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Learning about a Smithsonian exhibit on infectious diseases from Dan Lucey, MD, MPH, adjunct professor of medicine and exhibit collaborator, was an "incredible opportunity," according to Sara Rotenberg (NHS'20).
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Applying to medical school can be a long process but thanks to a mentoring program with the School of Medicine, pre-med students in Biomedical Graduate Education programs don't have to go through it alone.
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A popular selectives course led by Christopher Spevak, MD, JD, MPH, professor of clinical anesthesiology, gives medical students valuable insights into the complex issues surrounding the opioid epidemic.
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Since its founding, the Georgetown University Postdoctoral Association has established and maintained a much-needed community and infrastructure for postdoctoral fellows spread across fields such as oncology, neurology, pharmacology and neuroscience.
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With support from NIH T32 training grants, the tumor biology and neural injury and plasticity programs at Georgetown University Medical Center educate future biomedical researchers with a focus on mentoring to help them achieve their goals.
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Dr. Healton Extends a Warm Welcome
This past week, Edward B. Healton, MD, MPH, executive vice president for health sciences at Georgetown University Medical Center and executive dean at Georgetown University School of Medicine, shared his "welcome back" message with our community. "The beginning of the academic year is ... a moment to reinvigorate the guiding principles of our community. As we individually reflect and act on those community values through our sustained community engagement, and continue to build a culture of mutual respect, accountability and responsibility, we create special moments of civic grace." Read the full message
here.
Georgetown University Medical Center has established a new Office of Health Data Science and Informatics, which will be led by Subha Madhavan, PhD, in her new role as the inaugural chief data scientist and associate dean for health data science and informatics. Click
here to read the announcement.
Retirement of Sheila Zimmet
After many years of service across numerous roles at Georgetown University, Sheila Zimmet, BSN, JD, senior associate vice president for regulatory affairs, has retired effective this month. During this transition,
Mary Schmiedel, JD, will assume the roles of research integrity officer and GUMC conflict of interest officer.
Schmiedel will be assisted in these roles by Melat (Mel) Dereje. Learn more here.
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What is creativity, and can it be enhanced - safely - in a person who needs a boost of imagination? In a newly published article in Creativity Research Journal, Georgetown experts debate the growing use of electrical devices that stimulate brain tissue to improve various forms of creative cognition.
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Use of probiotics is linked to reduced need for antibiotic treatment in infants and children, according to a review of studies that probed the benefits of probiotics published by an international team that included Daniel Merenstein, MD, a professor in the Department of Family Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine.
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A new study published by a team led by Georgetown University Medical Center researchers finds that despite expectations following the Affordable Care Act (ACA)'s Medicaid expansion, there was no increased use of complex surgical procedures at high volume hospitals among ethnic/racial minorities and low-income populations.
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Georgetown psychology professors Anna Johnson and Deborah Phillips will lead one of the most comprehensive contemporary longitudinal studies of public pre-kindergarten outcomes, using a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The study will examine the processes that support self-regulatory skills for children kindergarten through fourth-grade.
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Wednesdays (September 26 - November 28)
1:20 - 3:20 p.m.
Hotung Faculty Lounge, Eric E. Hotung Building, Georgetown University Law Center
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Thursday, September 27
12:00 p.m.
Virtual
Register here for the next webinar, "Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Medical Education." Learn more about the webinar series here.
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October 2 - November 27
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium
Led by Georgetown University Medical Center faculty, this seminar series will cover topics in the biomedical sciences. Click here to see the full course schedule. Register here.
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Thursday, October 4
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Pre-Clinical Science Building, Room GA 2/4
Friday, October 5
9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium
A two-day workshop to help graduate students and postdoctoral trainees find careers that match their interests and goals. Featuring advice from executive recruiter
Toby Freedman, PhD. Register
here.
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Wednesday, September 26
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Dahlgren Memorial Library, BACC Classroom, Lower Level
Learn the basic elements of REDCap project creation, including basic terminology, data entry and report building. Hosted by
Shruti Rao. Register
here.
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Thursday, September 27
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Pre-Clinical Sciences Building,
Room GA 2/4
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Thursday, September 27
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Lombardi Atrium
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Wednesday, October 3
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Bulldog Tavern, Healey Family Student Center
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Tuesday, October 9
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Medical-Dental Building, NE201C
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