All Posts: GUMC Stories

• Glynda’s Story: A Chance to Advance Treatment for Aggressive Cancer

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: breast cancer, cancer, cancer research, clinical trials, Georgetown Lombardi

• Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Honors Journalist Theresa Vargas

  (January 10, 2021) — Theresa Vargas, a metro columnist with The Washington Post, recently received the Geraldine P. Waldorf Making a Difference Award from the Georgetown University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (GUCEDD), part of the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (GUCCHD).  “Each of her articles amplified the voices and issues […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, Georgetown University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, university awards

• Georgetown Nursing Alumna, Award-Winning Author Has Spent Decades Advocating for Women

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

• NHS Alumnae Live Georgetown Values During COVID-19 Pandemic

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

• Division of Comparative Medicine Honored with C.A.R.I.S. Award

  (December 11, 2020) — Recognizing their tireless dedication and commitment to excellence in spite of the unprecedented challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, the Division of Comparative Medicine (DCM) was recently recognized with the C.A.R.I.S. Award at the December 9 GUMC virtual community meeting.  Coming from the Greek word for kindness and grace, the C.A.R.I.S. […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: CARIS Award, university awards

• One Hundred Years Ago, GU Nursing Graduates Praised for Work During Flu Pandemic

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

• Georgetown BSN Alumna Works on COVID-19 Response in New York City

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

• Georgetown to Broaden Commitment to Health, Nursing Through New Schools

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: education, global health, nursing, School of Medicine, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• Jesuit, Doctor, Ethicist to Lead Pellegrino Center

  (December 5, 2020) — Myles Sheehan, SJ, MD, first met Edmund Pellegrino, the legendary bioethicist and founder of Georgetown’s Edmund D. Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, in 1994. At the time, Sheehan, already a Jesuit priest and physician, was considering career directions. His conversation with Pellegrino helped guide him toward 14 formative years working in […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: bioethics, medical education, medical ethics, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, School of Medicine

• Tribute Video Celebrates Anatomical Donors

  (November 24, 2020) — Before starting medical gross anatomy, Zoey Maggid (M’23) spoke with the sister of the anatomical donor she and her classmates would work with in class. In their conversation, Maggid learned that their donor had been a lifelong teacher and mentor. “In the spirit of education, her brother followed their mother and […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: anatomical donor program, medical education, School of Medicine