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Students Reflect on Experiences at the HOYA Clinic
Students in the Georgetown University School of Medicine Class of 2018 have followed in the footsteps of hundreds of other GUSOM students who have volunteered their time over the last decade at the Health Outreach for Youth and Adults (HOYA) Clinic, a student-driven free clinic in the D.C. General Family Shelter in southeast Washington, D.C.
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Schlegel Shares Updates on Preventing and Treating Cervical Cancer
Richard Schlegel, MD, PhD, professor and chair of the department of pathology and director of the Center for Cell Reprogramming at Georgetown University Medical Center, talked about the need to increase vaccination rates for human papillomavirus (HPV) and decrease the global burden of cervical cancer at Doctors Speak Out on April 30.
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Little Minnow Provides Big Insights into Human Health
A 10-minute documentary featuring Georgetown and other leading researchers describes how the silver-and-black-striped zebrafish provides a biomedical research model that is helping to advance human medicine.
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ACGME President and CEO Nasca to Speak at School of Medicine Commencement Ceremony
Thomas Nasca, MD, MACP, president and chief executive officer of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and ACGME International, will address the Georgetown University School of Medicine Class of 2018 at its commencement ceremony on May 20 in Washington, D.C.
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Training Future Doctors to Assess Oral Health
A research project evaluating the effectiveness of an oral health training program demonstrated the real-world impact of the work of the Health Justice Alliance, a partnership between Georgetown University Medical Center and Georgetown University Law Center.
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Medical Students Showcase Posters on Student Research Day
On April 23, School of Medicine students presented their independent scholarly projects at the Seventh Annual George M. Kober Research Day, an experience designed to simulate an actual professional conference.
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Honoring an Advocate for LGBTQ Health Education
The Hoya MedAlliance presented Andrea Singer, MD, with this year’s Faculty Lambda Award, which honors a faculty member at the School of Medicine for their enduring commitment to Georgetown’s LGBTQ community.
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Inspiration and Celebration at the 13th Annual Women & Wine
The 13th-annual Women & Wine event, which took place on April 18, raised over $630,000 for the Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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40th Annual Golden Apple Awards Presented
Georgetown University School of Medicine faculty and staff members were honored at the 40th Annual Golden Apple Awards. This year’s event was held on April 7 at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Making Space for the Soul at the Heart of the Harvey
The third-annual Heart of the Harvey, a night of plays, poetry, music and monologues celebrating the writing and performances of students, faculty, staff and alumni from across the university, was presented by the Operating Theatre on April 13 in the W. Proctor Harvey Clinical Teaching Amphitheater in the Medical-Dental Building.
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