All Posts: GUMC Stories
-
Medical Students Build Community Connections During Day of Service
(October 31, 2021) — After a hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, the School of Medicine’s Learning Societies Advisory Committee (LSAC) hosted its 8th annual Day of Service, with more than two dozen medical students fanning out to volunteer at sites throughout the community. During the October 30 event, students helped organize pet vaccinations for the […]
Category: GUMC Stories
-
St. Baldrick’s Event Organizers Motivated by Personal Connections with Pediatric Cancer
(October 31, 2021) — Dreary weather didn’t dampen the spirits of those attending an October 29 fundraiser at Georgetown for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the biggest non-government funder of pediatric cancer research grants. Before the pandemic, Georgetown students had held fundraisers in the spring for St. Baldrick’s, with a few participants volunteering to have their […]
Category: GUMC Stories
-
Georgetown’s Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program Extends Values-Based Education Across United States
Category: GUMC Stories
-
New Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Longitudinal Track Prepares Medical Students for Leadership Roles
(October 8, 2021) — As a School of Medicine student on the medical education research scholar longitudinal track, L. Tamara Wilson (M’21) expected that she’d simply submit her capstone project — a proposal for a new track in diversity, equity and inclusion in medicine — then work toward implementing it at another institution after she […]
Category: GUMC Stories
-
Georgetown Health Care Management & Policy Alumnus Writes Book on ‘Digital Health Technologies’
Category: GUMC Stories
-
NHS Department Helps Create Implicit Bias Education Module for DC Department of Health
Category: GUMC Stories
-
Georgetown Training Programs Mentor Top Scientists
(September 24, 2021) — It is a prestigious hallmark of an internationally recognized academic health and science center like Georgetown University Medical Center: the coveted “training grant.” Federally funded training grants, such as the so-called T32 and K12 grants, allow universities to recruit and train innovative, high-caliber scientists. With seven National Research Service Award (NRSA) […]
Category: GUMC Stories
-
Dozens of GUMC Faculty Recognized for Achievements Through Promotions
(September 23, 2021) — MedStar Health and Georgetown University Medical Center honored more than three dozen faculty members for their achievements leading to recent promotions to associate professor or professor. The virtual celebration on September 22 was hosted by Edward B. Healton, MD, MPH, executive vice president of health sciences at GUMC, and Stephen R. […]
Category: GUMC Stories
-
Understanding What Causes Fever to Reduce the Spread of Dangerous Pathogens
(September 23, 2021) — Fever is one of the most common and recognizable signs of human disease, but remains surprisingly mysterious from an etiological perspective. In some regions of the world where fevers are common, identifying their causes could reduce the risk of exposure to dangerous pathogens, especially those originating in animals. Understanding these causes […]
Category: GUMC Stories
-
John Monahan Appointed Interim Dean of School of Nursing & Health Studies
(September 21, 2021) — A health and social services law expert whose career has focused on complex government programs that serve vulnerable populations in the United States and internationally has been appointed interim dean of the School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS), Georgetown President John J. DeGioia announced today. Beginning September 27, John T. […]
Category: GUMC Stories