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Georgetown Med Students Provide Camp for D.C. Homeless Children
JULY 29, 2013 — Homeless children from Washington, D.C., are being treated to a sports camp this week at RFK stadium, thanks to the inspiration of a…
February 19, 2014
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NHS Faculty, Student Examine Health Literacy to Prevent Hospital Readmission
Improving the health literacy of patients may help reduce hospital readmissions, according to new article by two faculty members and a student at the School of Nursing &…
February 19, 2014
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Center for Translational Transplant Medicine Researchers Awarded Prestigious Grant
The Roche Organ Transplantation Research Foundation (ROTRF) has awarded an international research grant to Thomas Fishbein, MD, executive director of the Center for Translational…
February 19, 2014
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Beth Peshkin: The “Brave New World” of Genetic Counseling
Beth Peshkin began her career while watching a TV show on the “Elephant Man” — the Englishman who became well known in London in the late 1800s because of…
February 19, 2014
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Cloaked in White: New Medical Students Carry 'Cura Personalis' Torch
It’s a time-honored tradition — one in which new medical students first don the white coat that is emblematic of their chosen profession. On Aug. 9, the 197…
February 19, 2014
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Georgetown Alumnus Honored for Work with Disadvantaged Students
Georgetown alumnus Adeeb Barqawi has been named Teacher of the Year by the Texas Alternative Certification Association, one of three teachers selected for the 2012-2013 school…
February 19, 2014
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DC Food Trucks to Visit Medical Center During Food Court Renovations
During the ongoing Hoya Court renovations in the Leavey Center, DC-area food trucks will be on the campus of Georgetown University Medical Center to satisfy hunger pangs. The…
February 19, 2014
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Annual Program in Argentina Highlights Translational Science
Ever since she dressed as a physician for Halloween at six years old, Jessica Gaudiosi (NHS’15) has known she wants to practice medicine. “I truly enjoy working…
February 19, 2014
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NHS Student Delivers Keynote at New Student Convocation
Georgetown officially welcomed more than 1,700 first-year and transfer students during its New Student Convocation Aug. 25 in McDonough Arena. The class of first-year students…
February 19, 2014
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Department of Nursing Inducts New Students
Nursing students must confront their feelings about individuals who don’t look like themselves to help address health disparities in their professional practice, says an…
February 19, 2014