As another year comes to a close, I wish to acknowledge and celebrate our community’s accomplishments – there have been many. I remain humbled and inspired by the resilience and creativity demonstrated by our community and am very grateful for your important contributions to our medical center – everyone has an important role to play in our collective achievements. I wish you all the best during this holiday season and may it be filled with peace, joy and happiness.
– Edward B. Healton, MD, MPH, Executive Vice President for Health Sciences
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In the midst of final exams and their own holiday preparations, students at the School of Health, School of Nursing and School of Medicine volunteered to spread happiness and health throughout the Georgetown community and beyond. |
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Enjoy seasonal coloring pages, printable wrapping paper, recipes for holiday baking, a festive playlist and more to celebrate being Hoya for the holidays. |
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This will be the last edition of GUMC Update for 2022. The last edition of GUMC Connects, featuring the dates for major events in 2023, will be sent on December 20. We’ll be back with the first GUMC Update of 2023 on January 2. Thanks for reading and happy holidays! |
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BellRinger 2023 Dates Announced |
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Mark your calendars! BellRinger’s second annual ride weekend to end cancer with Georgetown Lombardi will take place on October 20-21, 2023. Information about registering to ride will roll out on the BellRinger website over the next few weeks. Watch this Instagram Reel to get pumped up for the 2023 ride!
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Tatiana Litvin-Vechnyak, PhD, currently associate vice president for innovation ventures at Rutgers University, will serve as Georgetown University’s new vice president for technology commercialization starting February 1. Bringing significant experience and expertise to the role, Litvin-Vechnyak led the Rutgers Innovation Ventures team’s management of approximately 1,260 technologies, 2,600 patent assets, 800 licenses and 90 startup companies. |
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Through the Georgetown University Global Health Institute (GHI) Student Fellows Program, undergraduate and graduate students gain valuable experience by working with Georgetown faculty on research projects and opportunities to network with one another and scholars in the global health field. All full-time Georgetown undergraduate and graduate students across schools are eligible. Applications to participate in the spring 2023 program are due by 1:00 p.m. on January 19. Send questions to globalhealth@georgetown.edu.
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The Georgetown University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (GUROP) is an undergraduate research assistantship program that allows undergraduates in any discipline to build their skills in scholarly inquiry. Participants work under the direction of a Georgetown University professor for approximately 60 hours over the course of one semester. The GUROP spring 2023 semester application pre-enrollment form is due by 11:59 p.m. on February 10. Learn more here.
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Save the Date: Georgetown University Center for Healthy Aging Symposium July 12 |
The Second Annual Georgetown University Center for Healthy Aging Symposium, “Advancing Knowledge About Aging to Improve Health and Health Care,” will take place July 12. Look for a call for abstracts in early 2023. If you have questions or suggestions for a breakout session, please email Bill Rebeck, PhD, or Pamela Saunders, PhD.
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For the Week Ending December 16, 2022
Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics “In vitro diagnostics and COVID-
19” - Deus Bazira
Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority “Developing guides, research, training and webinars” - Neal Horen
National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation “Pharmanipulation: battling industry information with independent evidence” podcast - Adriane Fugh-Berman
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Wednesday, December 21
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to upload your CV, add your personal website information, upload a syllabus, publications and more.
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Thursday, January 5
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
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Friday, January 6
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
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Wednesday, January 11
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn about data management best practices and data requirements for NIH and NSF grants, including data management plans, data documentation and metadata, data life cycle, data archiving and preservation, and data sharing and reuse.
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Thursday, January 12
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to upload your CV, add your personal website information, upload a syllabus, publications and more.
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Friday, January 13
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Melinda L. Irwin, PhD, MPH, the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology and associate dean of research at the Yale School of Public Health, associate director (population sciences) in the Yale Cancer Center, and deputy director (public health) in the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation.
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Friday, January 13
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
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