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Oral Health Scholars Raise Awareness About the Relationship Between Oral and Systemic Health
While oral health is often treated as something separate from overall health, it can act as an early warning system for serious conditions, including cancer and heart disease. With funding from the George E. Richmond Foundation, researchers at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center are training students to educate their communities about the importance of oral health.
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Medical Students Organize Inaugural World Heritage Market
Medical students organized the first of its kind World Heritage Market to foster cultural awareness of the School of Medicine’s diverse student body.
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Investigational Drug Shows Promise in a Clinical Trial for Lung Cancers With ALK Mutations
Early signals from phase 1 of the ALKOVE-1 clinical trial suggest potential benefit from the use of an investigational drug called NVL-655 in people whose non-small cell lung cancer has alterations in a gene called ALK.
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$1M Scholarship Gift to School of Nursing Provides Loan Relief for Dozens of Georgetown Students
This fall, Georgetown University’s School of Nursing welcomed its inaugural cohort of Conway Scholars, recipients of loan-relieving scholarships made possible by a $1 million commitment over four years from the Bedford Falls Foundation, a private foundation established by the Carlyle Group co-founder and co-chairman William “Bill” E. Conway, Jr., and his late wife, Joanne Barkett Conway.
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School of Nursing Student Veteran Stays Connected to Military Roots
Retired Capt. Jaclyn Sison (G’25) served as a nurse in the Army for six year. Now, she’s a student in the Family Nurse Practitioner program at Georgetown.
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School of Medicine Student Veteran Pursues Lifelong Dream of Becoming a Doctor
Retired Navy Lt. Matthew Hankins (M’27) served his country as a cryptologic warfare officer. He’s now in his second year of medical school at Georgetown.
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Months After Chemotherapy, MD/PhD Student Bikes 50 Miles for Cancer Research
A year and a half into medical school at Georgetown, Bryan Weselman was diagnosed with cancer. Now, he’s researching cancer to improve treatment for other patients.
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Medical Students Honored for Embracing Humanism in Health Care
The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) added 30 School of Medicine students to its rolls at its annual fall induction ceremony. The event, held October 24 in Harvey Amphitheater, recognized fourth-year medical students who excel in providing compassionate patient-centered care.
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Learning About Health Equity Inside and Outside the Clinic
A small group of undergraduate students from across Georgetown practiced interventions to improve community health as part of a unique six-week GU Capital Applied Learning Labs (CALL) experiential learning course.
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Medical Students Present Summer Research Findings
Just over 130 School of Medicine second-year students presented their summer research findings at the annual capstone presentation event — with more than 65 of them from the 2024 MedStar Health Medical Student Scholars program.
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