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Our philosophy embraces the idea of equality and balance among our different missions.
Our philosophy in the Department of Medicine at Northwestern embraces the idea of equality and balance among our different missions. We constantly strive to ensure that we provide the highest quality clinical services that emphasize innovation and compassion. We are committed to contributing to and investing in an atmosphere of discovery through our multidisciplinary research program. And we sponsor training programs that can attract and hopefully challenge exceptionally talented students, house officers and fellows. I am pleased to say that we enter this new academic year with strong performances in all of our key mission areas. In spite of the challenging economic conditions, our clinical program exceeded expectations with regard to productivity and revenues. Our efforts to improve the performance of our consultative services and access are progressing, and our desire to broaden the scale and availability of our palliative care program have been realized. We anticipate another successful year with the implementation of a new faculty compensation plan that emphasizes individual accountability and transparency, while supporting important education, administrative and scholarly activities. Our research program and portfolio gained strength and momentum with the awarding of numerous new grants to our faculty, including new P50 awards to the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and to the Division of Rheumatology. The Department also benefitted from the Stimulus package, with nearly $10 million of new awards thus far supported by this important initiative across the NIH. Our educational program continues to gain momentum and visibility, with Northwestern leading the way in the use of simulation-based training, which has had important dividends on patient safety and outcomes. Our residency and fellowship training programs are increasingly competitive, and provide us with the opportunity to train and develop leaders for the next generation in Medicine. We look forward to another year of growth and remodeling as we continue in our efforts to develop and operate a 21st century Department of Medicine.Cordially,Douglas E. Vaughan, MD
Chairman, Department of Medicine
About the Chairman
Douglas E. Vaughan MD is the Irving Cutter Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Northwestern. He has been the Department Chairman since June 2008. Dr Vaughan is an accomplished physician-scientist. His laboratory studies the fibrinolytic system at the molecular and cellular level. Murine models are used to characterize the tissue specific expression of PAI-1 in response to pathophysiologic stimuli. Hypothesis driven clinical studies are also performed to confirm basic findings and to establish physiological relevance in vivo. Dr. Vaughan has received many awards and honors and is a fellow in the American College of Cardiology. He has been elected to membership in the organizations that recognize leading physician-scientists, including the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI), and the Association of American Physicians (AAP). He has co-authored more than 150 journal articles and serves on the editorial boards of Circulation, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, and Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
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Our philosophy embraces the idea of equality and balance among our different missions.Our philosophy in the Department of Medicine at Northwestern embraces the idea of equality and balance among our different missions. We constantly strive to ensure that we provide the highest quality clinical services that emphasize innovation and compassion. We are committed to contributing to and investing in an atmosphere of discovery through our multidisciplinary research program. And we sponsor training programs that can attract and hopefully challenge exceptionally talented students, house officers and fellows. I am pleased to say that we enter this new academic year with strong performances in all of our key mission areas. In spite of the challenging economic conditions, our clinical program exceeded expectations with regard to productivity and revenues. Our efforts to improve the performance of our consultative services and access are progressing, and our desire to broaden the scale and availability of our palliative care program have been realized. We anticipate another successful year with the implementation of a new faculty compensation plan that emphasizes individual accountability and transparency, while supporting important education, administrative and scholarly activities. Our research program and portfolio gained strength and momentum with the awarding of numerous new grants to our faculty, including new P50 awards to the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and to the Division of Rheumatology. The Department also benefitted from the Stimulus package, with nearly $10 million of new awards thus far supported by this important initiative across the NIH. Our educational program continues to gain momentum and visibility, with Northwestern leading the way in the use of simulation-based training, which has had important dividends on patient safety and outcomes. Our residency and fellowship training programs are increasingly competitive, and provide us with the opportunity to train and develop leaders for the next generation in Medicine. We look forward to another year of growth and remodeling as we continue in our efforts to develop and operate a 21st century Department of Medicine.Cordially,Douglas E. Vaughan, MD
Chairman, Department of Medicine
About the Chairman
Douglas E. Vaughan MD is the Irving Cutter Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Northwestern. He has been the Department Chairman since June 2008. Dr Vaughan is an accomplished physician-scientist. His laboratory studies the fibrinolytic system at the molecular and cellular level. Murine models are used to characterize the tissue specific expression of PAI-1 in response to pathophysiologic stimuli. Hypothesis driven clinical studies are also performed to confirm basic findings and to establish physiological relevance in vivo. Dr. Vaughan has received many awards and honors and is a fellow in the American College of Cardiology. He has been elected to membership in the organizations that recognize leading physician-scientists, including the American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI), and the Association of American Physicians (AAP). He has co-authored more than 150 journal articles and serves on the editorial boards of Circulation, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, and Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
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