Archive: School of Nursing & Health Studies

• School of Nursing & Health Studies Commencement Speaker Calls for Witness and Presence

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Commencement 2022, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• NHS Undergraduates Shed Light on the Effects of COVID-19 in North Korea

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

• Georgetown University Announces Dr. Christopher King as Inaugural Dean for School of Health

  WASHINGTON (May 12, 2022) — Georgetown University announced today the appointment of Christopher J. King, Ph.D., MHSc, FACHE, associate professor and chair of the Department of Health Systems Administration at the School of Nursing & Health Studies (NHS), as dean of its new School of Health when it launches on July 1. “Dr. King has […]

  Category: News Release Tags: new faculty appointment, School of Health, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• Balancing Studies and Motherhood: Student Mothers Share Their Stories

  (May 7, 2022) — Students pursuing careers in health and medicine have a lot to juggle. For these students who became mothers during their studies at Georgetown, the experience was challenging and rewarding, thanks in part to supportive faculty, staff, classmates and family members. “‘The baby will make space for itself and everything else will […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Biomedical Graduate Education, Mother's Day, School of Medicine, School of Nursing & Health Studies, student experience

• NHS Associate Professor Completes Fulbright Work in Czech Republic

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

• Higher COVID-19 Death Rates in the Southern U.S. Due to Behavior Differences

  Category: News Release Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 mortality, epidemiology, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• 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

• ‘The Right Time and the Right Direction:’ NAM President Discusses Georgetown’s Health Sciences Initiative

  (April 9, 2022) — In a conversation with Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia during a virtual community meeting, the president of the National Academy of Medicine characterized Georgetown’s Health Sciences Strategy Initiative (HSSI) as an effort coming at the “right time and the right direction.” Victor J. Dzau, MD, joined DeGioia on April 7 […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Health Sciences Strategy Initiative, School of Medicine, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• NHS Students Volunteer at Community-Based Organization on Day of Service

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: School of Nursing & Health Studies, service to others, student experience

• NHS Visiting Jesuit Chair: ‘Bring Our Moral Tradition to Bear’ Through Imagining Improved Health Systems

  (March 4, 2022) — Using the gift of imagination and leaning into our Jesuit values can help us identify and solve problems within the health care system, said Rev. Michael Rozier, SJ, the School of Nursing & Health Studies’ first Visiting Jesuit Chair in the Department of Health Systems Administration, at the Values Based Lecture, […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Ignatian Year, medical ethics, School of Nursing & Health Studies, Values Based Lecture