Second Opinions

Student Consulting Group Serves Local Healthcare Organizations

11/29/2021

Second Opinions, student-led pro-bono consulting group, aims to improve health equity from the top down, according to Scott Wu, a first-year medical student and president of Second Opinions.

Medical Student Organizes Community COVID-19 Response

7/8/2020

Tazim Merchant discusses her involvement in "Students Supporting the Community During COVID-19", a student-led volunteer initiative.

Medical Student Pursues Glioblastoma Treatments in the Lab

8/30/2019

Shivani Baisiwala discusses basic science research into glioblastoma, volunteering in free health clinics around Chicago, and participating in Second Opinions.

Student Committed to Surgical Research, Global Health

8/30/2019

Second Opinions member Liam Kane describes his elective orthopaedic surgery rotation at Feinberg as well as his experience with Second Opinions.

Student Tackles Strategic Problems in Healthcare

4/10/2019

Second Opinions member Andrew Furman is featured on Northwestern Medicine News to talk about how he is working to improve healthcare!

Second Opinions Projects Featured at IPHAM Population Health Forum

12/7/2018

At the poster session of the inaugural IPHAM Population Health Forum, five Second Opinions teams presented posters of SO projects to students, physicians, and faculty of the Northwestern medical community.

Pictured: Sri Reddy (left) and Ryan Schusler (right) presenting "Improving Patient Care for Released Detainees: Process Development at ACCESS Patient-Centered Medical Home"

Second Opinions Highlighted at Feinberg Medical Education Day

9/21/2018

Second Opinions member and fourth-year medical student Noah Weingarten presented an overview of Second Opinions as an innovation in medical education at the 2018 Feinberg Medical Education Day, a yearly conference co-organized by the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators (FAME) and the Augusta Webster, MD Office of Medical Education (AWOME).
"As a result of the success of Second Opinions, I would encourage the proliferation of student-led healthcare consulting at other schools.”

Cecil Qiu Wins HMPRG Emerging Leader Award

8/23/2018

Second Opinions co-founder Cecil Qiu won the Health & Medicine Policy Research Group (HMPRG) 2018 Emerging Leader Award for his work with SO! HMPRG is a Chicago-based nonprofit dedicated to health equity in Illinois, and its annual awards recognize "leaders whose work exemplifies [its] mission." Congratulations, Cecil!

Medical Student Applies Consulting Background to Healthcare Problems

5/2/2018

Second Opinions co-founder Ben Peipert '19 MD was featured in Northwestern Medicine News to talk about using his consulting background to improve healthcare, including his work with SO!

Thanks for attending the Erie Family Health Centers & CommunityHealth Project Showcase!

3/7/2018

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