All Posts: GUMC Stories

• At MedStar-Georgetown Symposium, Jones Discusses Taking Excellence in Medical Education to the Next Level

  (May 14, 2021) — Declaring that “uncertainty has been the only certainty” during the past year, Leon “Lee” Jones, MD, the new dean for medical education at Georgetown University School of Medicine, sees the COVID-19 pandemic as an important pivot point in his career.  “One of my favorite sayings is ‘never waste a good crisis,’ […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: medical education, School of Medicine

• Three Georgetown Physicians Honored by The Medical Society of DC

  (May 15, 2021) — The Medical Society of DC honored Georgetown professors Tamika Auguste, MD, Terry Fairbanks, MD, and Maria Aramburu, MD, at its spring awards ceremony, May 14, “honoring healthcare heroes.” “Our honorees are pillars of their community, profession and public health and their leadership helps to make the District a better place to […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: faculty honors, School of Medicine

• Virtual Classes Give Medical Students Opportunity to Teach, Learn From HOYA Clinic Community

  (May 13, 2021) — For several years, Georgetown medical students have led health and wellness classes for clients at the HOYA Clinic, covering topics including exercise and preventative health. The classes resumed in a virtual setting in October with N Street Village, an organization serving women with low income and those experiencing homelessness. In addition […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: community outreach, HOYA Clinic, School of Medicine, service to others

• Themes Identified in New National Report Align with Georgetown Nursing’s Commitment to Health Equity

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: health equity, nursing, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• Georgetown’s Jesse Goodman Leads Vaccine Analysis Team

  (May 7, 2021) — If you’ve read news stories this past year about COVID-19 vaccines in The Washington Post or The New York Times, for example, or have heard stories on NPR, the journalists’ reporting may well have been informed by input from a group of vaccine experts led by Georgetown infectious disease specialist Jesse […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: community outreach, COVID-19, pandemic, public health, vaccination, Vaccine

• Georgetown Starts National Nurses Week Celebration with Event Featuring Congresswoman

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: nursing, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• Undergraduate Research and Faculty Mentorship Celebrated Virtually at Annual Georgetown Conference

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: education, nursing, School of Nursing & Health Studies, student research

• MCGSO Members Virtually Volunteer for BrainSTEM Week

  (April 23, 2021) — Members of the Medical Center Graduate Student Organization (MCGSO) shared their passion for science with students from Hardy Middle School in Washington, D.C., during BrainSTEM Week via Zoom April 5-9. Comprising demonstrations, career talks and research discussions, BrainSTEM Week combined two annual MCGSO events: Brain Awareness Week and STEM Night.   As […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: brain, community outreach, neuroscience, service to others

• NHS Senior Receives Fulbright Award to Teach English in Cambodia

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: School of Nursing & Health Studies, student achievement

• NHS Student Advocates for Health Equity

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: School of Nursing & Health Studies, student achievement