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School of Health Student Part of Georgetown Storyteller Series
Meet Health Care Management & Policy student Ashley Jeong (H’26), who was selected to be a Georgetown Storyteller this year.
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In Video Tribute, School of Health Students Welcome Dr. Anthony Fauci
In honor of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s recent appointment as a Georgetown Distinguished University Professor, undergraduate students from the School of Health’s Academic Council extended a warm welcome and shared their appreciation for his work in a video message.
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Medical Students Form Organization to Increase the Number of Spanish-Speaking Physicians
With a dual mission to train medical students to effectively communicate and educate the School of Medicine community about the specific health needs of the Latino population, a group of third- and fourth-year medical students are looking to recruit the next cohort of leaders for the Medical Spanish Initiative.
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School of Nursing Uses ‘Escape Room’ in Novel Teaching Approach for High-Pressure Environment
Students put the knowledge and skills they acquired during their first semester in the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice Program to the test and successfully completed the “Escape Room” simulation created for them by Megan McAuliffe, assistant professor of nursing.
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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 of routine screenings and a strong relationship between patients and their primary care physicians.
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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 interested in in pursuing a career in health care.
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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 education.
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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 effects and molecular mechanisms of viruses that cause respiratory infections in infants and children
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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 substance use disorder, childhood asthma and food insecurity, and proposed solutions to problems they’ve seen firsthand. The presentations marked the culmination of the GEP, a six-week internship for DC high school students who are aspiring physicians from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine.
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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, visited a vaccine clinic, learned about postpartum care and more through the inaugural Tanzania Health Care Experiential Learning Initiative.
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