All Posts: alumni

• First Georgetown Nursing Fulbright Recipient To Build an Archive of Indigenous Birthing Practices

  As the first Fulbright scholar from the School of Nursing, Lexie Meger (N’24) is building an archive of Brazilian Amazonian birthing practices. She plans to capture how indigenous communities near Manaus use herbal remedies, local foods and communal ceremonies during the phases of pregnancy, birth and postpartum.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: alumni, birthing practices, Brazil, BSN Program, Fulbright scholar, research, School of Nursing

• Tumor Biology Program Alumnus Jean-Baptiste Mazarati Builds Health Care Excellence in Rwanda

  Since graduating from Georgetown with a PhD in Tumor Biology in 2012, Jean-Baptiste Mazarati has emerged as a health leader in his native Rwanda.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: alumni, Biomedical Graduate Education, biomedical research, Georgetown Lombardi, global health, Tumor Biology Program

• Global Health Alum Transforms Cambodian River Waste into Sustainable Fashion

  Alyssa Erin Kardos Loera (NHS’21) credits her Georgetown experience with preparing her for her current role as CEO of ReMade in Cambodia, which she founded while serving as a Fulbright English teaching assistant in that country. Working with local young designers, the enterprise collects and then transforms textile river waste into sustainable wearable products.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: alumni, global health, School of Health, sustainability

• A Partnership for Good

  A conversation with nurse-bioethicist Christine Grady (N’74, G’93) and her husband, new faculty member Anthony Fauci

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: alumni, bioethics, COVID-19, School of Medicine, School of Nursing

• ‘Find Your Yes’: Five Alumnae in Medicine Share Their Stories and Advice

  Meet five alumnae who developed a friendship at the School of Medicine and eventually wrote a book together.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: alumni, medical education, School of Medicine

• 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.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: alumni, nurse midwifery, School of Nursing

• Georgetown Named No. 1 Producer of U.S. Fulbright Student Scholars Including Global Health Alumna

  (February 24, 2023) — The U.S. State Department recently announced that 49 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral students and alumni from Georgetown University won Fulbright scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year, making the school the top producer of scholars in the U.S.  Among the students helping to push Georgetown to the top was global health major Jessica […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: alumni, Fulbright scholar, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• Improving Population Health Through Hospital Administration

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: alumni, population health, School of Health

• Hoyas Show Support for Ukraine

  (April 14, 2022) — Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Hoyas from the medical center have provided support by training civilians to treat those wounded in the attacks, raising money to send critically needed supplies, and working with NGOs to assess and improve health care systems for refugees. In the […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: alumni, School of Nursing & Health Studies, service to others, Spirit of Georgetown

• Georgetown Alumnae Lead at MedStar Health

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: alumni, School of Nursing & Health Studies