In this issue of GUMC Update, we feature stories from the Summer 2022 Georgetown Health magazine, which focuses on community health. View the complete issue.

With community health so closely tied to Georgetown’s emphasis on cura personalis, Georgetown alumni are well-represented in the field, approaching health care with an eye toward social factors, the environment, and overall population health.

Lee Jones, MD, dean for medical education at Georgetown University School of Medicine, has been named chair-elect of the Association of America Medical Colleges (AAMC) Board of Directors. He becomes chair-elect in November and assumes the chair role in the fall of 2023.

Jeanne Mandelblatt, MD, MPH, has been named the holder of the Frank M. Ewing Foundation Endowed Chair. Established in 2018, the Ewing Chair recognizes and supports an outstanding leader and researcher at Georgetown Lombardi. Mandelblatt is the founder and inaugural director of the Georgetown Lombardi Institute for Cancer and Aging Research, and a tenured professor of oncology. This chair will support her leadership of the Georgetown Lombardi Institute for Cancer and Aging Research.

Richard Calderone, PhD, chair of the department of department of microbiology and immunology, has received the Rhoda Benham Lifetime Achievement Award in Medical Mycology Research from the Medical Mycological Society of the Americas. The award, presented to Calderone in June, recognizes continuous outstanding or meritorious contributions to medical mycology.

Last Fall, we shared a story about the significant uptick in the number of Georgetown's training grants. Federally funded training grants, such as the so-called T32 and K12 grants, allow universities to recruit and train innovative, high-caliber scientists. With the addition of two additional grants since the story was first published, GUMC is now home to 12 training grants. The most recent grants awarded include: “Brain and Language Training Program” with Peter E. Turkeltaub, MD, PhD, as PI and “Pharmacological Sciences Training Program (PSTP),” which uniquely facilitates both internal and external internships to allow trainees to gain a range of professional skills. PIs for the PSTP are Patrick A. Forcelli, PhD, and Anton Wellstein, MD, PhD.

You can find more information at MedStarHealth.org/Symposium.

Members of our community may also submit comments on the proposed regulations to the University via this anonymous feedback form or submit feedback directly to the Department of Education when the 60-day comment period opens.

Please be advised that a licensed asbestos abatement firm will be conducting asbestos-abatement work to remove asbestos-containing materials within the MedDent Annex. The work is scheduled to start on or about July 16, 2022 and will be complete by July 29 2022. All work will be performed between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. This work will take place within a secure area, and all appropriate engineering controls will be in place to ensure that the activity will be contained and will not impact staff or operations in the MedDent building. Questions can be directed to Project Manager Alexis Hersh at ah1744@georgetown.edu.