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Routine Lung Screening Spots Aggressive Cancer Early, Allows Successful Treatment
The detection of an aggressive form of lung cancer in a patient treated by experts at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center demonstrates the importance…
August 24, 2023
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Pre-Orientation Programs Give Hoyas a Taste of Their Futures at Georgetown
Before the start of classes, a small contingent from the class of 2027 spent their first few days on campus immersed in the School of Health’s CURA program, designed for Hoyas…
August 22, 2023
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School of Medicine Class of 2027 Encouraged To Be Advocates For Their Patients During White Coat Ceremony
The School of Medicine Class of 2027, family and friends gathered in Gaston Hall to don their white coats for the first time, commencing the start of their medical. …
August 5, 2023
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From Cells to the Clinic: School of Health Undergraduates in Argentina Study Respiratory Diseases
School of Health students immersed themselves in the Argentinian health care system as part of a six-week translational health science internship program to study the clinical…
August 4, 2023
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Gateway Exploration Program Scholars Share Health Disparities Research
With their health disparities research capstone presentations, participants in the 2023 Gateway Exploration Program (GEP) drew attention to topics that concern them, including…
August 4, 2023
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Through Experiential Learning in Tanzania, Nursing Students Gain Experience and New Perspective
In less than two weeks, nursing students provided dental exams and vision screenings, led health education sessions, toured a hospital for patients with tuberculosis and HIV,…
July 30, 2023
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Researchers Discuss Cognitive Function and Aging at 2nd Annual Healthy Aging Symposium
About 150 participants registered for this year's Health Aging Symposium, which featured panel discussions on neuroscience, cancer, and healthy aging in the community, as well as…
July 28, 2023
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Nursing Programs Implement Innovative Curriculum to Emphasize Health Equity
Recognizing a need to strategically weave health equity content throughout their courses, educators in the School of Nursing’s Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) and…
July 28, 2023
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School of Health Students Finding Sustainable Health Solutions in Rural India
Through their student-run organization, Project RISHI (Rural India Social and Health Improvement), Georgetown undergraduate students including those from the School of Health are…
July 20, 2023
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The Curious Brain: Interdisciplinary Solutions for the Complex Problems of Neuroscience
Georgetown’s Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience offers doctoral students the ability to see neuroscience through the lens of multiple disciplines, not only allowing for…
July 13, 2023