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Georgetown Lombardi Summer Program Cultivates Young Scientists

High school and college students participating in the Summer Research Volunteer Program at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center gained valuable insights about the…

August 23, 2018

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'Magical' School of Medicine Class of 2022 Celebrates at the White Coat Ceremony

Members of the School of Medicine Class of 2022 participated in their White Coat Ceremony on August 3, officially joining the profession of.…

August 9, 2018

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High School GEP Scholars Devote Summer to Exploring Health Disparities

Participants in this year's Gateway Exploration Program, an opportunity for local high school students to explore the medical profession, delivered their capstone health…

August 7, 2018

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Knowlan Prepares to Inspire Class of 2022 at the White Coat Ceremony

For more than 15 years, Donald Knowlan, MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine professor emeritus, has welcomed first-year medical students by presenting the Edmund…

July 31, 2018

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Georgetown Lombardi Trainees Give Presentations at Research Poster Day

Organized by the T32 Oversight Committee, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center hosted a poster day to showcase the work of its trainees, who include master's students,…

July 29, 2018

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HoyaMed Summer Sports Camp Continues Its Run

For the sixth year in a row, Georgetown School of Medicine students hosted homeless children living in the DC General Family Shelter for HoyaMed Summer Sports, a full week of…

July 28, 2018

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Liver Cancer Deaths Rise, Along with Hope for Better Treatments

Nationwide and locally in D.C., deaths from liver cancer have significantly risen over the past 16 years. Despite this grim news, Aiwu Ruth He, MD, PhD, an associate professor at…

July 27, 2018

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Pre-Med Pipeline Program Infuses Students with Cura Personalis

The 2018 ARCHES fellows spent the summer engaged in shadowing, research, and service learning, to help them confront health disparities and inequity when they become health…

July 27, 2018

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Georgetown Neuroscience Student Networks with Nobel Laureates at Annual Meeting

Patrick Malone, a student in the MD/PhD program (G’19, M’21), was one of 29 students from the United States selected to attend the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate…

July 26, 2018

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Georgetown Physician 'On Call' to Assess Separated Immigrant Children

The long-lasting impacts of the acute stress and trauma being experienced by children separated at the U.S. border is "absolutely terrifying," a Georgetown expert in childhood…

July 19, 2018