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Interprofessional Learning Experience Inspires Students to Practice Coordinated Care
Recognizing the importance of coordinated patient care among nurses, doctors and others, students from the School of Medicine and School of Nursing partnered for an interprofessional field trip to focus on caring for the aging.
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Types of Bacteria Vary Widely in Tumors of People with Early vs. Late-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center studied the microbiome of people with colorectal cancer and found the makeup of the bacteria, fungi and viruses in a person’s tumor varied significantly depending on whether they were diagnosed with early onset disease (age 45 or younger) or late-onset disease (age 65 or older). These results may help answer the riddle of why more young people are developing colorectal cancer, particularly those who have no known identifiable risk factors for the disease.
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How Two Doctors Are Using Research To Push the Field of Medicine
Ever since their own families grappled with their own health crises, Dr. Ralf Martz Sulague (G’23) and Dr. Allison Fitzgerald (M’23, G’23) wanted to pursue careers taking care of patients’ health. But they both knew they wanted to make an impact outside of the doctor’s office and came to Georgetown to expand the reach of their MD degrees.
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Graduating Students Receive Pins and Become Hoya Nurses
Graduates of the Bachelor of Nursing and Clinical Nurse Leader programs gathered on May 18 in Lohrfink Auditorium to receive their Georgetown University nursing pins, a tradition for nurses entering the field.
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School of Nursing Tropaia Ceremony Honors Extraordinary Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Faculty of the School of Nursing celebrated the extraordinary accomplishments of their undergraduate and graduate students at the School of Nursing Tropaia ceremony May 19 in Lohrfink Auditorium.
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School of Nursing Celebrates Its First Class of Graduates
Surrounded by hundreds of their friends and family members, the first 341 graduates of the newly formed School of Nursing gathered on Healy Lawn to celebrate commencement for the Class of 2023.
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School of Nursing Graduate Will Practice Cura Personalis as a Newly Commissioned Naval Officer
Sarah Bryant (N’23) knew at a young age that she wanted to be both a nurse and naval officer. Georgetown gave her the opportunity to pursue both passions while putting into practice the Jesuit value of cura personalis, care of the whole person. Bryant was commissioned May 22 as an ensign in the United States Navy during a ceremony at the Jefferson Memorial.
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Celebrating Students’ Achievements and Gifts at the First Annual School of Health Tropaia Ceremony
The day before their commencement ceremony, students graduating with degrees from the School of Health joined faculty members, friends and family members for the Tropaia Ceremony May 19 in Lohrfink Auditorium in the Hariri Building to celebrate extraordinary accomplishments among the Class of 2023.
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Graduates from School of Health Called to Be Social Justice Warriors
“Wow, just wow!” With those three words of joy from School of Health Dean Christopher J. King, PhD, MHSc, FACHE, commencement exercises began for the inaugural class of the school founded less than a year earlier. A spirited audience of family, friends and loved ones filled the seats of the storied Gaston Hall for the May 20 graduation.
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Graduating School of Health Twins Embraced Community Service and Their Muslim Identity While at Georgetown
Twins Layan Shahrour (H’23) and Nesreen Shahrour (H’23), both human science majors in the School of Health, similarly devoted themselves to the Georgetown community during their undergraduate years.
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