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Research in a Minute: Ayesha Shajahan-Haq

As an assistant professor focused on breast cancer research, Ayesha Shajahan-Haq, PhD, is working to develop drugs that will help breast cancer survivors stay.…

June 15, 2017

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A Year at the NIH Broadens Future Path for Medical Students

The highly competitive Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP) offered by the National Institutes of Health is intended to train the next generation of clinician-scientists and…

June 13, 2017

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Partners in Research: Community Support for Local Research with a Global Impact

In October, Georgetown researchers were awarded grants by Partners in Research to study depression, autism, pancreatic cancer and preeclampsia. At the recent Partners in Research…

June 1, 2017

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New Master’s Degree Focuses on Clinical Quality, Patient Safety and Leadership

A new master’s degree at Georgetown will teach health care professionals how to enhance safety and improve health care quality while maintaining a focus on the patient in…

May 30, 2017

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Immunotherapy Brings New Hope to Patients with Advanced Melanoma

Until recently, patients with melanomas that had spread to the brain typically lived a median of four months. After having surgery to repair the damage from the tumors in her…

May 30, 2017

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In Commencement Speech, Shelton Tells NHS Graduates to Write Their Own Stories

By paying attention to our stories, and who is creating them, the better we can choose ones that will help us succeed, said James Shelton, MBA, MA, during the May 20 ceremony on…

May 22, 2017

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Ready to Serve: Medical Students Take Oath to Serve US Military

During the May 20th ceremony, Georgetown University School of Medicine students who had received their medical training through the Health Professionals Scholarship Program ) …

May 22, 2017

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School of Medicine Commencement Ceremony Celebrates ‘A Class of Significant Leadership’

At their white coat ceremony in August 2013, 193 first-year medical students at Georgetown University School of Medicine read the Hippocratic Oath together for the first time. At…

May 22, 2017

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Warwick Evans Awards Ceremony Honors the Most Exceptional Members of the Class of 2017

Faculty members, friends and family gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of the Georgetown University School of Medicine Class of 2017 at the Warwick Evans Awards Ceremony…

May 22, 2017

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BGE Graduates Receive Their Diplomas, And a Challenge to “Never Stop Learning”

After participating in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony, nearly 400 Biomedical Graduate Education students filed into the bright and airy McDonough…

May 19, 2017