Area of Scholarly Concentration in Integrative Medicine

The mission of the Area of Scholarly Concentration (AOSC) is to train Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine students to perform a highly mentored project that culminates with the writing of a thesis. AOSC projects related to integrative medicine AOSCs can be developed in collaboration with our research faculty, through the Medical Social Sciences - Outcomes Research area of investigation. Osher Center research faculty mentor medical students across the four years in a research project. This process allows MD students to conduct a hypothesis-driven investigation or formal project in biomedical research or medically related field.

Current Projects

2024-25 Information Coming Soon!

Past Projects

Kathryn Smith (Class of 2023): Characterizing Female Physicians’ Health Literacy on the Role of Age in Fertility.
Danish Rashid Majid (Class of 2023): Discrimination and Burnout Among Medical Students: An Intersectional Approach
Kian Rahbari (Class of 2023) with project mentor Judith T. Moskowitz, PhD: Operationalizing and Assessing Treatment Adherence on the LARKSPUR Study
Apoorva Ram (2020): An anthropologic study on community and patient use of integrative medicine
Sara Cohen (2020: Mindfulness meditation
Max Kazer (2019): Self-directed stress reduction in the medical education setting
Carla Berkowitz (2019): A survey of integrative providers' knowledge of nutrition and cleanses
Sara Diaz (2019): Evaluating barriers facing integrative medicine physicians in diagnosing and treating obesity
Matthew Mosquera (2017): Working to develop and validate a new measurement tool of medical student stress and burnout
Richard Greendyk (2017): An evaluation of OCIH’s 360 Program, which provides free acupuncture and massage services to cancer patients receiving treatment at the Maggie Daley Center and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University

Contact Us

Our research faculty act as mentors for Osher Center for Integrative Health AOSC projects. Please contact our director of research Judy Moskowitz, PhD, for information.

For additional information about any of our MD education programs, contact Isra Hassan.