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Professor Makes Strides in Pancreatic Cancer Detection and Treatment
Pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of all cancers. Jill Smith, MD, a member of Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is working to improve the disease’s grim statistics. Over the past decade, Smith, also a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine in the School of Medicine, has made discoveries in the lab that she’s working to translate to patients.
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Former Federal Employees Find Renewed Purpose in Georgetown Graduate Programs
Georgetown’s federal employee tuition scholarship program helps recent federal workers upskill or pivot in their careers.
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New Berkley School of Nursing Certificate Program Expands Access to Mental Health Care in Communities
To help address the nation’s escalating mental health needs, the Berkley School of Nursing has launched a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certificate program. The inaugural cohort of established post-master’s nurses are learning the necessary competencies to provide mental health services directly to their patients in primary and urgent care settings to fill the critical gap for care in communities.
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School of Health Student Uncovers Barriers to Sickle Cell Care in Rural Ghana
Tara-Yesomi Wenegieme (G’26), a student in the Master of Science in Global Health program, is completing her 14-week international fieldwork requirement in Dodowa, a rural part of Ghana, where she is investigating the social and cultural factors that delay treatment among SCD patients.
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To Take the Pulse of Violent Trauma, Nurse Transfers from the Trauma Bay to the Classroom
This fall, Kenyatta Hazlewood (G’28) began her PhD in nursing to deepen her commitment to trauma prevention and intervention efforts and advance health equity through research. Her start was facilitated by the Patrick Healy Graduate Fellowship, a merit-based program that supports students who may not otherwise be able to pursue a PhD.
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Showcasing the Breadth of Georgetown University’s Work in HIV
This World AIDS Day, Georgetown University highlights its efforts to expand access to treatment, advance prevention strategies, and shape policies in the global fight against HIV.
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Honoring the Gifts Shared by Anatomical Donors
Students from Georgetown’s Berkley School of Nursing Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice program and the School of Medicine’s MD program honored the profound gifts they received from their anatomical donors during a special Mass in Dahlgren Chapel on November 7.
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School of Health Student Presents Foundational Cancer Research at International Conference
School of Health student Keerthana Ramanathan (H’26) presented her team’s foundational cancer research at the 37th International Papillomavirus Conference (IPVS) in Bangkok, Thailand, in October. The IPVS is the primary international research conference for human papillomavirus (HPV).
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Murray Named Oppenheim Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics
A celebration during Georgetown’s medical and dental alumni weekend marked the investiture of Ryan Murray, MD (G’10, M’14) as the William and Patricia Oppenheim Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics, the first chair at the School of Medicine to be fully funded by an alum, William Oppenheim, MD (M’70).
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Expanding Opportunity for Future Physicians Through the Mitchell Scholars Fund
For aspiring physicians, the financial cost of medical education can be a significant hurdle. At Georgetown’s School of Medicine, the Mitchell Scholars Endowed Fund helps to lower that barrier, ensuring that a select group of students with demonstrated financial need and a deep commitment to serving communities in need can focus on their training.
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