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Whiteness Could be Contributing to the Poor Health of Rural White Americans, According to School of Health Faculty
For almost two decades, the mortality rate for rural residents in the United States has been higher than their urban counterparts, and the difference in the rate has only increased.
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Donors Patty (NHS’93) and Chris (B’93) Mosher Establish Nursing Student Resource Endowed Fund
In gratitude to Georgetown University and its tenet cura personalis or “care for the whole person,” the Mosher family recently established the Nursing Student Resource Endowed Fund in the amount of $150,000 to provide immediate financial assistance to undergraduate nursing students who have an emergency and critical financial need. The Fund helps ensure that students can continue with their nursing education despite a financial setback.
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Celebrating Its 15th Anniversary, Ruesch Center Honors Founder
Since its establishment in September 2009, the Otto J. Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center has been dedicated to advancing transformative research to save lives. At the Luminary Awards in GI Cancer, attendees honored the countless contributions of Jeanne Ruesch, chair of the Ruesch Family Foundation and founder of the Ruesch Center.
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Medical Students Gather for Interfaith Thanksgiving Dinner
Nearly 100 School of Medicine students gathered with members of different faith traditions for a Thanksgiving dinner to recognize the common ground shared by a broader faith-based community.
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Oral Health Scholars Raise Awareness About the Relationship Between Oral and Systemic Health
While oral health is often treated as something separate from overall health, it can act as an early warning system for serious conditions, including cancer and heart disease. With funding from the George E. Richmond Foundation, researchers at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center are training students to educate their communities about the importance of oral health.
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Medical Students Organize Inaugural World Heritage Market
Medical students organized the first of its kind World Heritage Market to foster cultural awareness of the School of Medicine’s diverse student body.
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$1M Scholarship Gift to School of Nursing Provides Loan Relief for Dozens of Georgetown Students
This fall, Georgetown University’s School of Nursing welcomed its inaugural cohort of Conway Scholars, recipients of loan-relieving scholarships made possible by a $1 million commitment over four years from the Bedford Falls Foundation, a private foundation established by the Carlyle Group co-founder and co-chairman William “Bill” E. Conway, Jr., and his late wife, Joanne Barkett Conway.
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School of Nursing Student Veteran Stays Connected to Military Roots
Retired Capt. Jaclyn Sison (G’25) served as a nurse in the Army for six year. Now, she’s a student in the Family Nurse Practitioner program at Georgetown.
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School of Medicine Student Veteran Pursues Lifelong Dream of Becoming a Doctor
Retired Navy Lt. Matthew Hankins (M’27) served his country as a cryptologic warfare officer. He’s now in his second year of medical school at Georgetown.
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Months After Chemotherapy, MD/PhD Student Bikes 50 Miles for Cancer Research
A year and a half into medical school at Georgetown, Bryan Weselman was diagnosed with cancer. Now, he’s researching cancer to improve treatment for other patients.
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