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Georgetown Honors Innovation at Patent Award Ceremony
Recognizing the importance of accelerating discoveries so they have the most impact on society, Georgetown celebrated outstanding faculty accomplishments in technology transfer and commercialization at a recent event.
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Cardiologist Seeks Answers to Heart Disease in Cancer Clinic
Cardiologist Ana Barac, MD, PhD, has long looked for reasons that ailing hearts fail. If she knew, it might be possible to identify individuals at risk before they show symptoms and prevent the damage from occurring.
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Georgetown Named New Academic Home to CDC Pediatric Health Center
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has selected Georgetown University’s School of Nursing & Health Studies as the new academic home for the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment, a regional Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit.
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Neuroscientists Explore Science of Music and Movement in the Blind
How do you “keep the beat?” Do you close your eyes and sway to the sounds? Do you watch dancers move their bodies, and do the same? Georgetown University Medical Center researchers are turning to individuals who have been blind since birth or infancy to help understand how the brain processes rhythm.
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William Wegman Brings Famous Weimaraners to Georgetown Lombardi
Famed photographer and artist William Wegman visited Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center to share his work with young patients and member of the community.
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Second Interprofessional Education Day Spotlights Health Disparities
Georgetown University Medical Center convened students from across the health care disciplines for the second annual day devoted to fostering interprofessional education and team-building. Nearly 350 students, including third-year medical students from Georgetown’s School of Medicine, nursing and health care administration students from the School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS) and pharmacy students from Howard University, attended the daylong interdisciplinary event held Jan. 23.
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HOYA Clinic Serves as Model for Antigua’s New Student-run Clinic
In February, when the Free Clinic at English Harbour opens its doors to the residents of Antigua, in the Caribbean, a cheer will be raised about 1,800 miles away at the HOYA Clinic in the old D.C. General hospital building. That’s because Antigua’s Free Clinic is based on the HOYA Clinic model — an unusual concept in medical education where medical students run all aspects of the clinic, with faculty oversight.
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From AIDS to Ebola: Georgetown Doctor Treats Epidemics All Over the Globe
No stranger to deadly viruses, Daniel Lucey, MD, an infectious diseases physician and adjunct professor with Georgetown University Medical Center, shares his experiences of fighting the Ebola epidemic in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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Med Students Surprise Fifth Graders with Stethoscopes
Twenty first-year students at Georgetown’s School of Medicine surprised visiting fifth graders from Moten Elementary School with gifts of stethoscopes last week. The visit was the culmination of a semester-long service-learning course carried out by the medical students under the auspices of the Department of Family Medicine.
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New Labyrinth Promotes Relaxation through Meditative Walking
A concrete pad outside of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is transformed as a meditative space with the help of The Freddy and Diana Prince Labyrinth. Based on the 13th century labyrinth located at the Cathedral of Reims in France, The Freddy and Diana Prince Labyrinth was painted by artists in Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Arts and Humanities program,
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