All Posts: health equity
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Health Equity Course Celebrates 10 Years of Educating and Empowering Students
Over the last 10 years, about 150 students from across the university have taken “Health Equity Think Tank: Exploring Realities and Solutions,” an innovative course created…
February 26, 2025
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Georgetown University and MedStar Health Launch Center to Rapidly Improve the Health and Well-being of Children in Washington and Beyond
Georgetown University Medical Center and MedStar Health today announce the launch of a large, multidisciplinary, innovative center designed to rapidly advance equitable systems…
October 27, 2024
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Strengthening Global Regulatory Capacity for Equitable Access to Vaccines in Public Health Emergencies
Three high-impact steps could be taken by global health leaders to reshape the global regulatory framework and help address the pressing need for equitable access to diagnostics,…
August 3, 2024
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School of Nursing Dean Roberta Waite and Georgetown Distinguished University Professor Anthony Fauci Discuss Health Inequities, Disparities and More
Roberta Waite, EdD, RN, dean of the School of Nursing, and Anthony Fauci, MD, a Georgetown distinguished university professor in the School of Medicine and the McCourt School of…
May 15, 2024
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School of Nursing AHEC Scholars Gain Critical Clinical Experience
Working in underserved communities through the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars Program is delivering a lasting impact for many nursing students who often decide to…
March 28, 2024
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School of Medicine Student Organizes Community Course To Bring Dermatological Education to Underserved Communities
After learning about a dermatology curriculum developed for school-age children by medical students, medical student Umayr Shaikh started making plans to organize a new community…
March 25, 2024
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New Georgetown Lombardi Office Cultivates Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Cancer Center
Despite significant advances in cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment over the last several decades, persistent cancer health disparities disproportionately…
February 23, 2024
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Georgetown Lombardi Faculty Members Aim To Improve Lung Cancer Screening and Smoking Cessation Rates by Focusing on Equity in Care
Kathryn Taylor, PhD, professor of oncology, believes she can have no greater impact on reducing the burden of cancer than by focusing on the harms of tobacco use. The work she co…
January 12, 2024
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Racial Justice Curriculum Subcommittee Promotes Health Equity and Anti-Racism in Education
The Racial Justice Curriculum Reform Subcommittee of the Racial Justice Committee for Change has been making an impact on medical education at the Georgetown University School of…
November 3, 2023
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School of Nursing Graduate Student Embraces Yupik Lifestyle While Serving Underserved Populations in Rural Alaska
Lindsey Wagner (G’24) worked as a clinical instructor and nurse in Bethel, a small city in western Alaska, and will soon embark on new work serving Native peoples as she…
September 15, 2023