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School of Health’s Global Mental Health and Well-Being Initiative Builds Community with Art
Students, faculty and staff gathered in St. Mary’s Hall to celebrate “From Ill-Being to Well-Being and the Liminal States In-Between: Art Exhibit,” a student-centered, semester-long multimedia art campaign intended to promote conversations about mental health presented by the School of Health’s new Global Mental Health and Well-Being Initiative.
Category: GUMC Stories
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School of Health Graduate Students’ Approach to Health Care Delivery Informed by Their Diverse Backgrounds
Graduate students in the next two cohorts of Georgetown’s Master of Science in Health Systems Administration come to the program with diverse working backgrounds in the health care sector — from nursing, law and global health NGOs. Their varied experiences inform their approaches to improving health care delivery.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Imani Perry, Award-Winning Interdisciplinary Scholar, To Speak at 2024 Graduate School Commencement
Imani Perry, a professor at Harvard University, and Georgetown alumna, will be the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences 2024 commencement speaker at Georgetown University. Perry is widely known as an interdisciplinary scholar, teacher and thought-provoking writer.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Georgetown University School of Health 2024 Commencement Speaker: Toyin Ajayi, MD, MPhil
This year’s commencement speaker, Dr. Toyin Ajayi, is the CEO and co-founder of Cityblock Health, the first value-based comprehensive health care provider and technology platform that serves low-income Medicaid populations with complex needs.
Category: GUMC Stories
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School of Nursing Commencement Speaker Says Every Patient Interaction is ‘Sacred’
Patricia “Tish” Polgar-Bailey, PsyD, MPH, MS, APRN, FNP-BC, CDE, a licensed clinical psychologist and family nurse practitioner at Charlottesville Free Clinic in Virginia. Polgar-Bailey, who also maintains a private psychotherapy practice, Blue Mountains Health, in Charlottesville, will address School of Nursing graduates at their 2024 Commencement on May 17.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Georgetown University School of Medicine 2024 Commencement Speaker: Sanjay Gupta, MD
Georgetown University School of Medicine is honored to welcome Sanjay Gupta, MD, as its commencement speaker for the graduating Class of 2024.
Category: GUMC Stories
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At Values Based Lecture, Richardson Explores the Meaning of ‘Care for Our Common Home’
As one of the Spirit of Georgetown values, “Care for Our Common Home” also served as the title for this year’s Values Based Lecture, an annual tradition at the School of Nursing. Sponsored by the School of Nursing Committee on Mission & Values and Campus Ministry, the April 10 lecture was given by Brenda Lee Richardson, coordinator for the Anacostia Parks & Community Collaborative.
Category: GUMC Stories
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School of Nursing’s Special Relationship with MedStar Health Enhances Students’ Clinical Experiences
Georgetown University and MedStar Health’s academic health system partnership translates into valuable clinical learning experiences for students at the School of Nursing and a robust pipeline of Georgetown-educated nurses for MedStar Health hospitals. MedStar Health is the largest not-for-profit health system in the region; its flagship hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, is located just steps from the school.
Category: GUMC Stories
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At 36th Annual Lombardi Gala, Friends Help Push Boundaries
A community of nearly 500 new and longtime friends donned gowns and black ties for the 36th annual Lombardi Gala, the largest continuous fundraising event for Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Georgetown’s Cancer Center Awarded Top Designation by Federal Government
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), a part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded its most prestigious designation — “comprehensive cancer center” status — to Georgetown University‘s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in recognition of its high-impact research, community outreach and cancer care. Georgetown Lombardi is the only such center in the Washington area.
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