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Gold Humanism Inductees Embody Cura Personalis by Embracing Humanism in Health Care
The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) added more than 30 School of Medicine students to its rolls at its annual fall induction ceremony. The event, held October 25 in Harvey Amphitheater, recognized fourth-year medical students who excel in providing compassionate care and embody cura personalis, care of the whole person.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Tobacco Regulations Center Receives $20 Million for Tobacco Use Research
The Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulations (CAsToR) — a collaboration among Georgetown University, the University of Michigan, and the British Columbia (BC) Cancer Research Institute — recently received $20 million in funding to continue its research on the impact of tobacco regulations on tobacco use patterns and their downstream health effects.
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BellRinger 2023 Celebrates Community Dedicated to Ending Cancer
BellRinger’s second annual ride brought together nearly 1,000 riders, more than 400 volunteers and countless supporters, all committed to giving researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center the funding they need to prevent, treat and cure cancer.
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Called To Be a Doctor-Doctor: MD/PhDs at Georgetown Move From Bench to Bedside and Back
A subset of Georgetown students have made the decision to pursue both scientific research and clinical training through the MD/PhD program — allowing them to get the best of both worlds.
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Lombardi Women Event Rallies Support for Breast Cancer Research
The 17th Annual Lombardi Women event brought together nearly 400 of the Washington area’s most influential women in support of Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and its Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research.
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From One Nightmare to Another. Anthony Fauci’s New Concern
Writing in Science Translational Medicine, Anthony Fauci, MD, Distinguished University Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine and the McCourt School of Public Policy, reviews the key lessons learned from COVID-19 to help prepare and respond to the next pandemic, “whenever that occurs.”
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Global Health Student’s Interest in Migrant Health Motivated by Personal Experiences
Receiving the David F. Andretta Summer Research Fellowship gave Iman Ibrahim (H’24), a global health major with a minor in Arabic, the opportunity to spend five weeks in Turkey working on a project titled “Medicine and Migration: Understanding Operational and Social Challenges to Service Delivery and Healthcare Decision-Making for Syrian Migrants in Turkey.”
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How 2 Sisters Found Their Home at Georgetown
This story features Mala Dass and Indra Dass, and is part of a Georgetown Faces, a storytelling series that celebrates the beloved figures, unsung heroes and dedicated Hoyas who make our campus special.
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Raskin Discusses Cancer Diagnosis and Cura Personalis at Annual Kovach Lecture
On September 26, U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin came to Georgetown to discuss his cancer experiences and thank his treating physician, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital hematologist-oncologist Joseph L. Roswarski, MD, at the third annual Edward M. Kovach Cura Personalis Endowed Lecture.
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School of Nursing Alum to Speak About Justice and Joy at Midwifery Anniversary Celebration
In celebrating 50 years of the nurse-midwifery program at Georgetown, the School of Nursing chose to honor one of their own, Ebony Marcelle (N’04), CNM, MS, FACNM, with the event’s keynote address.
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