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From Policy to Community, Fellowships Reflect Health Care Continuum

With perspectives ranging from the macro to the micro, two Georgetown University Medical Center fellowship programs share a common goal: to position physicians for success in…

July 18, 2014

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Georgetown Bioethicist Tapped for Vatican Advisory Post

Kevin FitzGerald, PhD, SJ, a Jesuit priest, Georgetown bioethicist and cancer researcher, has been appointed by Pope Francis to serve as a consultor to the Pontifical Council for…

July 18, 2014

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AAKOMA Director Recognized for Adolescent Psychiatry Contributions

Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, PhD, MHSc, has been selected to receive the Jeanne Spurlock Lecture and Award on Diversity and Culture by the American Academy of Child & Adolescent…

July 17, 2014

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Professor Named President of American Society of Echocardiography

Neil Weissman, MD, professor of medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine and president of MedStar Health Research Institute, has been named president of the American…

July 16, 2014

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Retiring Dean Leaves 35-Year Legacy of Mentoring Disadvantaged Students

In 1979, when Joy Phinizy Williams accepted a job at Georgetown University Medical Center, she thought twice about making a two-year.…

July 3, 2014

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Retiring Program Director Brought ‘Art of Healing’ to Georgetown

Nancy Morgan, director of Georgetown Lombardi’s Arts and Humanities Program, is retiring after 13 years at the cancer.…

July 3, 2014

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Internship Program Exposes Undergrads to Minority Health Research

A Georgetown internship program is offering D.C.-area undergraduates from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups a unique glimpse into the fields of minority health and health…

July 2, 2014

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GUMC Faculty Member Appointed to Commission by DC Council

A Georgetown University Medical Center faculty member has been appointed to the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and.…

July 2, 2014

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Scientists Tout Potential of Cancer Immunotherapy at Annual Men’s Event

Nearly 200 local businessmen and supporters of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center gathered at the Men’s Event June 23 to discuss the latest developments in…

July 1, 2014

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Georgetown Student to Attend Annual Meeting of Nobel Laureates

A Georgetown University graduate student is preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet 38 Nobel laureates in Germany later this.…

June 22, 2014