“In Pursuit of Racial Justice”
Thursday, February 25
4:00 pm
Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia joins EVP Edward B. Healton and our community for a discussion on racial justice initiatives at the Medical Center.
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Head Start has selected the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development to lead the new National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety. |
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The School of Medicine Executive Council and Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion have launched a Black History Month social media campaign featuring students and faculty. Check out their posts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday this month. Stay connected with the campaign by monitoring @gusomexeccouncil on Facebook, @gusomexec on Instagram and #GUSOMOurStory .
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Tuesday, February 16
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, February 17
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, February 17
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Learn more and RSVP here.
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Wednesday, February 24
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
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LaTasha Seliby Perkins, MD, has been appointed to serve on the National Kidney Foundation’s Health Equity Advisory Committee. The new committee is responsible for leading the foundation’s health equity, community health and social justice efforts through research, education and partnerships. Learn more here.
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Laura Anderko, PhD, RN, the Robert and Kathleen Scanlon Chair in Values Based Health Care at the School of Nursing & Health Studies, will serve on a new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee looking at PFAS, an environmental contaminant. The“Guidance on PFAS Testing and Health Outcomes” committee is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Read more here.
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David H. Song, MD, MBA, FACS, has been appointed interim chair of the Department of Surgery at the School of Medicine. Song currently serves as professor and chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the School of Medicine, interim physician executive director of MedStar Integrated Surgical Services, and physician executive director MedStar Plastic and Reconstructive Service. As interim chair, he will oversee the department’s undergraduate and graduate medical education, provide leadership in developing opportunities for research in surgery, and support and mentor faculty. Learn more here.
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The Staff/AAP Council will host an open meeting on Wednesday, February 17 at 9:30 a.m. Participants will meet the current representatives on the Staff/AAP Council, learn about their work and meet Tony Kinslow, vice president and chief human resources officer. RSVP and submit questions and comments here. Learn more here.
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Following the January 28 pause on in-person hybrid courses due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, graduate hybrid courses resumed operations as of February 15. However, the pause on undergraduate hybrid courses will continue through March 1. Learn more here.
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For the latest updates on the status of the MedStar Georgetown Medical Surgical Pavilion, including the status of the excavation process, the installation of tower cranes and the below-ground concrete structure, click here.
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The Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation Metro Washington Chapter, in partnership with Georgetown University, will honor Francis Collins, MD, director of the National Institutes of Health with the Eagle Award on February 24 at 4:00 p.m. Learn more and RSVP here.
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Contributing to the global fight against COVID-19, Timothy O’Neill (L ’77) and Linda O’Neill (N ’77) are committing $10 million to the O’Neill Institute to fund a new Center for Transformational Health Law, which will focus on the changing legal and policy environment during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Tuesday, February 16
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Sushant Kachhap, PhD, assistant professor, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, presents “Supraphysiological Testosterone: Engaging the Immune System in Prostate Cancer.” Sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology. Join via Zoom.
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Tuesday, February 16
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
A talk presented by Christopher J. King, PhD, MHSc, FACHE, associate professor and chai, Department of Health Systems Administration, School of Nursing & Health Studies in honor of Black History Month. RSVP by email: Gregory Thornton, gt273@georgetown.edu.
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Wednesday, February 17
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Keith Syson Chan, PhD, associate professor, academic pathology, Samuel Oschin Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, presents “Dying Cells-Induced Non-Classical Mechanisms of Therapeutic Resistance.” Join via Zoom.
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Microaggressions, Hostile Comments, Illegal Discrimination: What do We Do Now? |
Wednesday, February 17
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, February 17
6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
The theme of this year’s event is “#BlackDoctorsMatter: Enriching Medicine Since 1837.” Students and clinicians of all backgrounds will engage in candid discussion around the experience of interacting with the medical field as a Black person and through this dialogue process solutions to navigating and addressing the multi-layered disparities that face the Black community. Sponsored by the Georgetown Student National Medical Association and Office of the President. RSVP.
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Thursday, February 18
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Kathy Maguire-Zeiss, PhD, professor and chair, Department of Neuroscience, Georgetown University Medical Center, discusses “Molecular Targets that Alter Neuroinflammation.” Sponsored by Georgetown Department of Medicine & GHUCCTS. To register email: Emily Bujold (eab159@georgetown.edu).
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Friday, February 19
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Paul Kolm, PhD, associate director in the Department of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics at MedStar Health Research Institute, presents “Bayesian Analysis - Alternative to Frequentist Analysis.” Register.
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Friday, February 19
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
This session focuses on equity in health professions education. Participants select one article to discuss in breakout rooms; lessons will be shared with the full group. Sponsored by CENTILE. Register.
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Friday, February 19
3:00 p.m.
The 18th annual John Collins Harvey will feature a conversation with Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. The conversation will be moderated by Myles Sheehan, MD, SJ, director of the Pellegrino Center. RSVP here.
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Monday, February 22
3:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
This ceremony, themed “Innovation in the Time of COVID-19: Meeting the Challenge,” honors achievement in innovation and commercialization at Georgetown. Featuring speakers Lee Gehrke, PhD, Hermann von Helmholtz Professor in the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science and Professor of Microbiology and Immunobiology at Harvard Medical School, and Irene Bosch, PhD, co-founder and CTO of E25Bio and adjunct professor at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. Sponsored by the Office of Technology Commercialization. Register.
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Tuesday, February 23
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
“Change the Narrative, Save Lives: Clinical Trial Participation and Vaccine Concerns” is the theme of this session in a series promoting clinical research awareness, diversity in research, and community engaged research through virtual outreach efforts. Register.
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Wednesday, February 24
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Must commit to the full duration of the session. Presented by Megha Shah Fitzpatrick, MD, attending and associate professor, pediatric critical care medicine, vice chair of pediatrics, education, pediatric clerkship director, GUSOM, pediatric patient safety officer, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, and Keisha Bell, MD, vice chair of pediatrics, inpatient operations, chief, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Division of Pediatric Critical Care. Part of the Teaching for Inclusion and Equity (TIE) winter/spring 2021 series. RSVP.
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Thursday, February 25
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Join the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs (OFAA) and Vice Chair of the Committee on Appointments and Promotions (CAP) Vicente Notario to learn more about the appointment and promotion process for Clinical and Biomedical faculty tracks. Contact Karen Bokoski with questions. Register.
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Thursday, February 25
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
Featuring Marc Reitman, MD, PhD, senior investigator, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health Note: CME/CE credit is being offered for this seminar. Join via Zoom.
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Thursday, February 25
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Join the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs (OFAA) and Vice Chair of the Committee on Appointments and Promotions (CAP) Vicente Notario to learn more about the appointment and promotion process for Clinical and Biomedical faculty tracks. Contact Karen Bokoski with questions. Register.
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Thursday, February 25
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
Featuring Marc Reitman, MD, PhD, senior investigator, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health Note: CME/CE credit is being offered for this seminar. Join via Zoom.
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Friday, February 26
12:00 - 12:30 p.m.
Online
Nancy Harazduk, MEd, MSW, director of the Georgetown University School of Medicine Mind-Body Medicine Program, leads a 30-minute guided meditation. Presented by the SPARK Committee of the School of Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. RSVP.
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Support for Virtual Instruction |
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See the Instructional Continuity @GU website for i nformation about office hours, web resources, training webinars and other forms of assistance.
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Monday - Friday,
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.;
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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CNDLS Instructional Continuity Virtual Office Hours |
Monday - Thursday,
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.;
Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
CNDLS holds instructional continuity office hours virtually in this Zoom room. Please stop by if you need help or dial 646-558-8656
(meeting ID: 386 980 1070).
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Wednesday, February 17
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Explore ways to share PowerPoint presentations and other screen content through Zoom using basic and advanced share screen options. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library. Register.
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Thursday, February 18 or 25
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Online office hours with UIS EdTech provide faculty and staff with assistance and answers to Canvas questions and assistance with all Canvas needs. Register 2/18 or 2/25.
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Friday, February 19 or 26
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Online office hours with UIS EdTech provide faculty and staff with assistance and answers to questions about instructional continuity tools: Panopto, Zoom, Voicethread and Canvas. Register 2/19 or 2/26.
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