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Can Green Tea Prevent Liver Cancer? A Georgetown Lombardi Physician-Scientist Team Up to Find Out

July 13, 2019

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Petronic-Rosic Builds Up New Department of Dermatology

(July 12, 2019) — One year ago, Vesna Petronic-Rosic, MD, MSc, MBA, joined Georgetown University School of Medicine to transform the division of dermatology into a stand-alone…

July 12, 2019

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Georgetown’s Ruesch Center Offers Summer Interns an In-Depth Look at GI Oncology

July 9, 2019

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Virtual Reality Training Helps Medical Students Develop Real Empathy

(June 28, 2019) — Imagine your favorite grandmother is showing signs of dementia. She progresses from forgetting who your son is, to forgetting what day it is and that she’s…

July 1, 2019

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GU Collaboration With Community Partners Creates Educational Opportunity for Nursing and Medical Assistant Students

June 28, 2019

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Over 200 Strong and $2.5 Million Later, Men’s Event Marks 20 Years Fighting Cancer

June 20, 2019

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Embracing the ‘Little Things’ at Georgetown Lombardi’s Poetry Café

(June 14, 2019) — Colorful felt berets were sprinkled amongst the crowd as Deacon Thomas (Tom) Devaney, director of Mission and Pastoral Care at the hospital, welcomed members…

June 14, 2019

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Studying Barriers to Health Care to Help Women with HIV

(June 12, 2019) — Seble G. Kassaye, MD, MS, can’t help but see parallels between HIV-positive African American women in the DC area and conditions surrounding rising rates of…

June 13, 2019

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MedStar Health-Georgetown University Symposium Illustrates Emphasis on Community Care

(June 2, 2019) — Since its founding, Georgetown University Medical Center has committed itself to the principle of cura personalis, caring for the whole person. However, based…

June 2, 2019

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Passion for Health Equity Inspires Undergraduate HJA Collaboration

(June 1, 2019) — When she was a sophomore at the School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS) , an experience volunteering abroad led Carolyn Hofley (NHS’19, M’23) to think…

June 1, 2019