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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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Med Students Connect with DC Homeless Youth Through Sports Camp
Demonstrating that community outreach and service to others can be fun as well as fulfilling, 20 first- and second-year Georgetown medical students hosted a weeklong camp July 28-Aug. 1 for nearly 50 homeless children from Washington, D.C.
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Georgetown Minority Health Leader Named to National Cancer Policy Forum
Lucile Adams-Campbell, PhD, a leader in minority health and health disparities research and associate dean for community health and outreach at Georgetown University Medical Center, has been appointed to the Institute of Medicine’s National Cancer Policy Forum.
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Cancer Researcher Goes in New Direction with St. Baldrick’s Support
A Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer investigator is able to branch off into a new research direction thanks to a recent influx of support from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
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The Downside of Mindfulness: Implicit Learning May be Impaired
Mindfulness – being aware and “in the moment” – has many positive effects but may impair implicit learning, according to a study by Georgetown researchers recently published in the journal Consciousness and Cognition.
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