In a July 1972 press release, School of Nursing Dean Sr. Rita Marie Bergeron announced the creation of a nine-month post-baccalaureate certificate program in nurse-midwifery education. In the 50 years that followed, the program would achieve remarkable success in providing perinatal care to the D.C. community and advocating for the profession of midwifery. |
|
The U.S. State Department recently announced that 49 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral students and alumni from Georgetown University won Fulbright scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year, making the school the top producer of scholars in the U.S. Among the students helping to push Georgetown to the top was global health major Jessica Livney (NHS’22). |
|
Keith Kowalczyk, MD, has been promoted to academic chair, Georgetown University School of Medicine and named physician executive director, MedStar Washington urology service line and chief of service, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Department of Urology. Kowalczyk has been serving in those roles in an interim capacity since August 2021. He stepped into these roles with vigor and enthusiasm, and quickly demonstrated the skills needed to be effective in clinical and academic leadership. |
|
The GUMC Cluster Hire Search Committee invites you to the Job Talks and Chalk Talks from the following cluster hire candidates. RSVP for job talks and chalk talks here. Visit this calendar to stay up to date on future job talks and chalk talks with GUMC Cluster Hire Candidates. Email ofaa@georgetown.edu if you have any questions.
Job Talk: “The Cognitive Neuroscience of Spatial Navigation and Aging: From the Laboratory to the Real World”
Wednesday, March 1, 11:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m., Medical-Dental Building, SW107 and via Zoom
Chalk Talk: Thursday, March 2, 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Medical-Dental Building, SW107 and via Zoom
|
|
Periodically, we are spotlighting one of Georgetown’s Shared Resources, a pool of state-of-the-art equipment, technical expertise and knowledge available to researchers.
The Tissue Culture & Biobanking Shared Resource (TCBSR) provides Georgetown investigators with all tissue culture-related aspects of their work and offers unique services that enable the biobanking of blood and other biofluid specimens obtained from subjects enrolled in various Georgetown studies. Learn more about the TCBSR.
|
|
In honor of Lent, Sr. Celeste Mokrzycki, SSJ, chaplain for the School of Health and School of Nursing, will lead a weekly virtual communal Ignatian Examen, a prayer exercise rooted in Ignatian spirituality, starting February 27. This contemplative prayer can be used by all faith traditions.
Every Monday, February 27 - April 3
12:05 - 12:20 p.m.
|
|
The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) Translational Biomedical Science TL1 Program is offering five Responsible Conduct of Research sessions via Zoom. The series will provide face-to-face training for predoctoral students, postdoctoral fellows and early career investigators in the responsible conduct of research to promote ethical, rigorous and reproducible science. |
|
The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is pleased to announce the launch of their 2023-2024 GHUCCTS Pilot Awards application cycle. Applications are due March 20. Learn more here.
|
|
New predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows are invited to apply for the 2023-2024 NIH TL1 Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) Training Program, funded by the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS). Applicants must be predoctoral students who have completed their qualifying exams in PhD programs at Georgetown or Howard or postdoctoral fellows with primary appointments at Georgetown, Howard, a MedStar institution or the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Apply by May 1. Learn more here.
|
|
The GUMC Faculty Group Coaching Pilot Program is designed to support faculty wellness and enhance career satisfaction and engagement. The spring 2023 program is accepting applications for three pilot groups of 8-10 participants each and it will consist of six 90-minute Zoom sessions every other week March 27 - June 5. All GUMC faculty are eligible. Apply by March 1 and contact ofaa@georgetown.edu with any questions.
|
|
The Second Annual Georgetown Center for Healthy Aging Symposium, “Advancing Knowledge About Aging to Improve Health and Health Care,” will take place July 12. The symposium will include posters, oral presentations and panel discussions on special topics such as new research collaborations, career development, community outreach and grant proposal development. Learn more and submit your abstract here. Contact Bill Rebeck, PhD, or Pamela Saunders, PhD, if you have questions. |
|
Café Georgetown Closing Due to Construction |
To support the ongoing construction work necessary to open the Medical/Surgical Pavilion later this year, MedStar Georgetown must close Cafe Georgetown on the ground floor of the PHC Building as of March 1 until further notice. Starting March 1, one food truck will be on-site Monday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. to serve lunch. Food trucks will be located outside in the space between the PHC Building and the Leavey Center. Different food trucks will be on-site each week to offer a variety of food options. Cash and credit cards will be accepted. |
|
Applied Sport Psychology “PAIRADIME Project” (Keri Kirk)
National Cancer Institute “The CCK-B receptor signaling pathway as a driver of pancreatic cellular plasticity and Carcinogenesis” (Jill Smith)
|
|
Tuesday, February 28
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Via Zoom
Learn the basics of using this reference manager software to create your own personal library of references, manage your research sources, write your citations and bibliography, and share with collaborators.
|
|
Tuesday, February 28
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
The Disability Cultural Initiative is gauging interest in a Disability Employee Resource Group (ERG) to provide employees with opportunities for networking and community-building. Faculty and staff are invited to this session which will be Zoom-captioned. Contact disabilityculture@georgetown.edu with any accessibility requests.
|
|
Tuesday, February 28
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Medical-Dental Building, NE401 and via Zoom
Presented by Hey-Kyoung Lee, PhD, professor, Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University.
|
|
Tuesday, February 28
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
Roberta Waite, EdD, PMHCNS, RN, MSN, ANEF, FAAN, dean of the School of Nursing, will share her vision for the future of the nursing field and the next era of nursing at Georgetown.
|
|
Wednesday, March 1
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn current information necessary for the conduct of clinical research, education and information on hot topics in clinical research, and regulatory updates.
|
|
Thursday, March 2
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Via Zoom
Nathaniel Hendrix, PhD, PharmD, researcher and data scientist, American Board of Family Medicine, Center for Professionalism and Value in Health Care will present this Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds.
|
|
Friday, March 3
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Dario Vignali, PhD, Frank Dixon Chair in Cancer Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Part of the Oncology Grand Rounds Series.
|
|
Friday, March 3
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
|
|
Wednesday, March 8
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn the basics of Tableau Desktop and how to use it to create effective data visualizations for research, articles, presentations, posters, and other scholarly works.
|
|
Friday, March 10
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Linda Carlson, PhD, Enbridge Research Chair in Psychosocial Oncology, full professor in psychosocial oncology, Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, director of research and clinical psychologist, Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre. Lecture followed by Meet the Speaker session at 11:00 a.m. Part of the Survivorship Research Initiative Seminar Series.
|
|
Friday, March 10
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn the latest Zoom features that can enhance your teaching experience and improve student engagement in your classes, including enhanced whiteboard and polling options, communicating with breakout rooms, and post-meeting survey and reporting.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
