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Georgetown Spotlights Intersection of Medicine and the Military
With the aim of educating future physicians about the importance of military medicine and of caring for veterans and their families, Georgetown University School of Medicine marked Veterans Wellness W
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‘Small fish’ in Global Pond Empowers Women Worldwide
Victoria Jennings, PhD, is an anthropologist — she has always been intrigued by the ways that individual behavior and culture interact. She also is an advocate for women’s rights and empowerment. It i
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Annual GWIM Reception Honors Female Faculty Contributions
Georgetown Women in Medicine (GWIM) celebrated camaraderie and contributions at its annual fall awards ceremony and reception Dec. 5. GWIM, which has grown into a robust organization with rich program
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Georgetown to Help Drive Regional Stroke Research Network
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) and its clinical partner, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MedStar GUH), will play a key role in a new regional network to advance research in stroke
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Georgetown Medical Students Seek Public Health Lens
For some physicians-in-training at the Georgetown School of Medicine, cura personalis — “care of the whole person” — also means care of the whole population. Take the example of Christina Marie Hanna,
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Family Foundations Unite to Support Hypertension Research at GUMC
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) has received an important boost for research in hypertension and associated conditions, thanks to a total of $1 million in gifts from two related family fou
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Ruesch Symposium Focuses on Molecular Profiling and the Individual Patient
“What does tomorrow look like–what are we driving toward and how do we get there?” These words about the future of cancer care and molecular profiling from John L. Marshall, MD, director of The Ruesch
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Fifty-year Campaign Extended Lives for 8 Million Americans
Advanced statistical modeling — numbers, really — can paint a picture, but human experience tells the story. So says Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) population scientist David T. Levy, Ph
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Annual Symposium Fosters Love of Science in Youth
Georgetown hosted more than 130 area high school students recently for two packed days fueled by a shared love of the sciences, friendly competition and academic camaraderie. For the fifty-second cont
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Mindfulness Course to Offer Stress Reduction Techniques
Two faculty members from the department of psychiatry are launching a series of classes geared to provide participants with tools to reduce physical and emotional stress and improve their quality of l
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