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How a Comprehensive Cancer Center Makes a Difference in Patient Care

(April 26, 2019) — After being diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2009, Geoff Grubbs’ search for an expert led him to medical oncologist Bruce Cheson, MD,…

April 26, 2019

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Impacted by Parkinson’s Disease, Three Couples Plan to Leave a Lasting Legacy to Support Research

(April 26, 2019) — When someone is diagnosed with an incurable, life-changing disease like Parkinson’s, they usually have many questions about how it will affect their life…

April 26, 2019

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Continence Confidence: Prostatectomy Patients Reporting ‘Startling’ Success After Robotic Retzius-Sparing Surgery

April 17, 2019

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Students Share Projects at NHS-Organized Undergraduate Research Conference

April 17, 2019

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Meet Deus Bazira, Co-Director of the New Center for Global Health Practice and Impact

(April 15, 2019) — Georgetown University Medical Center this week announced the appointment of Deus Bazira, DrPH, MPH, MBA, BPharm, to co-lead Georgetown’s new Center for…

April 15, 2019

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Georgetown Women in Medicine Celebrates 25 Years

(April 12, 2019) — With the much-anticipated unveiling of a new portrait as part of the Women on the Walls campaign to honor women leaders at the Georgetown University…

April 12, 2019

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Georgetown Partnership Explores Faith-based Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance at Second Rome Workshop

(April 12, 2019) — Religious communities have a potentially vital role to play in thwarting the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a “hidden” and yet looming global…

April 12, 2019

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Medical Students Reflect on Faith and Medicine During New Catholic Retreat

(April 12, 2019) — Overlooking the Potomac River, 18 students from Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) spent two days in reflection during the school’s first off…

April 12, 2019

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Georgetown’s Memory Disorders Program Marks 20th Year

(April 12, 2019) — When President Ronald Reagan announced in 1994 that he had Alzheimer’s disease, the man known as the “great communicator” tried his best to convey a…

April 12, 2019

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Perfectionism Among the Issues Addressed as Medical Students Link Identity and Wellness

(April 12, 2019) – Perfectionism, imposter syndrome and isolation were the core themes explored this year at I, Too, Am Georgetown Medicine, as dozens gathered for the annual…

April 12, 2019