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Nearly 200 students joined the professional ranks of future physicians during their White Coat Ceremony, an annual tradition that marks the official start of a medical student's career.
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Neuroethicists seek to address the myriad ethical and legal questions engendered by the use of neuroscience in medicine, daily life and public health.
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First- and second-year medical students volunteered for the annual Service Day, providing community service to five D.C.-area organizations.
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The School of Nursing & Health Studies' Translational Health Science Internship enables students to study the basic science and clinical effects of viruses that cause respiratory infections in children and adolescents.
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| GUMC IN THE NEWS
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Dr. Liza Gold was interviewed by NBCnews.com about depression and addiction in the wake of Robin Williams' suicide.
Dr. Jesse Goodman, Dr. Kevin Donovan, Dr. Daniel Lucey and Dr. Kevin FitzGerald conducted several interviews about Ebola (ethics, experimental therapies, transmission) with news outlets including:
The New York Times, The Diane Rehm Show, WTOP, WTOP (live), CNN, Bloomberg, AFP, USA Today, CBS News Radio,The Scientist, WNYC, National Journal, The Kojo Nnamdi Show and Fox 5 (Washington).
Dr. Goodman and Dr. Donovan also participated in a press briefing about Ebola hosted by the O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law, which generated media coverage from the Associated Press, Nature, National Geographic, CNN.com,USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Reuters and Catholic Online.
WTOP interviewed Dr. John Marshall about reasons for the high cost of prescription drugs.
Dr. Maral Skelsey talked to The Washington Post about a form of skin cancer common in dark-skinned people.
Dr. Janice Krupnick was interviewed for by "Voices in the Family" on WHYY (Philadelphia) about mental health issues of female veterans.
Dr. Ben Walker was interviewed by an Anguilla TV show during a recent visit to the island to consult medical students who are setting up a free clinic modeled after the HOYA Clinic.
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| AROUND CAMPUS
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Experts from Georgetown Law and the Georgetown University Medical Center hosted a teleconference to discuss the legal and ethical issues that surround the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
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| | RECENTLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA |
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Video: Jack the Bulldog does his school shopping before classes begin at Georgetown University School of Medicine. See more GUMC on Vimeo > |
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It's mid-August and there's still time to purchase your tickets for the 28th Annual Lombardi Gala! Please visit http://lombardigala.georgetown.edu/about for tickets and further information. See more Georgetown Lombardi on Facebook > |
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First-year medical students form strong bonds during
team-building exercises during orientation.
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| UPCOMING GUMC EVENTS
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Wednesday, August 27, 10:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Pre-Clinical Sciences Building
Red Cross Blood Drive
Sponsor: School of Medicine
Saturday, September 13, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Hilton Rockville
MedStar Cancer Education Symposium
Sponsors: MedStar Georgetown Cancer Network and The Ruesch Center
Thursday, October 2, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Georgetown University Conference Center
Third Annual Biomedical
Informatics Symposium
Thursday November 13, to Friday, November 14
Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center
Chairs: Howard J. Federoff, MD, PhD
and Joachim Sturmberg, MD
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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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