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More than 50 Georgetown faculty members from across the university shared research, ideas, goals and recommendations at a recent faculty forum held by Georgetown's
Global Health Initiative, a priority area for GUMC and the university as a whole.
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Inspired by her experiences in medical education, Carrie Chen, MD, PhD, has studied learning experiences and the assessment of learning. As associate dean for assessment and educational scholarship, Chen is helping the School of Medicine continue developing a medical school experience that both supports and educates students.
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The partnership will expand the research and training missions in the biomedical sciences by enhancing the quality of science, technology and education at both institutions.
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By pairing clinicians with medical students when they start medical school, the
Cura Personalis Fellowship supports students' personal and professional development by focusing on leadership, mindfulness and wellbeing, and lifelong learning.
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To mark International HPV Awareness Day (March 4), we re-visit this story about
Richard Schlegel, whose work with colleagues earned him the patents on which the first HPV vaccine was based. The HPV vaccine is effective against more than six kinds of cancer, preventing countless cancer deaths.
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Georgetown Honors Barbara Bayer
Georgetown University has selected Barbara Bayer, PhD, to deliver the 2018 Spring Faculty Convocation "Life of Learning" lecture. Since 1983, Bayer has been a faculty member of the Georgetown University Medical Center, where she has strengthened and enriched the community through her extraordinary leadership, teaching and scholarship. Bayer, professor and chair of neuroscience, is senior associate dean for biomedical graduate education. The
Spring Faculty Convocation is Wednesday, March 21 at 5:00 p.m. in Gaston Hall.
Newport Receives Top Honors in Her Field
Elissa L. Newport, PhD, is the 2018 recipient of the Norman Anderson Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented by the Society of Experimental Psychologists on Saturday, March 3, the annual award recognizes outstanding achievement in experimental psychology in the United States and Canada. Newport is professor of neurology and director of the
Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery at Georgetown University and MedStar National Rehabilitation Network.
Ladan Eshkevari, PhD, CRNA, LAc, director of the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) program, has been selected to serve on the
Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The committee was established to provide independent guidance and expert advice to CMS on specific clinical topics. This appointment will allow Eshkevari to give her expert advice on a variety of pressing federal healthcare issues.
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American Council on Science and Health (news)
Dr. Oz. Dr. Who?
with Ranit Mishori, Feb. 27, 2018
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Georgetown University has partnered with the
Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research. The partnership will expand the research and training missions in the biomedical sciences by enhancing the quality of science, technology and education at both Georgetown and Frederick National Laboratory, the nation's only federal national laboratory wholly focused on discovery and innovation in the biomedical sciences to improve human health.
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Georgetown University's
Global Health Initiative convened a briefing to discuss the state of the U.S. health care financing system, the current status of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansions. The discussion was led by faculty experts and was aimed at health policy-focused embassy and mission officers.
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Monday, March 5
Monday, March 12
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
By appointment only
Wednesday, March 7
4:00 p.m. Screening
6:00 p.m. Q&A
Faculty Dining Room, Hotung Building
Georgetown University Law Center
Tuesday, March 13
4:00 p.m.
Leavey Center, Salon AG
"The Affordable Care Act: Impact on Health Equity, Communities, and Workforce" with Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN, visiting distinguished professor in the practice of health care at the School of Nursing & Health Studies.
Learn more and register
here
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Tuesday, March 13 - Tuesday, May 1
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium
This semester's Mini Medical School will include presentations from expert faculty on traumatic brain injury, immunotherapy, alternative medicine, plastic surgery, obesity and more. Learn more and register here. Email Sulphat Sanni if you have questions.
Thursday, March 15
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The President's Room outside Riggs Library
Faculty and staff are invited to have their headshots taken by the university photographer. No appointment necessary. Headshots will also be taken Friday, April 6.
Thursday, March 22
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Medical-Dental Building, Proctor Harvey Amphitheater
Featuring world-renowned scholars at the forefront of music, arts and stress in health care. Presented by the Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program and the MedStar Institute for Innovation. Learn more
here. Contact
Julia Langley to RSVP.
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Tuesday, March 6
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Medical-Dental Building, NE201C
Join us for a discussion of adversity in color in medicine. Lunch will be provided. Sponsored by the GUSOM Office of Diversity & Inclusion. RSVP
here
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Friday, March 9
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
TBL Space (2nd floor), Dahlgren Memorial Library
Tuesday, March 13
5:00 p.m.
Medical-Dental Building, NE401
Join the Medical Center Graduate Student Organization (MCGSO) for a screening of the movie "Split" and a discussion led by psychiatrist Ana Maria Muniz-Leen, MD. RSVP here. Contact Sikoya Ashburn if you have any questions.
Wednesday, March 14
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Lohrfink Auditorium, Hariri Building
Deval Patrick, JD, managing director at Bain Capital Double Impact and former governor of Massachusetts, will discuss social impact investment, innovation and America's health at this event, hosted by the School of Nursing & Health Studies. Register here.
Thursday, March 15
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Building D, Warwick-Evans
Minority Health Research Speaker Series
Friday, March 23
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
St. Mary's, Room 110
"Using Research to Promote Social Justice and Improve Health in Minority Communities" with Bridgette Brawner, PhD, APRN. Luncheon to follow.
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