All Posts: School of Medicine
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Georgetown Neuroscience Student Networks with Nobel Laureates at Annual Meeting
Patrick Malone, a student in the MD/PhD program (G’19, M’21), was one of 29 students from the United States selected to attend the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany, which hosted 39 Nobel laureates and 600 young scientists from 84 countries.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Georgetown Physician 'On Call' to Assess Separated Immigrant Children
The long-lasting impacts of the acute stress and trauma being experienced by children separated at the U.S. border is “absolutely terrifying,” a Georgetown expert in childhood development, trauma, and resilience says.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Hoyas Connect With DC Kids Through Annual Summer Sports Camp
For the past six years, Georgetown University School of Medicine first and second-year students have planned and run a weeklong, cost-free sports camp for homeless children living in the D.C. General Family Shelter. They look forward to another one this year.
Category: GUMC Stories
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For Some Bladder Cancer Patients, Simple Test Could Reduce Overtreatment, Ease High Cost
A team of scientists led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers has published a study validating that a new test could be key to reducing the cost of caring for patients with bladder cancer while simultaneously relieving some patients of unnecessary treatment.
Category: News Release
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O’Donnell Named The Nehemiah and Naomi Cohen Chair in Pulmonary Disease Research
Anne E. O’Donnell, MD, a professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine and chief of the division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, was named the Nehemiah and Naomi Cohen Chair in Pulmonary Disease Research at an investiture dinner held June 14.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Georgetown Researchers: Swift Action Needed to Avoid Large Deadly Nipah Outbreak
Georgetown researchers are calling for comprehensive actions to prepare for increasing outbreaks of the killer Nipah virus that will help mitigate the risk of a future pandemic of the disease.
Category: News Release
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CENTILE Colloquium Brings Together Educators from Across the Medical Center
On May 30, the Center for Innovation and Leadership in Education (CENTILE) presented the Fifth Annual Colloquium for GUMC Educators in the Health Professions.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Exciting Research Finding Ushers in New Era in Breast Cancer Treatment
Definitive results from a large international breast cancer study that included Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center show that a genetic test can help determine the course of a woman’s treatment and will ultimately spare many women with the most common subtype of breast cancer from receiving chemotherapy.
Category: GUMC Stories
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School of Medicine Celebrates 166th Graduating Class
On May 20, 181 students received their medical degrees as members of the Georgetown University School of Medicine Class of 2018, the school’s 166th graduating class, at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Exceptional Medical Students Receive Awards at Warwick Evans
Dozens of graduating medical students were recognized at this year’s Warwick Evans Awards Ceremony, which celebrates student accomplishments in research, academic performance, service and leadership.
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