GUMC Update is a biweekly online newsletter highlighting recent events, news stories and more from the Georgetown University Medical Center community.
April 15, 2019 (Special Edition) Highlights Include: – The addition of Deus Bazira and his team marks a transformative opportunity to expand Georgetown’s global footprint in pursuit of health equity. – After growing up in a community ravaged by HIV/AIDS, Deus Bazira has spent his career focused on supporting countries around the world build health care systems and improve the quality of care and patient safety.
April 14, 2019 Highlights Include: – Georgetown Women In Medicine (GWIM) celebrated its 25th anniversary with more than a hundred faculty, staff and supporters. – Jennifer Huang Bouey, PhD, MPH, associate professor of international health, delivered the 2019 Values Based Lecture on the health challenges immigrants face. – Georgetown convened global health experts and direct health care providers representing religious organizations for a two-day workshop in Rome to address the spread of antimicrobial resistance.
March 31, 2019 Highlights Include: – Georgetown Lombardi Director Louis Weiner Has Received a 2019 AACR Distinguished Public Service Award. – Over two weeks, medical students brightened the hallways outside the anatomy lab of the Pre-Clinical Science Building with paintings depicting a cherry blossom tree, Georgetown’s iconic Healy Hall at sunset and inspiring words of wisdom. – An alternative spring break experience to Oaxaca, Mexico provoked both reflection and introspection for this NHS student.
