Homelessness, maternity care, veterans' health and school-based health centers were among the topics that the Health Justice Scholars discussed with Congressional staff members when they visited Capitol Hill for Health Justice Week.
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New programs at Georgetown focused on Catholic clinical ethics, launched in partnership with the Catholic University of America and with the support of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, will prepare students to navigate the moral dimensions of health care delivery.
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Some types of thymic tumors remain relatively indolent but thymic epithelial tumors are more aggressive and rare, Giuseppe Giaccone, MD, PhD, associate director of clinical research at Georgetown Lombardi, explains in this video.
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Georgetown University and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations U.S. have entered into an agreement to explore joint cooperative academic and research initiatives, one of the first formal collaborations between CEPI and an institution of higher learning.
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Melody Wilkinson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, director of the School of Nursing & Health Studies family nurse practitioner program, will be inducted as one of
64 new fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) during their national conference in Denver this June.
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Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN, visiting distinguished professor in the practice at the School of Nursing & Health Studies, gave a talk titled "The Affordable Care Act: Impact on Health Equity, Communities and Workforce" at this year's Values Based Lecture.
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Bayer to be Honored at Rescheduled Convocation
Georgetown University's 2018 Spring Faculty Convocation, honoring Barbara Bayer, PhD, has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 5 at 5:00 p.m. in Gaston Hall. Since 1983, Bayer has served as a member of the faculty at Georgetown University Medical Center. She currently serves as professor and chair of the department of neuroscience and senior associate dean for biomedical graduate education. Bayer will give the "Life of Learning" lecture at the convocation.
Maria Jasin, PhD, the William E. Snee Chair in the developmental biology program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, will give a keynote address titled "Protecting the Genome by Homologous Recombination (and Its Utility for Genome Editing)" at the 16th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference on Wednesday, April 18 at 12:00 p.m. at the Healey Family Student Center. Learn more about the conference here.
Neuroscience Student to Attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Patrick Malone, an MD/PhD candidate in neuroscience, has been selected to attend the prestigious Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany this June. The meeting will bring together 43 Nobel Laureates and the world's top young scientists, including undergraduates, PhD students and post-doc researchers. Read more about the meeting
here.
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Georgetown University and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations U.S. have entered into an agreement to explore joint cooperative academic and research initiatives, one of the first formal collaborations between CEPI and an institution of higher learning.
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A student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School joined Georgetown Law and School of Medicine faculty, students, and a fellow from the Cato Institute for a discussion hosted by the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. The group discussed greater school security measures, funding, mental health efforts, and other ways to prevent more mass shootings that both preserve public health and the Second Amendment.
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Wednesday, April 4
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Dahlgren Memorial Library, TBL Space (2nd floor)
Join DML librarians and
Jeff Weinfeld, MD,
to learn about iOS and Android applications that can assist in answering clinical questions at the point-of-care. Refreshments provided.
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Wednesday, April 4
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Medical-Dental Building, Proctor Harvey Amphitheater
Featuring networking opportunities, a panel discussion and breakout sessions, this StartupHoyas Med event will focus on what it takes to build a health care startup. Learn more and RSVP
here.
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12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Pre-Clinical Science Building, GF-1
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Workshop
Tuesday, April 10
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Warwick-Evans, Building D
Register here (required).
Grand Rounds: "Medical Student Well-Being: The Imperative for Addressing the Learning Environment"
Wednesday, April 11
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Medical-Dental Building,
Proctor Harvey Amphitheater
Register here (required).
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Saturday, April 14
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium
Learn how to perform evaluations for survivors of human rights abuses and advocate for their legal status in immigration court. Hosted by the GUSOM chapter of
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR). Learn more and register
here.
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Saturday, April 21
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Medical-Dental Building
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Wednesday, April 4
5:00 p.m.
Pre-Clinical Science Building, GA 2/4
A reflective, community-building event open to all students, faculty and staff across GUSOM, "I, Too, Am Georgetown" aims to create an opportunity to discuss and reaffirm the values of our profession and institution. Learn more and register
here.
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Friday, April 6
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The President's Room outside Riggs Library
Faculty and staff are invited to have their headshots taken by the university photographer. No appointment necessary.
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Friday, April 6
3:00 p.m.
Medical-Dental Building, NE401 (Pharmacology Library)
"The evolving saga of mu opioids and their receptors: It's all in the telling of the tail" with Gavril W. Pasternak, MD, PhD. Reception to follow.
Friday, April 13
3:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Medical-Dental Building Podium
Rain Location: Pre-Clinical Science Building, Room LA-6
Friday, April 13
5:00 p.m. Soul Food Reception
6:00 p.m. Performances
Medical-Dental Building, Proctor Harvey Amphitheater
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Wednesday, April 18
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Healey Family Student Center
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Monday, April 23
8:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium
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