All Posts: GUMC Stories

• Ruesch Symposium Participants Encourage Patients to Consider Clinical Trials

  Held by the Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Ruesch Symposium brings together researchers, clinicians, patients, caregivers, policymakers and advocates for networking and discussion on the latest developments in GI cancer research and treatment.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: clinical trials, gastrointestinal cancer, Georgetown Lombardi, pancreatic cancer, patient care, research, Ruesch Center, Ruesch Center Symposium

• Improving Population Health Through Hospital Administration

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: alumni, population health, School of Health

• Veterans Day 2022: Stories from GUMC Student Veterans

  (November 11, 2022) — Georgetown University is home to over 1,200 military-connected students, including current service members, veterans and military families. On Veterans Day — and throughout the year — we honor their service to our country. We introduce you to a few current and former students who credit their time in the service with […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: School of Medicine, School of Nursing, student experience, student veterans

• Medical Center Announces Strategic Changes to Research and Biomedical Education

  As Georgetown University Medical Center moves to more strategically align research and biomedical education, as well as expand critical external research-related relationships, Moshe Levi, MD, has been named the medical center’s Chief Science Officer for Research Development and Anna Riegel, PhD, has been named Interim Vice President for Biomedical Education and Research.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: biomedical education, biomedical research, collaboration, Health Sciences Strategy Initiative, research, research innovation

• School of Health Undergraduates Track Disease Outbreaks at Global Health Organizations

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: education, global health, School of Health, student experience

• School of Health Undergraduates Conduct Research in Ghana as Part of a Team of Interdisciplinary Scholars

  Two School of Health undergraduates embedded with a team of researchers say experiencing public health and cultural humility in real time has taken their global health coursework to a new level.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: global health, research, School of Health, student experience

• Inaugural BellRinger Ride Raises More Than $1 Million for Cancer Research at Georgetown Lombardi

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: BellRinger, cancer research, Georgetown Lombardi, philanthropy

• Medical Center Deans Discuss Future of Health at GU Black Alumni Summit

  (October 23, 2022) — Closing the health-disparities gap in Black communities throughout the U.S. requires a commitment to providing an anti-racism curriculum that teaches health equity to future leaders and practitioners in health care, explained three Georgetown deans during the biennial Georgetown University Black Alumni Summit in Washington. Since 2015, Georgetown University has hosted the […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: GU Black Alumni Summit, health disparities, health equity, medical education, nursing education, racial disparities, racial equity, racial justice

• At Student Research Day, Doctoral Students Translate Lab Research for Interdisciplinary Audience

  (October 14, 2022) — An annual student-run research conference for graduate students in Biomedical Graduate Education (BGE) programs provided an opportunity for students to translate their passion for their research into a language understood by those outside of their labs. Organized by the Medical Center Graduate Student Organization (MCGSO) with support from BGE staff, Student […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Biomedical Graduate Education, research, student experience, student research

• BellRinger Weekend: ‘Why I Ride’

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: BellRinger, cancer research, Georgetown Lombardi, philanthropy