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Medical Students Embrace Cura Personalis in Foot Clinics for the Unhoused
Medical students who volunteer with the HOYA Foot Care Clinic not only provide foot exams and triage for the underserved, unhoused population of Washington DC, they also strive…
December 15, 2023
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Aspen Institute Grant Supports Georgetown Community Mental Health Workers Program
(December 12, 2023) — The Aspen Institute’s Ascend, a catalyst and convener for diverse leaders working across systems and sectors to build intergenerational family…
December 12, 2023
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Student-Run Ambulance Service Celebrates 40 Years of Caring for Fellow Students
In 1983, a group of undergraduates started a medical ambulance service for fellow students on foot. Forty years later, the group has grown into one of the largest student-run…
December 7, 2023
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Historic Master’s Program in Physiology Prepares Students for Medical School While Teaching the Value of Community Service
As part of Georgetown’s Special Master’s Program in Physiology (SMP), the first of its kind in the U.S., students get a second chance to prove their fitness for the rigors of…
December 5, 2023
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Ruesch Center Symposium Focuses on Early-Onset GI Cancer
With an emphasis on early-onset gastrointestinal cancer, the 14th Annual Ruesch Center Symposium brought together nearly 300 health care providers, researchers, advocates,…
November 22, 2023
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2023 Men’s Event Returns in Support of Cancer Research at Georgetown Lombardi
More than 150 men gathered for the 23rd Annual Men’s Event to help raise money and awareness for cancer research in support of Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive…
November 21, 2023
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Called To Be a Space Biologist, Postdoc Participates in Selective NASA Program
A NASA program is putting Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Geraldine Vitry, PhD, a step closer to realizing her goal of contributing to humans walking on.…
November 20, 2023
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Interreligious Thanksgiving Dinner Cultivates Spiritual Connections
Against the backdrop of deeply troubling conflicts in the world, medical students from several faith communities gathered for an interreligious Thanksgiving dinner at the medical…
November 17, 2023
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School of Health Students Practice Community-Led Approach to Health With Alaska Natives
When considering global health challenges, practitioners in the field often say “what’s global is local” and vice versa. This fall, Alaina Anderson (H’24) and Seareen…
November 9, 2023
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School of Nursing Faculty Receive Provost Innovation in Teaching Award
The Georgetown University Provost honored three School of Nursing faculty members with the Innovation in Teaching Award for being among those “who model the success that all…
November 9, 2023