Chicago, IL
🩺 School Overview
Tuition (In State): $66,948
Tuition (Out of State): $66,948
Accreditation Status: Full
Acceptance Rate: N/A
Total Enrollment: 160
Degrees: MD
Founding Year: 1859
Accreditation Year: 1942
Website: https://feinberg.northwestern.edu
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📄 Application Information
Applications Received: N/A
Interviews Granted: N/A
Admitted: N/A
Average MCAT: 517
Average GPA: 3.76
Male: N/A
Female: N/A
Underrepresented:N/A
Interview Feedback Summary
Overall, applicants ranked the school in the top 14% of interviews, indicating it is highly regarded. They found the interview mixed with a moderate stress level, and felt they did okay.
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5 Most Common Secondary Essay Questions for NU
- 1. Motivation and Fit – Feinberg’s mission is to train future leaders who will serve their patients, communities and society. Describe one specific aspect of the FSM integrated curriculum that will help you achieve your...
- 2. Other – Describe specific steps you take to manage your stress while balancing personal, educational and professional responsibilities.
- 3. Community, Diversity, and Equity – The Feinberg School of Medicine values the totality of our students’ experiences. As everyone has their own narrative, please describe how your unique experiences would enrich the Northwestern...
- 4. Motivation and Fit – MSTP Only: Why did you choose your undergraduate major? How does the subject appeal to you?
- 5. Other – MSTP Only: Name a scientific paper that you have read recently that had a strong impact on you and describe what impact it had.
About the School
The Feinberg School of Medicine is a part of the vibrant educational and cultural community of Northwestern University, an independent private institution founded in 1851. The Feinberg School, one of Northwestern's 11 colleges and schools, stands out among the nation's medical schools. Consistently receiving high marks in U.S. News & World Report surveys, the medical school attracts bright and talented individuals to its faculty and student body.
Curriculum
Feinberg has an integrated doctor of medicine curriculum designed to prepare students for careers as medical professionals. As such, it emphasizes the importance of attaining cross-disciplinary medical knowledge. Students begin their medical education with 2 years of basic sciences instruction, and then proceed to the 2 clinical years. The curriculum emphasizes active rather than passive learning where small-group and self-directed study sessions give students the opportunity to apply and evaluate newly learned concepts. For the first 2 years, students learn in short lectures of no more than 10 hours per week, labs, group seminars, small-group and problem-based learning discussions, computer-assisted sessions, and related educational activities. For all 4 years, self-directed and collaborative learning modes are encouraged and expected. In the first 2 years, students participate in a curriculum organized by the study of organ systems. In the first year, the basic science curriculum, called Structure-Function, incorporates the study of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and histology into the organ-based approach. The second year basic science curriculum, called Scientific Basis of Medicine, begins with an overview of immunology, microbiology, and infectious diseases. Then, study focuses on the pathology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology specific to each organ system. During the third year and fourth years, after Introduction to Clinical Clerkships, students rotate through a series of clerkships (such as emergency medicine, pediatrics, surgery, and psychiatry) where independent and collaborative learning modes continue to be encouraged and expected. Professional development is emphasized through continuation of the Patient, Physician and Society curriculum, begun in the first year. Third- and fourth-year students are also expected to teach other medical students, thus helping to prepare them for their roles as physician educators with students, residents, and colleagues.
Facilities
The University, primarily through the Feinberg School, is part of the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, an academic medical center in which the missions of education, research, and clinical services are paramount. Other McGaw members are Children's Memorial Medical Center, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, and Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (formerly VA Chicago Health Care System). Medical students and residents receive part of their education at these hospitals, and nearly all the attending staff members have faculty appointments at the Feinberg School.
SDN Insights
Our analysis of NU:
Student Loan Burden: $529,385
A student taking student loans for all 4 years of medical school at NU, including tuition, fees, locally adjusted cost of living expenses, incidentals, and interest, can expect to have total student loans of $529,385. Estimate repayment with the SDN School Loan Repayment Calculator.
Cost of Living: Highest 48% Nationally
The cost of living at NU is among the top 48% of all medical schools. Take this into consideration when considering loan burden.
Environment: Urban
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School Address: Morton Building 1-606, 303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
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