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Return to the Hilltop ‘A Dream Come True’ for New Director of Doctor of Nursing Practice Education
Get to know Stephan Davis, DNP, MHSA, NEA-BC, CENP, CPHQ, CNE, FACHE, FAAN, who takes over as the Georgetown University School of Nursing’s new director of Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) education this fall.
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Hundreds Gather for School of Medicine Class of 2028 White Coat Ceremony
Hundreds of family and friends gathered to celebrate a time-honored tradition in medicine: the annual White Coat Ceremony. This year, 203 students from the School of Medicine Class of 2028 received their short white coats — a symbolic milestone marking their entry into the health professions.
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Georgetown Faith Leaders Welcome New Medical Students
Faith leaders from Georgetown’s Office of Campus Ministry greeted medical students at a special luncheon during new student orientation, held to express Georgetown’s commitment to students’ spiritual care.
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Medical Center Faculty Members Learn from Immersive Experience at U.S./Mexico Border
Participating in an immersive experience at the U.S./Mexico border gave faculty members from the School of Nursing and School of Health a better understanding of the immigration process and a renewed appreciation for the humanity and dignity of migrant people.
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Medical Students Gain Confidence with a Dose of Cultural Humility Through Summer Experience
A monthlong medical mission to the Dominican Republic this summer was a valuable opportunity for two School of Medicine students to experience health care delivery in an under-resourced area of the world.
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Researchers Explore Resilience at 3rd Annual Healthy Aging Symposium
More than 100 medical and biomedical students, faculty and postdocs from Georgetown and other universities gathered for this year’s Healthy Aging Symposium in the Hariri Building on July 10, 2024.
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Pharmacology & Physiology Student is Georgetown’s First HHMI Gilliam Fellow
In July 2024, Pharmacology & Physiology doctoral student Lindsey Russ became Georgetown University’s first recipient of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellowship, which “invests in graduate trainees who are committed to advancing equity and inclusion in science and empowers them as future science leaders.”
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Edward Healton, Longtime Leader of GUMC, Reflects on Nearly a Decade as EVP
GUMC Communications sat down with Edward Healton, MD, MPH, prior to his departure as Executive Vice President for Health Sciences and Executive Dean of the School of Medicine, for a candid and wide-ranging conversation about his role, including his greatest lessons learned, and what’s to come in his next chapter.
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In Conversation: Fauci Discusses New Memoir with Beauchamp, GUMC’s New EVP
Anthony S. Fauci, MD, sat down with Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., MD, MHS, Georgetown’s Executive Vice President for Health Sciences, for a wide-ranging interview about his life and career including reflections on his decision to join Georgetown, coping with professional burnout, and his disappointment with medical societies.
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Surgeon and Basic Scientists Partner to Develop New Way to Suss Out Early Problems in Liver Transplantation
A unique collaboration between basic scientists at Georgetown University Medical Center and a transplant surgeon at MedStar Health could change how and when problems are identified with liver transplants, leading to expedited treatment and significantly reducing the need for additional testing.
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