All Posts: racial equity

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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 Cultural Competence Experts Collaborate with NY State to Improve Developmental Disability Services

The state of New York has tapped Georgetown’s National Center for Cultural Competence to help advance the policies and practices of cultural and linguistic competence,,…

April 7, 2023

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Medical Center Deans Discuss Future of Health at GU Black Alumni Summit

(October 23, 2022) — Closing the health-disparities gap in Black communities throughout the U.S. requires a commitment to providing an anti-racism curriculum that teaches…

October 23, 2022

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Latino Medical Students Strive to Increase Health Access and Build a Sense of Community

September 23, 2022

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RJCC Members Launch Ambitious Agenda to Engage GUMC Community

(August 12, 2022) — Since the summer of 2020, the Racial Justice Committee for Change (RJCC) has served as a vehicle for students, faculty and staff dedicated to promoting…

August 12, 2022

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Incoming Medical Students Begin Education with Anti-Racist Curriculum

August 11, 2022

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Medical Students’ Summer Mentoring Program Aims to Increase Underrepresented Students in Medicine

July 31, 2022

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New School of Nursing Guided by Dean’s Strong Vision for Equity, Social Justice

(July 1, 2022) — As Georgetown launches a reconceptualized School of Nursing on July 1, Roberta Waite, EdD, PMHCNS, RN, MSN, ANEF, FAAN, is uniquely poised to lead the school…

July 1, 2022

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At ‘I, Too, Am Georgetown Medicine,’ Medical Students Reflect on Identity and Community

(April 15, 2022) — After expressing concerns about their sense of purpose and the way they build community, medical students held the first “I, Too, Am Georgetown Medicine”…

April 16, 2022

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New Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Longitudinal Track Prepares Medical Students for Leadership Roles

(October 8, 2021) — As a School of Medicine student on the medical education research scholar longitudinal track, L. Tamara Wilson (M’21) expected that she’d simply submit…

October 8, 2021