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Led by Rebecca Katz, PhD, MPH, a team of global health experts worked with local health and regulatory officials to assess the health system's emergency management infrastructure and workforce capacity in the aftermath of Ebola.
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As an NAI fellow, Georgetown Lombardi's Jeffrey Toretsky, MD, a pediatric oncologist and researcher, joins a prestigious group that includes Nobel laureates, university presidents, and recipients of the U.S. National Medal of Science.
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A recent NIH policy change, championed by Kathryn Sandberg, PhD, has led to exciting new research at Georgetown that demonstrates the importance of studying differences between male and female cells, animals, and humans.
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Studying preeclampsia helps scientists better understand blood pressure and kidney function in women and men. Renal physiologist Crystal West, PhD, studies how the kidney adapts during pregnancy.
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Click here to check out the latest issue of Georgetown Medicine magazine!
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The first phase of construction for the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Medical/Surgical Pavilion is scheduled to start in January. Click here to learn more about this project as well as other construction projects on campus.
Upcoming Online Information Sessions for Executive Master of Science in Health Systems Administration
The new
Executive Master of Science in Health Systems Administration program aims to prepare students to take on executive-level leadership roles within the health care sector. Learn more about the program by participating in an upcoming online information session. RSVP
here for the information session at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17 or RSVP
here for the information session at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21.
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The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named Jeffrey Toretsky, MD, a pediatric oncologist and researcher at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, to its 2017 class of fellows.
Consuming soy foods (such as soy milk, tofu and edamame) and cruciferous vegetables (such as cabbages, kale, collard greens, bok choy, Brussels sproutsand broccoli) may be associated with a reduction in common side effects of breast cancer treatment in breast cancer survivors, say a team of scientists led by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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A paper published December 18 in Nature Geoscience by an international research team recommends an unconventional strategy to look for the possibility of life on Mars. While sedimentary rocks are commonly targeted by those searching for evidence of life on Mars, the article suggests that examining Martian hydrothermal and subsurface environments may be a far more effective approach.
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Lombardi Survivorship Research Initiative
Speaker Series
"The Transition from Person to Patient to Survivor" with James Zabora, ScD
Friday, January 12
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Harris Building, Suite 4100
January Meeting
Tuesday, January 16
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Research Building, Suite 501
Thursday, January 18
3:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center Ballroom
Sign up here and use the sponsor code MEDICINE. Call 1-866-236-3276 if you have any questions about eligibility.
Saturday, January 20
2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
The Piedmont Room, Clyde's of Gallery Place
Connect with alumni and classmates while enjoying complimentary appetizers and a cash bar. RSVP here for a chance to win a Hoya Swag Bag. Hosted by the Medical Student Alumni Ambassadors.
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Executive Master of Science in Health Systems Administration Online Information Sessions
Wednesday, January 17
Wednesday, February 21
The online information sessions will start at 8:00 p.m. The new Executive Master of Science in Health Systems Administration program aims to prepare students to take on executive-level leadership roles within the health care sector. Learn more about the program here.
Health Equity Forums
Thursday, January 18
"Hope and Disabusing Disability: Reflections on Medical Education and Training in Service of Patients"
Speaker: Oluwaferanmi O. Okanlami, MD
Thursday, February 1
"How's Your Heart? Compassion and Medicine: Fostering Compassion in a Contemporary Context"
Speaker: Sylvia Morris, MD (M'98)
Health Equity Forums will be held 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. in the W. Proctor Harvey Clinical Teaching Amphitheater, Medical-Dental Building. Hosted by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
Wednesday, January 31
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Warwick Evans, Building D
Learn more about the new Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs website which includes a new layout for the appointments and promotions process, an online orientation and more. Attendees may participate in person or via Zoom. Contact Karen Bokoski if you have any questions.
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