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This Is Your Brain Having Fun

Karen Gale, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), asked the visiting group of 7th graders from nearby Hardy Middle…

February 19, 2014

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Pictures of Need

A group of medical students, graduate students, undergraduates, and faculty gathered on Monday, March 12 to listen to Nils Daulaire, M.D., discuss his experiences working in…

February 19, 2014

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Students Honor Instructors at Annual Celebration

Medical students dressed in satin cocktail dresses and suits and ties graced Copley Hall on Friday, March 23, 2012 for this year’s String of Pearls celebration. The, …

February 19, 2014

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Medical Students Advocate for Nutrition Education

Recently, a cadre of short white coats went to Capitol Hill to support a proposed nutrition education amendment to the National School Lunch Act. These Georgetown medical…

February 19, 2014

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Georgetown Lombardi Team Races To End Colon Cancer

Team Georgetown Lombardi joined over 3,500 walkers and runners for the 7th Annual Scope it Out 5K run/walk for colon cancer awareness recently. Despite the chilly weather, the…

February 19, 2014

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SOM Recognizes Faculty with Golden Apple Awards

“Welcome to the Village,” said Stephen Ray Mitchell, M.D., dean for medical education at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, “and welcome to the…

February 19, 2014

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Georgetown Lombardi Infusion Center Displays “Ribbon of Joy”

Local artist Jo Fleming took the ribbon concept and transformed it into “Ribbon of Joy,” a 39-foot-long modular painting that was installed in early April at…

February 19, 2014

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One Goal – Find a Cure for Breast Cancer

The Georgetown Lombardi-Capital Breast Care Center Team members donned their t-shirts, double knotted their sneakers, and joined 2,200-plus supporters for the Tenth Annual Avon…

February 19, 2014

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NHS Alumna Earns John Carroll Award

Colleen Scanlon (NHS’76, H’00), J.D., RN, senior vice president for advocacy at Catholic Health Initiatives, received the award at the 2012 John Carroll Weekend.…

February 19, 2014

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Madam Minister

Ten years ago in Afghanistan, a woman died every 30 minutes in childbirth. That rate has dramatically improved to every two hours still shockingly high. Also a decade ago, the…

February 19, 2014