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Ex-NFL Player Widowed by Cancer Tours Lombardi
A radiant, smiling picture of former NFL linebacker Chris Draft’s wife Keasha was never far from sight as he toured Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center on June…
February 19, 2014
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Research Day Showcases PhD Students
“Practice talking about your research as much as possible to a wide range of individuals– scientists in and outside of your field as well as non-scientists.”…
February 19, 2014
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Service-Learning: A Course Benefiting Students and Faculty Team Leaders
In 1995, the School of Medicine developed and implemented a program of service-learning to provide medical and nursing students with the knowledge and skills to advance community…
February 19, 2014
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The White Coat Ceremony and the Making of a Doctor
“Something is going to happen here that’s magical.” With those words, Stephen Ray Mitchell, M.D., dean for medical education at Georgetown University School…
February 19, 2014
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Itzhak Brook to Give Medical Ethics Lecture at American Academy of Otolaryngology Meeting
Itzhak Brook, M.D., M.Sc., will deliver the John Conley, M.D. Lecture on Medical Ethics at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of…
February 19, 2014
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Georgetown Launches New Course in Regulatory Science
Georgetown University’s Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation, a joint effort between the university and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),…
February 19, 2014
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Victoria Shanmugam: Investigator receives $1.9M NIH Grant to Study Wound Healing
The National Institutes of Health has awarded an R01 grant in the amount of $1.9 million over five years to Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) in support of Victoria…
February 19, 2014
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GUMC Microbiologist Organizes Preeminent International Meeting on Hepatitis B
“Substantial advances” in hepatitis B research were presented at the 28th Annual International Meeting on the Molecular Biology of Hepatitis B Viruses, says John L.…
February 19, 2014
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Georgetown Lombardi Director Addresses Cancer Screening Challenges, Racial Disparities at Legislative Forum
It’s a simple enough premise: cancer screening saves lives. And yet, while this fact is not in dispute, it’s only when one scratches the surface of the screening…
February 19, 2014
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5th Annual GUMC Convocation – Call for Award Nominations
It’s a fairly new tradition — the Georgetown University Medical Center Convocation. Now in its 5th year, we begin preparing once again to celebrate academic prowess…
February 19, 2014