Fall/Winter 2017

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Sex: What’s the Difference?

To better understand human health, researchers at Georgetown study sex as a biological variable in the lab.
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Persistence and Progress for Women in Academic Medicine

Georgetown organization fosters a collegial, supportive community of female faculty in pursuit of equity.
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Trailblazing Women

Generations of ‘women for others’ found their calling at the Georgetown University Medical Center.
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Ethics: Pregnancy & Research Under The Microscope

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In This Issue: Women in Medicine

New perspectives on sex difference, research ethics, and academic medicine.

image from the archives: Georgetown University Medical Class photo taken in 1906

From the Archives: First-year Georgetown medical students assembled in 1906 on the steps of the Dental Infirmary. According to a June 12, 1910 article in the Evening Star, several went on to receive their diplomas four years later. At graduation, University President Rev. Joseph Himmel, S.J., noted that the hospital hoped to add a new maternity ward, and invited any millionaires in the audience to consider endowing it. In his address, Professor John B. Hird advised the graduates to stick closely to the ethics of their profession, avoid talking too much, and discourage patients from using tobacco or liquor. He added that “the only time a physician or dentist had the right to use either is after the day’s work is completely done.”

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