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Medical Students Meet Their Match
MARCH 27, 2014 — In the life of a medical student, there aren’t many days more important than Match Day. Every year at noon on the same day, medical students across the country find out where they wil
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GUMC Professor Assumes Presidency of Society of Interventional Radiology
MARCH 26, 2014—James B. Spies, MD, MPH, FSIR (M’80), professor of radiology at Georgetown University Medical Center and chairman of the department of radiology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, is the new president of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR). He assumed the one-year term March 26 during SIR’s 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Diego.
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Team Georgetown Lends Voice to Major Colon Cancer Awareness Event
MARCH 25, 2014—In its largest showing ever, Georgetown University and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH) once again had a strong presence at the ninth annual Scope it Out 5K, hosted by the Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation on March 23 in downtown Washington.
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NHS Values Based Lecturer: 'Lift Up the Common Good'
A well-known member of the Sisters of Social Service encouraged future health professionals to remember values while caring for patients.
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Researchers Explore Dual ‘Personality’ of Cancer Gene
A Georgetown Lombardi geneticist has found that the STAG2 gene–a cancer gene he previously discovered–has somewhat of a dual personality. It appears to minimize risk in early-stage bladder cancer while increasing aggressiveness in other tumor types.
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Professor Takes Part in Food Justice Project for Local High School
Fifty high school students from Capital City Public Charter School in Washington had the opportunity to interview a Georgetown professor about an array of food-related issues as part of a long-term school research project.
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School of Medicine Reflects on 20 Years of Training Doctors Abroad
MARCH 14, 2014—Two decades ago, an international program was born at Georgetown’s School of Medicine. Now, more than 1,300 medical students have gone abroad to immerse themselves in a local language,
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Golden Apple Awards Ceremony Celebrates Students, Faculty
Georgetown University School of Medicine students and faculty members were honored at the 36th Annual Golden Apple Awards. This year’s event took place March 8 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington.
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Georgetown Hosts Conference on Social Determinants of Health
Issues that extend beyond the boundaries of traditional health care—namely the environmental, social and behavioral factors that complete a person’s picture of health—were the focus of a conference hosted this week by Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC).
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New Blood Test Predicts Risk of Alzheimer’s, Mild Dementia
A national team of researchers led by Georgetown investigators discovered a panel of 10 different fats in blood could predict cognitive decline within three years. They say their finding is the first in what promises to be a string of discoveries that may — finally — reveal the roots of Alzheimer’s.
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