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Helping Transform Afghanistan
A trip to the United States and Georgetown University wouldn’t be complete for Afghan President Hamid Karzai without acknowledging Phyllis Magrab, PhD, director of the…
February 12, 2014
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High School Scientists Come to Georgetown
On Thursday and Friday of the first week of 2013, the halls of Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) were filled with area high school students attending the Junior Science…
February 12, 2014
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Putting People First
Ambassador Mark Dybul (C’85, M’92, H’08) recently received the 2012 Timothy S. Healy S.J. Award for his outstanding public service in support of humanitarian…
February 12, 2014
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In New Leadership Role, Student Gives Voice to Young Cancer Patients
FEBRUARY 13, 2014 -- A Georgetown University Medical Center graduate student—who is president of his class—has assumed a new leadership role with a national cancer…
February 12, 2014
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Georgetown Medical Student Hopes to Help Others, Study Health Systems
Armond Esmaili (NHS’11, M’15) first became inspired to pursue a career in medicine in high school after his mother was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder. &…
February 12, 2014
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Optimism, with Dash of Whimsy, Keeps Patient Smiling Through Tough Times
People dealing with a major illness, death or other personal loss are often told they might expect to experience the so-called five stages of grief, beginning with denial.…
February 12, 2014
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Hope to Harness Brain’s Power to Repair Itself
What makes us laugh or cry? How do we solve a problem? How do we recall what we’ve learned? How do we breathe and blink without giving it a thought? What triggers dreams…
February 12, 2014
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Ruesch Symposium Seeks ‘Common Threads’ Around Clinical Trials
For researchers, the benefits of enrolling patients on clinical trials are evident: more participants leads to more robust trials and richer data, and these data then inform and…
February 12, 2014
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A Model to Reduce Health Disparities
Phyllis Magrab, PhD, has administered many grants, large and small — she is an expert at keeping the parts of studies and centers moving together and efficiently flowing…
February 12, 2014
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iPad in Hand, Librarian Joins Rounds
Physicians often wish they could carry a medical library around with them when visiting hospitalized patients. Medicine is complex and ever advancing — each specialty has…
February 12, 2014