All Posts: GUMC Stories

• Georgetown Mission and Ministry Offers Ignatian Retreat for Alumni Caregivers

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: alumni, COVID-19

• New Racial Justice Institute Co-Director Combines Psychology and Public Health to Advance Health Equity

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Georgetown Lombardi, new faculty appointment, racial equity, Racial Justice Initiative, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• NHS Chair Co-Edits Journal Issue Focused on Social Determinants of Health and Mental Health

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: faculty honors, mental health, School of Nursing & Health Studies, social determinants of health

• ‘Black Doctors Matter’ at SNMA’s Melanin in Medicine

  (February 20, 2021) — At Melanin in Medicine, an annual event organized by the Georgetown University Student National Medical Association (SNMA), “Black Doctors Matter: Enriching Medicine Since 1837” was not just a theme but a cause for celebration and a call to action. Held in collaboration with the School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Equity […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: diversity, medical education, Melanin in Medicine, racial equity, racism, School of Medicine

• Clinical Students Volunteer With COVID-19 Vaccinations

  (February 19, 2021) — Since mid-January, more than 150 medical and nursing students at Georgetown have answered MedStar Health’s call for volunteers to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. Coordinated by Elizabeth Zolper (M’21), the students volunteer every day of the week at four MedStar Health locations around Washington, D.C.  Throughout this pandemic, students have contributed to […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: COVID-19, cura personalis, medical education, MedStar Health, School of Medicine, School of Nursing & Health Studies, Vaccine

• Music to Our Ears: Georgetown Lombardi’s Arts & Humanities Program Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Arts & Humanities Program, cancer, Georgetown Lombardi, music and healing, patient care

• Georgetown Center Funded to Support Children’s Programs with COVID-19 Recovery

  (February 11, 2021) — The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Head Start has selected the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (GUCCHD) to lead the new National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety (NCHBHS). Among other objectives, NCHBHS will support capacity building for Head Start and other early […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: early childhood development, Education Development Center, funding awards, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, NCHBHS

• Georgetown Celebrates Women in Science

  (February 11, 2021) — Georgetown University commemorated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11, 2021) with a collection of video messages provided by students and faculty from across campus. Each woman answered the question, “What inspired you to become a scientist?” Video Messages Collection Part I Video Messages Collection Part II […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Biomedical Graduate Education, biomedical research, cancer research, Georgetown Lombardi, School of Medicine, School of Nursing & Health Studies, women in STEM

• Human Science Professors Develop Online Courses in Human Anatomy and Physiology

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

• Celebrating the First GU African American Nursing School Graduates During Black History Month 2021

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: alumni, diversity, nursing, racial equity, School of Nursing & Health Studies