All Posts: women in STEM
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GWIM Celebrates Achievements of Women in Medicine Individually and Collectively
(December 11, 2021) — Gathering via Zoom, attendees at the Georgetown Women in Medicine (GWIM) Annual Awards Ceremony honored faculty members for their dedication to research, clinical care, teaching, leadership and mentorship, and all newly appointed, promoted and tenured women faculty members. (View a list of these honorees.) “We believe that together, we can further […]
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Family Medicine Professor and Chair Selected for Elite Executive Leadership Program
(June 17, 2021) — Michelle Roett, MD (M’03), MPH, professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine and clinical chief of family medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, joins the Hedwig Van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM®) Program for Women as a fellow in the 2021-2022 […]
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Roett Recognized with AMSA Women Leaders in Medicine Award
(March 12, 2021) — Michelle Roett (M’03), MD, MPH, often shares the story about her first meeting with the chair of the Department of Family Medicine as a medical student. “He asked me where I wanted to be in 10-15 years, and I said I wanted to be a hospitalist, primary care physician, deliver babies, […]
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Georgetown Celebrates Women in Science
(February 11, 2021) — Georgetown University commemorated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11, 2021) with a collection of video messages provided by students and faculty from across campus. Each woman answered the question, “What inspired you to become a scientist?” Video Messages Collection Part I Video Messages Collection Part II […]
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GWIM Honors Outstanding Women in Medicine
(January 31, 2021) — Celebrating excellence in research, mentoring and teaching, the Georgetown Women in Medicine (GWIM) annual awards ceremony honored women faculty members on January 28 via Zoom. After the organization’s fall reception was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Kimberly M. Davis, PhD, GWIM president and associate professor of psychiatry, felt especially motivated […]
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Portrait of Princy Kumar, MD, Adds to ‘Women on the Walls’
(February 13, 2020) — A painted portrait of Princy Kumar, MD, senior associate dean of students and professor of medicine, was unveiled at a celebratory event held February 6 at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. Kumar is also the chief of infectious diseases and travel medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, and has previously […]
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GWIM Unveils Toporowicz Portrait at Awards Ceremony
(December 15, 2019) — In a conversation with pediatrics professor Miriam Toporowicz, MD, artist Gavin Glakas was surprised to learn that there were quotas for women medical students when she attended medical school in Chile. “I thought, ‘Oh, that’s great, that they were trying to encourage women to go to medical school,’” Glakas said, not […]
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GWIM Celebrates Women in Leadership
(October 4, 2019) — At their fall reception, Georgetown Women in Medicine (GWIM) welcomed new and returning female faculty members and celebrated several high profile promotions for GWIM members. “Each year, we start off the academic year with our fall reception as an opportunity to review GWIM’s mission, priorities and GWIM officers, but also to […]
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Georgetown Women in Medicine Celebrates 25 Years
(April 12, 2019) — With the much-anticipated unveiling of a new portrait as part of the Women on the Walls campaign to honor women leaders at the Georgetown University Medical Center, Georgetown Women In Medicine (GWIM) celebrated its 25th anniversary alongside more than a hundred faculty, students, staff and supporters. The April 11 evening event […]
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Medical Student Discusses His Journey to Georgetown at AAAS Annual Meeting
(March 1, 2019) — At the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., researchers, scientists, educators, students and journalists attended sessions on the ways in which science transcends boundaries. However, one boundary that continues to be a challenge for students to cross is the transition from community college to […]
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