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Kevin FitzGerald, PhD, SJ, a Jesuit priest, Georgetown bioethicist and cancer researcher at Georgetown Lombardi, has been appointed by Pope Francis to serve as a consultor to the Pontifical Council for Culture.
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With perspectives ranging from the macro to the micro, two GUMC fellowship programs share a common goal: to position physicians for success in increasingly diverse health care settings.
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Neil Weissman, MD, GUMC professor and president of MedStar Health Research Institute, has been named president of the American Society of Echocardiography, the largest international organization for cardiac imaging.
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Carole Roan Gresenz, PhD, is co-author of a new study that looks at how the rate of uninsurance in a community impacts the health care received by the insured. Read More > |
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A student in the Nurse-Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Program at the School of Nursing & Health Studies helped deliver a fellow student's baby shortly after learning they were in the same program.
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Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, PhD, MHSc, has been honored by the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry for her work in advancing understanding of diversity in children's mental health. Read More > |
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| GUMC IN THE NEWS
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CDMRP featured Dr. Aykut Üren and his research to find a drug that could prevent osteosarcoma, the most common bone tumor in children.
Science magazine and FastCompany interviewed Dr. James Giordano about U.S. research efforts to restore memory to soldiers with traumatic brain injury.
In a Washington Post TV video, Dr. Kori Hudson discusses a helmet device being studied with the Georgetown lacrosse team for detecting concussions.
Dr. James Giordano comments on mind-wandering software in New Scientist.
Dr. Jessica Phillips-Silver (Dr. Rauschecker postdoc) was interviewed by CBC radio about beat deafness (interview in French). |
| AROUND CAMPUS
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Georgetown will begin an online version of its master of professional studies in technology management beginning in January 2015. The online format takes the degree to the next level of availability for individuals focused on business innovation and leadership in the industry.
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| | RECENTLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA |
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Dr. Jennifer Huang co-lead author & grad Maria Martin co-author of @PLOSONE article on HIV, HCV prevalence in China.
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Washington, DC has the highest rates of breast cancer in the country and for 10 years Capital Beast Care Center has been removing barriers to breast cancer screening services in the DMV region. Help support CBCC's amazing work! See more Georgetown Lombardi on Facebook > |
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The Department of Anesthesia took home First Place at our Lauerman Cup Invitational Golf Tournament.
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| UPCOMING GUMC EVENTS
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Wednesday, July 30, 12:10 p.m.
Dahlgren Chapel
St. Ignatius Feast Day Celebration
RSVP for lunch by July 24
Monday, September 22, 4:30 p.m.
Georgetown University
NHS McAuley Lecture
Featuring Christine Candio, MPA, RN, FACHE
Saturday, October 18, 6:00-11:30 p.m.
Washington Hilton
Tickets on sale now!
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