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Endowment Provides Vital Research Lifeline for Neuroscience Investigator
In the research world, there is a familiar Catch-22. Bright ideas require research funding to generate preliminary data, but it is notoriously difficult for a researcher to secure funding without having that preliminary data.
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Georgetown Medical Student Receives Prestigious AMA Foundation Honor
A Georgetown University School of Medicine student is among 21 fourth-year medical students nationwide to receive a “Physicians of Tomorrow” Award from the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation.
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Professor Recognized as Leader in Neurorehabilitation Research
A Georgetown University Medical Center professor has been selected to receive the Outstanding Neurorehabilitation Clinician-Scientist Award from the American Society of Neurorehabilitation.
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Georgetown Lombardi Secures Prestigious NCI Endorsement
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has received the federal government’s most powerful endorsement for its work in cancer prevention, research and treatment.
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International Meeting to Promote Systems and Complexity in Medicine
Georgetown is hosting a pioneering international conference in November that aims to promote a new way to practice medicine—combining the ethos of early medical wisdom with advanced tools and knowledge of modern medicine.
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Professor Honored for Contributions to Scleroderma Research, Education
A Georgetown University Medical Center professor recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Scleroderma Foundation during its National Patient Education Conference in Anaheim, Calif.
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As Neuroscience Applications Expand, Neuroethics Keeps Pace
Neuroscience, neurolaw, neuromarketing, neuroweapons. What do all these terms have in common?
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Academia Partners with Community Organizations to Improve Public Health
Too often, academic researchers and community-based organizations might be puzzling over the same problem, but through such different lenses that there is an enormous disconnect.
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Service Day Connects New Medical to Students to Community
Every fall, incoming Georgetown University medical students have the chance to give back to the community before classes even begin. This year, 85 students volunteered for the annual Service Day where they provided community service to five D.C.-area organizations.
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For New Students, White Coat Ceremony Marks Portal to Medical Profession
The White Coat Ceremony is an annual tradition that marks the official start of a medical student’s career. This year, 196 students hailing from 30 states, the District of Columbia and six countries outside the U.S. donned the coat, followed by recitation of the Hippocratic oath.
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