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Edmund D. Pellegrino 1920-2013
One of the most prominent founders of the field of bioethics and a longtime professor and professor emeritus at Georgetown passed away June 13 at the age of 92. Dr. Edmund D.…
February 14, 2014
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Questioning Assumptions about Dyslexia
Guinevere Eden, PhD, learns a lot about dyslexia by proving what it isn’t. Two recent studies she led challenge popular notions about the reading disorder, underscoring…
February 14, 2014
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UV Abuse as an Addictive Habit
Darren Mays hesitates and laughs, a bit sheepishly, in admitting that he has partaken in the addictive behavior he is now set to study. No, it’s not drug or alcohol or…
February 14, 2014
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A Profound Commitment to Students
There is a reason why Aykut Üren, MD, has won a teaching award every year since 2008, the year after he began teaching gross anatomy to first-year medical students…
February 14, 2014
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Students Come Back Changed
Steven Andelman never expected to be so wowed by the medicine he saw practiced in Ecuador. Physicians at the Hospital Eugenio Espejo in Quito — a large tertiary care…
February 14, 2014
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A Medical Career Providing for Others
Given his resume, one would think that Professor Sir Michael Rawlins, MD, carefully planned his meteoric career. He rose from a consultant physician in Newcastle, England, to…
February 14, 2014
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Survey Tool Gauges Patient Treatment Preferences for Late-stage Cancer
With the vast arsenal of cancer treatments available now compared to just a few decades ago, one might assume that any patient would want to deploy any available option –…
February 14, 2014
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A New Mission: Educating the Educators
Aviad Haramati, PhD, would like to pose a very simple question to educators at Georgetown University Medical Center: “How many of you were hired for your teaching skills?” He…
February 14, 2014
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Capital Breast Care Center: Bringing Cura Personalis to the Community
The lump. So many women fear finding one and having to face a biopsy, diagnosis, possibly surgery and treatment—each unwelcome thought followed by an even scarier one. For…
February 14, 2014
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IPN Continues Tradition of Producing NSF Fellows
Two Interdisciplinary Program for Neuroscience (IPN) students at Georgetown have been named graduate fellows by the National Science Foundation. They are among 15 percent of…
February 14, 2014