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Inspiring change, celebrating progress.

"Cultivating intellectual reach and social diversity among our faculty is an important institutional value. In commemorating 150 years of women at Northwestern, we recognize those who attained status of full professor and celebrate our current leadership who work to improve patient care, scientific research, and medical education. They are the vanguard of more to come as we encourage all women to the highest levels of achievement in our academic community."

— Eric G. Neilson, MD, Vice President for Medical Affairs, Lewis Landsberg Dean

Women in Medicine - FY24

$293 million FY24 Awards

1,262 regular faculty

214 full professors

55% MD entering class

520 leading clinical trials or clinical research

52% incoming residents

936 professional, PhD and master's students

131 in senior leadership roles

71 endowed chairs

Celebrating more than 150 years of women in medicine.

Meet the more the 250 women faculty who have reached professor level during their time at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

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This site is part of a university-wide project honoring 150 years of women at Northwestern.

Read About the Project