Name: Darya Daneshmand Year: Junior Major: Neuroscience, Journalism Minor: Segal Design Certificate CFS Class: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace Employer: Treatment Magazine When I began my CFS internship at Treatment Magazine, I was excited to be given the freedom to contribute in several different realms with a small and highly collaborative group of people….
Tag: Neuroscience
Putting His Pre-Med Studies to Work
Name: Lawrence Augh Year: Senior Major: Neuroscience CFS Class: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: Asher Center for the Study & Treatment of Depressive Disorders For my CFS internship, I am working as a research assistant at Northwestern Medicine’s Asher Center for the Study & Treatment of Depressive Disorders. Though research in both women and mental…
Diversifying Skillset at Nousat
Name: Vanessa Tang Year: Senior Major: Neuroscience Minor: Science in Human Culture CFS Class: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: Nousot For CFS, I am a machine learning engineering intern at Nousot, a company that automates modeling and builds predictive and descriptive models. Much of my work deals with building and analyzing predictive models to…
An Early Start on Medical School Research
Name: Mallika Patel Year: Senior Major: Neuroscience & Flute Performance CFS Class: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: Affective Sciences and Treatment Lab I am working with Dr. Jackie Gollan in Feinberg’s Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive Disorders. Though I am only here one day a week, I have gotten…
A Blend of Professional and Student Life
Name: Carson Rogge Year: Senior Major: Learning Sciences, Neuroscience CFS Class: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: The Pediatric Developmental Center at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Doing CFS this quarter has been an incredible experience because it is really helping me transition into the working world. Having worked at the Pediatric Developmental Center over the summer for SESP Practicum,…
An Immersive Medical Research Experience
Name: Olivia Pura Year: Junior Major: Neuroscience, Slavic Languages and Literature CFS Class: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: NorthShore Evanston Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology When I first began my CFS internship search, I was nervous that I would be unable to find an internship that aligned with my future plans of completing…
Learning in the Workplace
Name: Nathan Weston Year: Sophomore Majors: Neuroscience Minor: Economics CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: Healthbox I am currently interning at the healthcare consulting firm Healthbox, doing both projects for their consulting team and research for their micro-fund team. I really enjoy being in the workplace; there’s a lot you simply have to experience and cannot…
Accelerating Healthcare Startups at MATTER
Name: Stan Szydlo Year: Junior Majors: Neuroscience, Statistics CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: MATTER I have found entrepreneurship alluring ever since I started Northwestern, so I was thrilled when I received my spring internship offer at MATTER — a healthcare tech accelerator that operates out of the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago. This space unites hundreds…
Reflecting on the CFS Application Process
Name: Shani Kaplan-Golan Year: Junior Major: Neuroscience Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Civic Engagement Employer: Healthbox When I first thought about applying to the Chicago Field Studies program, I was completely clueless as to what the process would look like. I was afraid about having to find an internship, nervous about the internship choices I was bound…
Making an Impact at GlobeMed
Name: Umber Year: Senior Major(s): Neuroscience Minor(s): Asian Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: GlobeMed This fall, I had the opportunity to intern full-time at the Global Headquarters of GlobeMed as a Partnerships Team Fellow. Prior to joining the non-profit organization, I was somewhat aware of the organization given the GlobeMed origin story and founding chapter located here…
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…