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The newly named director of diversity and inclusion brings her expertise and passion for working with diverse student populations to the School of Medicine.
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Two events organized by the School of Medicine encouraged participants to reflect on and draw inspiration from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.
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New guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network broaden the hereditary cancer genetic testing criteria.
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Midwife Ebony Marcelle (NHS’05) has dedicated herself to improving health outcomes for black women and their babies through care and social justice.
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When HelenMarie Dolton graduated from GU's nursing program in 1953, she left campus with a bachelor’s degree, lifelong friendships and an elevator operator’s license.
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Other News & Announcements
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Last week, President DeGioia and Edward Healton marked the official launch of the decanal search by charging the search committee. Please
read this important message about the search and how you can participate in this process by providing input regarding the qualifications and qualities of our next Dean for Medical Education at an upcoming listening session.
Decanal Search Listening Sessions
Students:
February 4: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., SW107 Med Dent
Georgetown Community:
February 10: 5:00 - 6:30 p.m., SW107 Med Dent
February 11: 7:30 - 9:00 a.m., SW107 Med Dent
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Interim Dean for Research Moshe Levi, MD, has established a new seminar series that showcases the work of leading investigators in a variety of fields. The series debuts on
Thursday, February 6 at 4 p.m. with speaker
Scott Friedman, MD, of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (pictured left).
See details here.
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All are invited to join Georgetown Women in Medicine and the GUMC community for the unveiling the portrait of Dean Princy N. Kumar (pictured right) on
Thursday, February 6, at 5:30 p.m. in the North/Front Lobby of the Med-Dent Building.
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Want to Mentor a First Generation Georgetown Med Student?
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The GUSOM Generation I Program is seeking new mentors for medical students who identify as first generation. Established in 2018, the program is a community of Georgetown medical students, faculty and alumni who are the first in their family to attend college/professional school and/or the first in their families born in the United States. The program’s mission is to build an inclusive home for Georgetown's first generation medical students and provide alumni, faculty and staff the opportunity to give back to their communities in an impactful way through mentorship.
Sign up here by
February 7 to be a mentor.
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Mishori Appointed PHR Senior Medical Advisor
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Physicians for Human Rights named Ranit Mishori, MD, MHS, FAAFP, professor of family medicine, as its senior medical advisor. She will provide strategic counsel, technical and research leadership for a range of PHR programs and projects, including PHR’s burgeoning work to promote clinician engagement in policy discussions and advocacy at the highest domestic and international levels. Mishori directs the family medicine department’s global health initiatives and its health policy and health & media fellowship programs.
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GUMC Community Members Honored
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Recently, Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia
honored (video) several GUMC staff/AAP with the 2019 President’s Excellence Award. We congratulate the winners and thank them for their outstanding service to our university.
Kelly Blevins
University Counsel
Office of General Counsel
L. Whitman Brown
Associate Dean and Chief of Operations
School of Medicine
Elizabeth Song
Assistant Dean of Administration and Finance
Biomedical Graduate Education
Shawn Rousseau
Facility Manager
Division of Comparative Medicine
Susan Martin
Director, Environmental Health and Safety
Georgetown University Medical Center
Sharon Levy
Business Administrator
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Karen Howenstein (C'93)
Senior Administrative Officer and Business Manager
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
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This week, we learned of the death of Bennett Jenson, MD, who was a pathologist and immunologist at Georgetown from 1980 to 2000. During his time here, Jenson recruited Dick Schlegel, MD, PhD, and, together with Shin-Je Ghim, they researched human papillomavirus (HPV). The three are co-inventors of the technology that led to the HPV vaccine.
Schlegel penned this tribute to his longtime collaborator and friend.
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Georgetown experts weigh in on the decision of the World Health Organization Emergency Committee to declare the 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease outbreak that began in Wuhan, China, a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
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The World Health Organization should facilitate a multidisciplinary committee to develop a “global action plan” to help bring the 2019-nCoV outbreak under control, say three Georgetown University global health security and law experts.
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Georgetown global health security and legal experts disagreed with the World Health Organization Emergency Committee’s decision to decline to declare the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
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Georgetown global health and security experts reacted to the World Health Organization Director-General’s delay in a decision on whether or not to declare the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
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Georgetown University global health experts say the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s decision to screen airline passengers arriving from central China for a new virus creates many challenges.
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Gut Bacteria May Be One Culprit for Increase of Colorectal Cancer in Younger People
Preliminary findings of an ongoing Georgetown Lombardi study point out how differences in the bacteria that comprise what is known as the body’s microbiome could affect cancer outcomes to varying degrees.
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New Drug Prevents Liver Damage, Obesity and Glucose Intolerance in Mice on High-Fat Diet
Mice given a new drug targeting a key gene involved in lipid and glucose metabolism could tolerate a high-fat diet regimen (composed of 60% fat from lard) without developing significant liver damage, becoming obese, or disrupting their body’s glucose balance.
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Washington, DC, asthma rates are among the highest in the nation. After learning this, two McCourt School students created “Breathe Easy,”
an effort
that helps community health workers facilitate home visits, identify environmental triggers that can exacerbate asthma symptoms, and provide families with resources and long-term managed care plans.
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Tuesday, February 4
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Maguire Hall 303
Featuring Hank Tomlinson, MD, director of the CDC’
s
Division of Global HIV & TB.
Global Health Initiative
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Wednesday, February 5
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Building D, Warwick Evans Conference Room
Elliott Crooke, PhD, Priscilla Furth, MD, and John Kraemer talk about the appointment and promotion process for tenure line faculty and new UCRT policy and changes.
Register. Contact
Karen Bokoski for Zoom option.
Sponsored by the Office for Faculty and Academic Affairs
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Special Health Policy and Public Health Grand Rounds: A Viewer's Guide to Health Care in the 2020 Elections
Thursday, February 6
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Goldberg Auditorium,
Gorman Building
Medstar Georgetown
University Hospital
Featuring Kaiser Health News’ Julie Rovner
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Thursday, February 6
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
New Research Bldg. Auditorium
Scott Friedman, MD, of Icahn School of Medicine. Reception follows. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Research.
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Dean Princy N. Kumar
Portrait Unveiling
Thursday, February 6
5:30 p.m.
North/Front Lobby
Med-Dent Building
Presented by Georgetown University School of Medicine and Georgetown Women in Medicine.
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Friday, February 7
Noon to 1 p.m.
Basic Science Building
Room 239
Presented by Rebecca Evangelista, MD. Zoom and recording options available.
Register online.
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Saturday, February 8
8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Social Room
Healey Family Student Center
Learn what it takes to build a startup. Sponsored by StartupHoyas MED.
Register.
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Monday, February 10
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Copley Formal Lounge
A talk by author Harriet Washington. Co-sponsored by the GU Medical Humanities Program, Georgetown Humanities Initiative, GU
Journalism Program, GUSOM Literature & Medicine Track, The Lannan Center for Poetics & Social Practice, and Howard University Graduate School.
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