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GUMC's Matthew Biel, MD, will co-lead a new Early Childhood Innovation Network with Lee Savio Beers, MD, of the Children's National Health System. The network was announced on Wednesday at a White House event. Read More >
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The National Academy of Inventors has named two GUMC professors to its 2015 class of Fellows - Milton L. Brown, MD, PhD, and Usha N. Kasid, PhD.
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Waddah B. Al-Refaie, MD, FACS, the John S. Dillon Endowed Chair in Surgical Oncology at MGUH and surgeon in chief at Georgetown Lombardi, was recently recognized for his outstanding achievements in medicine. Read More >
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Georgetown Women in Medicine ended its 21st year by celebrating the achievements of female faculty members at a ceremony on Dec. 3.
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At the first policy briefing held during the annual symposium of the Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers, speakers focused on issues related to the cost and value of cancer care.
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Patients have a role to play in minimizing the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria, and at a recent Doctors Speak Out event, panelists shared strategies with attendees concerned about protecting their own health and the public's health.
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 | GUMC IN THE NEWS
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| PRESS RELEASES
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Brain Wars of Star Wars: Fact or Fiction?
"Science fiction is often the driver of science fact." So says Georgetown neuroethicist James Giordano, PhD, MPhil, when asked about one of the most popular science fiction movies, "Star Wars" and the seventh installment: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." |
Two GUMC Researchers Named National Academy of Inventors Fellows
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named two GUMC professors to its 2015 class of Fellows - Milton L. Brown, MD, PhD, and Usha N. Kasid, PhD. |
Georgetown Researcher Leads Effort to Decode Anti-Malarial Drug Resistance
Even as the global malarial pandemic appears to be on a decline, drug resistant malarial parasites are on the rise, says an infectious disease researcher at GUMC, who is taking the lead on a multi-institutional effort to investigate the causes of this growing concern. |
Georgetown University Medical Center Researchers Applaud Proposed NIH Funding
The proposed increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health in the 2016 federal spending bill is "a very encouraging" step towards restoring America's priority for biomedical research and improved human health, says the leader of GUMC. The House voted on the bill Thursday.
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| AROUND CAMPUS
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A Public Health Approach to Gun Violence
A public health approach allows us to put aside political or ideological beliefs, and approach gun violence like any other preventable death burden that can be reduced through common sense measures.
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| | RECENTLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA |
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This @Global_Surgical_Medical_Group (GSMSG) medical specialist is looking at a chest X-ray in a Kurdish refugee camp while attempting to treat the man on the floor, just miles away from ISIS territory. GSMSG was founded by a second-year GUSOM student. |
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Throwback Thursday (Holiday Style) - The inaugural issue of "Starch and Stripes," a publication of the then-School of Nursing, appeared on December 24, 1951, with a Christmas message from the Rev. Edward B. Bunn, SJ, who became Georgetown's president in 1952.
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Happy holidays! #hoyaclinic in the house! The docs with Santa @HoyaMedDLT @medthread @DiverseGUMed
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| UPCOMING GUMC EVENTS
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11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
2115 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Room 106
Washington, D.C.
Thursday, Jan. 28th
12:00 p.m.
Preclinical Science Building, GA2/4 RSVP
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Wednesday, Feb. 17
2:30 p.m.
Hariri Building, Lohrfink Auditorium
Speaker: Patrick Conway, MD, deputy administrator for innovation and quality and chief medical officer at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Wednesday, Feb. 24
4:00 p.m.
Leavey Center, Salons ABC
Speaker: Sister Carol Keehan, DC, president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association of the United States
5:30 p.m.
The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner
1700 Tysons Boulevard
McLean, VA
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