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Georgetown Medical Students Seek Public Health Lens
For some physicians-in-training at the Georgetown School of Medicine, cura personalis — “care of the whole person” — also means care of the whole population. Take the example of Christina Marie Hanna,
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Family Foundations Unite to Support Hypertension Research at GUMC
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) has received an important boost for research in hypertension and associated conditions, thanks to a total of $1 million in gifts from two related family fou
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Ruesch Symposium Focuses on Molecular Profiling and the Individual Patient
“What does tomorrow look like–what are we driving toward and how do we get there?” These words about the future of cancer care and molecular profiling from John L. Marshall, MD, director of The Ruesch
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Fifty-year Campaign Extended Lives for 8 Million Americans
Advanced statistical modeling — numbers, really — can paint a picture, but human experience tells the story. So says Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) population scientist David T. Levy, Ph
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Annual Symposium Fosters Love of Science in Youth
Georgetown hosted more than 130 area high school students recently for two packed days fueled by a shared love of the sciences, friendly competition and academic camaraderie. For the fifty-second cont
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Mindfulness Course to Offer Stress Reduction Techniques
Two faculty members from the department of psychiatry are launching a series of classes geared to provide participants with tools to reduce physical and emotional stress and improve their quality of l
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Eleni Tousimis to Lead Ourisman Breast Health Center
A renowned breast surgical oncologist with expertise in minimally invasive breast cancer surgery has been named the new director of the Betty Lou Ourisman Breast Health Center at MedStar Georgetown Un
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Cancer Researcher Gains Regulatory Science Experience Through FDA Fellowship
FEBRUARY 16, 2014 - Through a prestigious fellowship with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a Georgetown University Medical Center researcher who specializes in behavioral cancer prevention is ge
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New Collaboration Seeks to Bridge East-West Medicine Divide
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) is seeking to promote the integration of traditional Eastern approaches to medicine with evidence-based medicine through a new collaboration with a medical center in South Korea.
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Remembering John C. Rose 1924-2013
John C. Rose, MD (M’50, H’73), considered by many as the “architect” of the modern School of Medicine at Georgetown University, died November 11 at the age of 88. Rose was a foundational figure of th
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