Melissa Gains Experience in the Healthcare Industry

Name: Melissa Year: Senior Major(s): Biological Sciences CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health This quarter was my first time participating in Chicago Field Studies and it has been an incredibly rewarding journey. I was nervous about finding an internship that would match my interests, but my CFS advisor was with me through each step…

Eric on His Influential Healthcare Experience

Name: Eric Year: Senior Major(s): Biology CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health My quarter at CFS thus far has been an amazing experience. To start, my internship at a physical rehabilitation center has given me profound insight into what it means to provide great patient care and customer service in a medical setting. This…

Alexis Furthers Her Experience in Healthcare

Name: Alexis Year: Senior Major(s): Neuroscience CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health CFS allows you the chance to participate in an internship, discuss your experiences with your classmates, and learn about the internship experiences of your classmates, which is an incredibly unique opportunity in itself. Not only is the structure of the organization unique…

Eric Gains Real-World Medical Experience

Name: Eric Year: Junior Major(s): Biology Minor(s): History CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health I am so glad that I have found an internship that I love through Chicago Field Studies. As a premedical student, I wanted to get more direct exposure to healthcare and understand what makes for a good healthcare provider-patient interaction….

Julia Embraces Public Health

Name: Julia Year: Senior Major(s): Psychology Minor(s): Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health Just as one would imagine, entering senior year without having any internship experience in the healthcare industry worried me that I was running out of time to get this so called “exposure” to the field. However, after learning about…

Linking Business and Medicine

Name: Lisa Year: Junior Major(s): Biology, Economics Minor(s): Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health In the winter quarter of my sophomore year, I decided to drop the pre-med track and add on an economics major. Many people questioned what I plan to do with a biology and economics major when they are…

Braelyn Enjoys a Rare Opportunity

Name: Braelyn Year: Junior Major: Psychology CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health When I chose to participate in CFS I was hoping to take a break from the normal Northwestern quarter while gaining professional experience related to my major. Interning at the Institute for Therapy through the Arts has been a great opportunity for…

Nicole Discovers New Interests: Public Health and Its Impact

Name: Nicole Year: Sophomore Major: Psychology Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health This spring, I have been working as an intern at the Fenix Family Health Center. The Fenix Family Health Center is a non-profit, primary care center focused on providing high quality, low-cost health care to low-income Latino/a immigrants and…

Patsy Establishes a Lasting Relationship With Red Cross

Name: Patsy Year: Junior Major: Psychology CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health My Chicago Field Studies quarter has been by far the best quarter that I have had at Northwestern! This winter, I was thrilled to begin my internship with the American Red Cross and yet, I had no idea that this would mark…

Tomás Dedicates His Time to Help Others at Heartland Alliance

Name: Tomás Year: Senior Major: Psychology Minor: Global Health Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health I have dedicated most of my experiences as an undergraduate to prepare for a career in public health. While most of it has been focused on health research and intervention development, I have always wanted to work at…

Mohan Takes on “Big Data” at NUTORC

Name: Mohan Year: Senior Major: Economics CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health This spring I’m working under the Northwestern Transplant Outcomes Research Center (NUTORC), a research wing under the Comprehensive Transplant Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. My work deals with using relatively new machine learning methods to understand why a certain cohort of end…

Harmony Takes Care of Our Community

Name: Harmony Year: Junior Major: Anthropology Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health The Northwestern Medicine External Affairs Department strives to ensure that the needs of the patients, staff, and neighbors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are understood and served by building relationships with community leaders, elected officials, neighbors and employees outside a…