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Three years ago, Melody Wilkinson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FAANP, started taking graduate nursing students to the town of Clay, West Virginia, to do community service and health education.
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As a native Washingtonian, Christopher King, PhD, said it was an honor to be appointed by the Council of the District of Columbia to serve on the commission.
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Georgetown Lombardi researchers Fung Lung Chung, PhD, and Aiwu Ruth He, MD, PhD, are studying whether a green tea extract can prevent the development of liver cancer in patients with cirrhosis.
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For eight weeks this summer, 12 students interning at the Ruesch Center are shadowing physicians, helping with research and engaging with patients.
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Over the last year, Vesna Petronic-Rosic, MD, MSc, MBA, has doubled the number of dermatology faculty, providing new educational experiences for Georgetown medical students and MedStar residents.
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Other News & Announcements
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Spevak Speaks About Addiction at White House Convening
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At a June 25 Office of National Drug Control Policy convening at the White House, Christopher Spevak, MD, MPH, JD, professor of clinical anesthesiology at Georgetown University Medical Center, spoke about expanding the addiction workforce and access to treatment across health care systems. The meeting was attended by national medical, health systems and insurance leaders, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the American College of Academic Addiction Medicine.
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Catch up on highlights from the 2018-2019 academic year at the School of Nursing & Health Studies by checking out their latest annual report
here.
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On the recommendation of the Emergency Committee, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) after a man with Ebola traveled undetected to Goma, a city of about one million people and transportation hub perched on the Rwandan border.
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In the first of its kind study, plastic surgeons at Georgetown University Medical Center found that when a man chose to have a nip or a tuck on his face, it significantly increased perceptions of attractiveness, likeability, social skills or trustworthiness.
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Each fall and spring semester, the Global Health Initiative (GHI) selects a cohort of undergraduate and graduate students to conduct global health research alongside faculty mentors through the GHI Student Fellows Program.
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Wednesday, August 7
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Lohrfink Auditorium, Hariri Building
In the inaugural Edward M. Kovach
Cura Personalis Endowed Lecture, award-winning journalist
Katie Couric will participate in a conversation moderated by
John L. Marshall, MD. Reception with light refreshments to follow. Register
here.
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Gateway Exploration Program Capstone Presentations
Tuesday, July 30
12:00 - 3:00 p.m.
W. Proctor Harvey Clinical Teaching Amphitheater, Medical-Dental Building
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Tuesday, July 23
12:00 p.m.
Virtual
Participants in this webinar will learn about databases designed to deliver key evidence quickly in the clinical context, including Dynamed Plus, ClinicalKey, Essential Evidence Plus and Isabel differential diagnosis generator. Register
here to receive the Zoom webinar information via email.
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Deadline: Wednesday, July 31
5:00 p.m.
The
Bias Reduction and Improvement Coaching (BRIC) Program is a professional development opportunity that will empower faculty and staff to learn more about how to mitigate the impact of unconscious bias in the workplace. The program is open to all GUMC and MedStar faculty and staff. Learn more and apply
here.
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