Coffee Hour with Buffett International Spouse and Family Program
May 28
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Public Health seminar series...
May 29
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Master of Public Health: Community-Based Project Poster Session
May 30
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
2025 Cancer Survivors' Celebration Walk & 5K
June 1
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
HPECS Graduation
June 2
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Conversation with Jacinda Ardern, Former Prime Minister of New Ze...
June 8
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Pain & Palliative Care Conference
June 11
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
June IGH Seminar with Mark Siedner, MD, MPH
June 11
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
TIME Lecture Series | FAME
June 12
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Education Scholarship Series | FAME
June 18
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lurie Cancer Center Symposium & Scientific Poster Session
June 18
2:00 PM - 6:30 PM
July IGH Seminar
July 9
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
All-Staff Golf Outing
July 10
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
TIME Lecture Series | FAME
July 10
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Oncology Review Symposium
July 11
8:00 AM - 5:15 PM