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For the Georgetown University School of Medicine Class of 2016, four years of hard work culminated at noon on March 18 at the annual event known as Match Day.
Match Day excitement caught on tape!
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HOYA Clinic student volunteers presented six posters at the Society of Student Run Free Clinics Conference, markedly increasing their participation at the international event.
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During spring break, international health major Neena Aggarwal (NHS'17) participated in a service trip to Honduras with the Georgetown University Global Medical Brigade. Read More >
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Mary A. Furlong, MD (MS'91, M'95, R'00), shares her perspective on education as a professor at Georgetown University Medical Center.
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The group gives young people an avenue to forge professional connections through happy hours and other events, while channeling their dedication to increase awareness and funding for cancer research at Georgetown Lombardi.Read More >
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Please join Executive Vice President for Health Sciences and Executive Dean Edward B. Healton for a GUMC Community Meeting on Monday, April 4 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the GA24 Preclinical Science Building. All faculty and staff are invited to attend.
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GUMC is holding an Instagram photo contest! Simply follow @gumedcenter on Instagram and post a GUMC picture with the hashtag #GUMCandMe and you could win a $50 Starbucks gift card! The contest will run from March 21 - April 1 and the winner will be announced April 8. Happy posting! |
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Anton Wellstein, MD, PhD, has been appointed as deputy director of the Center for Cell Reprogramming. Wellstein has been involved with the center since its inception and is the director of its GI biology program.
Plus: Find out which family medicine professor is being recognized for her work with asylum seekers.
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(Click here to view ongoing media coverage of the Zika virus outbreak with Georgetown faculty)
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| PRESS RELEASES
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10-Minute Urine Test Can Measure Specific Compounds from Food Consumed
Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi have developed a method that can quickly evaluate specific food compounds in human urine. They say their method could one day replace unreliable food logs used in population studies examining the effects of diet on cancer and will also help scientists accurately identify the most beneficial anticancer foods. Read More > |
West Africa, Ebola and the Threat of Zika
Rapid testing for the Zika virus is a critical need in the recent Ebola-affected countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, says a Georgetown University professor, because of the recent Zika outbreak on nearby Cape Verde and the similarity in symptoms between Zika and early Ebola. Read More > |
Georgetown Scholar Available to Discuss WHO Report on Health and Environmental Impacts
Georgetown professor Laura Anderko, PhD, RN, points out that environmental harms unfairly impact the most vulnerable people in the world. Read More > |
| AROUND CAMPUS
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In February, the team launched Project Road to Health in Luwero, Uganda to improve the access to the region's only maternal health clinic, Shanti Uganda. So far they have rebuilt 1.3 km of the Nabagaya Road.
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| | RECENTLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA |
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Match Day @gumedcenter @medthread @Sting64r! Congrats to @Georgetown NHS alumnae Katherine Rogan & Karen Pereira!
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The #GUfarmersmarket is back for the spring! by Instagram user: april28th
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Hugs & congratulations to all Hoyas who matched today!
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| UPCOMING GUMC EVENTS
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12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Med-Dent, W. Proctor Harvey Clinical Teaching Amphitheater
Registration
9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Kellogg Conference Center 800 Florida Ave. NE, Washington, DC Registration
Wednesday, March 23
5:00 p.m. Reception
5:30 p.m. Lecture and Q&A
Med-Dent, SW 107
Speaker: Sheldon Rubenfeld, MD, FACP, FACE
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium
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Saturday, April 16
6:00 a.m. (9:00 a.m. for 5K run/walk)
Yates Field House
Wednesday, April 20
5:30 p.m.
The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner
1700 Tysons Boulevard
McLean, Va.
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