Health Sciences Weekly 7/7/2024

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Feature Stories

Beauchamp Joins GUMC Community as Executive Vice President

Last Monday, the GUMC community welcomed Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., MD, MHS, as its new executive vice president for health sciences and executive dean of the School of Medicine. In this message, Beauchamp explained why he feels “there’s no place positioned better” to address the most important health care challenges we face than Georgetown.

Edward Healton, Longtime Leader of GUMC, Reflects on Nearly a Decade as EVP

Before stepping down from his role as executive vice president for health sciences and executive dean of the School of Medicine, a role he held since 2015, Edward B. Healton, MD, MPH, shared his greatest lessons learned and what’s to come in his next chapter.

In Conversation: Fauci Discusses New Memoir with Beauchamp, GUMC's New EVP

In a recent discussion at Gaston Hall with Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., MD, MHS, Anthony S. Fauci, MD, spoke about his new best-selling memoir, his decision to join the faculty at Georgetown, coping with professional burnout and more.

Announcements

Election Results: Staff/AAP Advisory Council GUMC Caucus

The Staff/AAP Advisory Council held its FY2025 elections and the GUMC Caucus is pleased to welcome the following new members:

Edith De Leon, director of admissions, student & academic affairs, School of Nursing
Rachel Galginaitis, center for manager, Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery
Neha Mookuparambil, quality assurance specialist, Office of Research Quality Assurance (Human Subject Protections?)
Caroline Renko, administrative specialist, Department of Pharmacology & Physiology

The new members join the current caucus members who will serve for another year:

Emma Benson-Xu, senior program coordinator, Nurse Midwifery Program at the School of Nursing
Shaunagh Browning, senior director, Office of Human Subject Protections
Katherine Williams, admission analyst, Biomedical Graduate Education

Repairs to Med-Dent Entrance Start July 8

The ceiling in the entrance to Med-Dent on the Reservoir Road NW side will be repaired starting July 8. Repairs are expected to take two days. Please use the south entrance across from Dahlgren Memorial Library until the repairs have been completed. If you have any concerns, please contact facilities management at 202-687-3432.

School of Health Welcomes the Executive Master's and Certificate Programs in Clinical Quality, Safety and Leadership

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The School of Health is now home to Georgetown’s nationally accredited Executive Master’s in Clinical Quality, Safety & Leadership (EM-CQSL) and its companion certificate program, developed and launched in 2017 in collaboration with MedStar Health, Georgetown’s academic health system partner. Previously offered through the Biomedical Graduate Education, the transition to the School of Health better aligns the programs with the expertise and resources available within the School of Health, ensuring an enhanced learning experience for program participants.

Deadline Approaching: Submit Preliminary Materials to Apply for MacArthur 100&Change Competition by July 8

The MacArthur Foundation has announced the launch of a new round of its global 100&Change competition for a single $100 million grant designed to fund a proposal that promises real, measurable progress in solving a critical problem. The proposal and budget requirements for this competition are significantly demanding and time consuming with a lengthy, multi-phase timeline that extends through December 2025 and Georgetown will provide one proposal with administrative and institutional support. To be considered, applicants must submit preliminary materials to the nomination committee by July 8. Visit this website to learn more about Georgetown’s internal application process.

Accelerating Research Translation Grant: LOI Due July 18

Georgetown is preparing to apply for an Accelerating Research Translation (ART) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). If awarded, the grant will support a number of seed translational research projects with up to $150,000 per project over two years. If you have a proven innovation ready to move to the translational stage that you would like to be considered for inclusion in the ART grant application, please submit a letter of intent (LOI) by 5:00 p.m. on July 18 to the Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) using this form.

Request for Applications: GHUCCTS KL2 Junior Faculty Scholars Program

The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (GHUCCTS) is requesting applications for KL2 awards. Full applications are due August 5 with an anticipated appointment date in October 2024. Learn more here.

GHUCCTS Offers Summer Intensive Workshop on Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Clinical Research

This July, the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) will offer a one-week introductory workshop on biostatistics, epidemiology and clinical research with a focus on biostatistics and design of clinical trials. Learn more and register here by July 8.

GUMC in the News

AP A bench and a grandmother's ear: Zimbabwe's novel mental health therapy spreads overseas (Jehan El-Mayoumi)

Calendar of Events

Find more Georgetown seminars, talks, concerts and other activities on the university’s events website.

GUFaculty360 Class - Updating Your Profile

Monday, July 8

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Via Zoom

Learn how to upload your CV, add your personal website information, upload a syllabus, publications and more.

Creating and Assessing Curricular Materials for Equity & Inclusion

Tuesday, July 9

12:00 - 1:15 p.m.

Via Zoom

Sarah Kureshi, MD, MPH, associate professor and vice chair for education in the Department of Family Medicine, presents a workshop to help medical educators better understand the impact of biased content and how they can address bias in curriculum to create more inclusive and safer learning environments. Part of the Equity Forward Faculty Workshops series.

“Epigenetics and Cancer”

Tuesday, July 9

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Research Building, Room W302 and via Zoom

Presented by Sreejith Nair, PhD, assistant professor of oncology. Part of the Summer Seminar Series in Cancer Biology, which showcases Georgetown Lombardi research.

3rd Annual Healthy Aging Symposium

Wednesday, July 10

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Fisher Colloquium, Hariri Building and via Zoom (hybrid)

Featuring plenary speaker Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP, School of Nursing, University of Maryland, on “Impact of Resilience on Behavior and Outcomes,” oral sessions on molecular and clinical resilience, panel discussions on “Health Care Use in Aging,” and a poster session. Lunch and wine & cheese reception included. Sponsored by Georgetown University’s Center for Health Aging. Register.

Zoom, Part I: Getting Started with Zoom for Teaching

Wednesday, July 10

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Via Zoom

Learn how to leverage the functionality of Zoom for teaching remotely, including scheduling online class meetings in your Canvas course or Zoom Client and managing participants in your Zoom meetings. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library.

DML’s Intro to Data Cleaning with Python and Jupyter Notebooks

Wednesday, July 10

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Via Zoom

This workshop demonstrates how to use Python to automate data cleaning processes. Learn how to read common data types into Python using Pandas, a widely used library for manipulating data, as well as how to use Jupyter Notebooks for project documentation. No prior coding experience necessary, but we recommend installing Anaconda before the workshop.

Virtual Staff/AAP Community Forum

Thursday, July 11

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Via Zoom

Hear updates on the Capitol Campus, HR’s Job Classification and Career Pathways study, and more. RSVP to attend and ask questions in advance.

Zoom, Part II: Fostering Engagement and Collaboration

Friday, July 12

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Via Zoom

Leverage the functionality of Zoom for teaching remotely. Learn how to use Reactions, Share Screen and Polling functions, and create and manage attendance and poll reports. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library.

2024 Summer Intensive Workshop: Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research

Monday, July 15 - Friday, July 19

10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Via Zoom

This introductory-level workshop focuses on biostatistics and design of clinical trials. Space is limited. Register by July 8. Fee. Sponsored by GHUCCTS.

“Reprogramming Macrophages for Anticancer Cell Therapies”

Tuesday, July 16

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Research Building, Room W302 and via Zoom

Presented by Alejandro Villagra, PhD, associate professor of oncology. Part of the Summer Seminar Series in Cancer Biology, which showcases Georgetown Lombardi research.

Zoom, Part III: Screen Sharing PowerPoint Presentations

Wednesday, July 17

11:00 - 11:50 a.m.

Via Zoom

Learn how to present slides effectively in Zoom meetings for both online and in-class hybrid teaching, exploring diverse PowerPoint view options and Zoom screen-sharing features. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library.

I2I OTC Seminar Series: “Introduction to Lean Innovation and the NSF I-Corps Program”

Thursday, July 18

12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Warwick Evans Conference Room, Building D

Bob Smith, director of I-Corps at The George Washington University, leads participants through the Innovator’s Journey, Lean Startup methodologies, and NSF I-Corps grant program and process. Register.

Zoom, Part IV: Recording Lecture/Presentation Videos

Friday, July 19

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Via Zoom

Learn how to use Zoom’s powerful recording tools and gain the expertise to create lecture and presentation videos, from capturing application windows and webcam to sharing Zoom cloud recordings.

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