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How a Comprehensive Cancer Center Makes a Difference in Patient Care
(April 26, 2019) — After being diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2009, Geoff Grubbs’ search for an expert led him to medical oncologist Bruce Cheson, MD, head of hematology and director of hematology research at Georgetown Lombardi. That connection became indispensable years later when Grubbs developed an extremely rare complication from the disease. […]
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Impacted by Parkinson’s Disease, Three Couples Plan to Leave a Lasting Legacy to Support Research
(April 26, 2019) — When someone is diagnosed with an incurable, life-changing disease like Parkinson’s, they usually have many questions about how it will affect their life and what can be done to manage it. Unfortunately, many people who have Parkinson’s symptoms don’t get those answers until they are fortunate enough to see a doctor […]
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Continence Confidence: Prostatectomy Patients Reporting ‘Startling’ Success After Robotic Retzius-Sparing Surgery
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Students Share Projects at NHS-Organized Undergraduate Research Conference
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Meet Deus Bazira, Co-Director of the New Center for Global Health Practice and Impact
(April 15, 2019) — Georgetown University Medical Center this week announced the appointment of Deus Bazira, DrPH, MPH, MBA, BPharm, to co-lead Georgetown’s new Center for Global Health Practice and Impact (CGHPI). Bazira is an expert in health systems strengthening and a public health practitioner with decades of in-depth, field-level practical experience in global health […]
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Georgetown Women in Medicine Celebrates 25 Years
(April 12, 2019) — With the much-anticipated unveiling of a new portrait as part of the Women on the Walls campaign to honor women leaders at the Georgetown University Medical Center, Georgetown Women In Medicine (GWIM) celebrated its 25th anniversary alongside more than a hundred faculty, students, staff and supporters. The April 11 evening event […]
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Georgetown Partnership Explores Faith-based Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance at Second Rome Workshop
(April 12, 2019) — Religious communities have a potentially vital role to play in thwarting the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a “hidden” and yet looming global health crisis, according to organizers of a recent workshop in Rome sponsored by Georgetown University. The two-day event, which took place April 7 and 8 at Pontifical Gregorian […]
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Medical Students Reflect on Faith and Medicine During New Catholic Retreat
(April 12, 2019) — Overlooking the Potomac River, 18 students from Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) spent two days in reflection during the school’s first off-site Catholic retreat in years. Organized by the Georgetown chapter of the Catholic Medical Association and Georgetown University’s Office of Mission and Ministry, students from first- to fourth-years were […]
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Georgetown’s Memory Disorders Program Marks 20th Year
(April 12, 2019) — When President Ronald Reagan announced in 1994 that he had Alzheimer’s disease, the man known as the “great communicator” tried his best to convey a sense of optimism. “I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always […]
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Perfectionism Among the Issues Addressed as Medical Students Link Identity and Wellness
(April 12, 2019) – Perfectionism, imposter syndrome and isolation were the core themes explored this year at I, Too, Am Georgetown Medicine, as dozens gathered for the annual event created to encourage students to engage in candid dialogues about the identity-driven interpersonal and structural challenges that may arise in their lives on a daily basis. […]
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