All Posts: School of Health

• School of Health Student Presents Foundational Cancer Research at International Conference

  School of Health student Keerthana Ramanathan (H’26) presented her team’s foundational cancer research at the 37th International Papillomavirus Conference (IPVS) in Bangkok, Thailand, in October. The IPVS is the primary international research conference for human papillomavirus (HPV).

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer research, Georgetown Lombardi, HPV, research, School of Health, student research

• School of Health Dean Christopher King Receives the 2025 Vincent C. Gray Health Equity Award

  The District of Columbia Hospital Association (DCHA) has selected Christopher J. King, PhD, MHSc, FACHE, dean of Georgetown’s School of Health, as a recipient of the 2025 Vincent C. Gray Health Equity Award.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: faculty honors, School of Health

• School of Health Event Focuses on Emotional Intelligence

  Philanthropist Deborah Sawaf led an interactive session exploring emotional intelligence as a tool for global well-being, leadership and human connection on Oct. 8.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: School of Health, student experience, well-being

• National Academy of Medicine Inducts Merenstein

  Georgetown’s Dan Merenstein, MD, was inducted into the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) on Saturday, October 18.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: faculty honors, National Academy of Medicine, School of Health, School of Medicine

• Georgetown Unveils Interdisciplinary Building in Downtown D.C.; Houses Several GUMC Grad Programs

  Georgetown celebrated the opening of its new educational hub at 111 Massachusetts Ave. in downtown Washington, D.C., on the university’s Capitol Campus. The new building is home to the School of Health’s graduate degree programs and the Berkley School of Nursing’s PhD in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Berkley School of Nursing, Capitol Campus, School of Health

• School of Health Associate Professor Awarded Magis Prize for Research on Protein Receptors

  Blythe Shepard, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Human Science in the School of Health, received Georgetown University’s Magis Prize for her research on understudied proteins that may lead to new ways to treat disease.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: faculty honors, School of Health

• New Report from Capital Area Food Bank Identifies Troubling Trends in Food Insecurity

  A new report on hunger from the Capital Area Food Bank found that the percentage of people experiencing very low food security in the Washington, D.C., area has increased to 22%, meaning that about 820,000 adults locally are skipping meals or eating smaller portions.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: community engagement, community health, food insecurity, School of Health

• Cultivating a ‘Get To’ Mindset, Honoring the Call to Serve

  Health care leader, author and philanthropist Quint Studer delivered a lecture on September 4 in Gaston Hall, challenging attendees to cultivate what he described as a “get to” mindset.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Berkley School of Nursing, health care systems, School of Health

• School of Health Student Reflects on Her Summer Working With Rohingya Refugees

  Less than two weeks after returning from her summer volunteer work with refugees in Bangladesh, Isra Satiar (H’26) drew on her experiences when addressing the 1,600 members of Georgetown’s Class of 2029 during Georgetown’s New Student Convocation on August 23.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: global health, people for others, Rohinga refugees, School of Health, student achievement, student experience

• School of Health Adds New Graduate Programs; Expands to Capitol Campus

  As the School of Health begins its fourth academic year, it does so with new programs, a second campus and aspirations to advance the school’s mission.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Capitol Campus, graduate education, School of Health