Georgetown's newest medical students joined their family and friends in Gaston Hall on August 4 to don their white coats for the first time, recite the Hippocratic Oath and celebrate the official start of their medical education. |
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With their health disparities research capstone presentations, participants in the 2023 Gateway Exploration Program drew attention to topics that concern them, including substance use disorder, childhood asthma and food insecurity, and proposed solutions to problems they’ve seen firsthand. |
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School of Health students immersed themselves in the Argentinian health care system as part of a six-week translational health science internship program to study the clinical effects and molecular mechanisms of viruses that cause respiratory infections in infants and children. |
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People with type 2 diabetes who drank the fermented tea drink kombucha for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to when they consumed a similar-tasting placebo beverage, according to results from a clinical trial conducted by researchers at Georgetown’s School of Health, MedStar Health, and other colleagues. |
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Our community mourns the passing of David Meyers, MD, assistant professor of family medicine. Meyers was a compassionate healer whose impact on the lives of countless patients, students, and colleagues will forever be cherished. Delve into heartwarming anecdotes, heartfelt testimonials, and a lasting legacy that continues to inspire and uplift all those who were fortunate to cross paths with him.
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As a community of practice, the GUMC Teaching Academy for Health Sciences strives to cultivate a community of faculty across the medical center who are dedicated to GUMC’s educational mission. Membership in the GUMC Teaching Academy for Health Sciences is open to all faculty (part-time, full-time and adjunct) at GUMC and MedStar Health with academic appointments at GUMC. Learn more about the teaching academy and apply here.
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Support the fight to end cancer by lending your time as a medical volunteer during BellRinger Weekend, October 20-21. Anyone with a BLS certification or above can sign up to help provide basic first aid to support riders across the finish line. Register as a medical volunteer.
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The DC Public Health Case Challenge aims to promote interdisciplinary, problem-based learning around a public health issue that faces the local Washington, DC community. The case competition will take place October 6 at the National Academy of Sciences Building. If you are interested in representing Georgetown in the case competition, apply here by August 18.
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases “Dynamics of HDV RNA Synthesis” John Casey (R21AI175717)
Health Resources and Services Administration “Nurse Faculty Loan Program” Ella Heitzler (E0128791)
National Cancer Institute “Targeting RAGE in tumor and TME to oppose inflammation and drug resistance in obesity associated ER+ breast cancer” Barry Hudson (R01CA276587)
Parkinson’s Foundation “Evaluating pedunculopontine connections with the basal ganglia in a mouse model of PD cholinopathy” Rebekah Evans
Astra Zeneca “Elucidating the role of matriptase in regulation of TROP2 biology in normal and cancer cells” Chen-Yong Lin
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Tuesday, August 8
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Barry Hudson, PhD, associate professor of oncology. Part of the Summer Seminar Series in Cancer Biology.
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Wednesday, August 9
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Leverage the functionality of Zoom for teaching remotely. Learn how to use Chat, Whiteboard and Polling functions, and create and manage attendance and poll reports.
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Friday, August 11
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Alyce Adams, PhD, MPP, Stanford Medicine Innovation Professor and Professor of Health Policy, Epidemiology and Population Health and of Pediatrics (by Courtesy), associate chair for health equity and community engagement for Stanford Health Policy, associate director for health equity and community engagement for Stanford Cancer Institute, and associate director for Stanford Impact Labs at Stanford University. Co-sponsored by the Georgetown Lombardi Survivorship Research Initiative and the Georgetown Lombardi Institute for Cancer and Aging Research.
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Friday, August 11
11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
Via Zoom
Explore ways of screen sharing PowerPoint presentations in a Zoom meeting for online and in-class hybrid teaching.
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Friday, August 11
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
The 11th of 12 sessions of the CENTILE-sponsored Teaching Certificate Program is presented by Robin Gross, MD, associate professor of medicine, and Sarah Thornton, MD, associate professor of medicine.
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Tuesday, August 15
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
The 11th of 12 sessions of the CENTILE-sponsored Teaching Certificate Program is presented by Robin Gross, MD, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Sarah Thornton, MD, associate professor of medicine, internal medicine/pediatrics.
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Tuesday, August 15
1:00 - 2:00 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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Tuesday, August 15
5:15 - 8:30 p.m.
Lohrfink Auditorium, Hariri Building
Join us for a film screening of Birthing Justice, a feature-length documentary film that centers on the expertise and lived experiences of Black women and their advocates. The screening will begin at 6:00 p.m. followed by a facilitated discussion afterward with Ebony Marcelle, DNP, CNM, FACNM.
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Thursday, August 17 and Friday, August 18
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Car Barn (8/17: Rooms 201 & 203; 8/18: Rooms 315 & 201) and via Zoom
Hosted by CNDLS in preparation for the upcoming academic year. Each day’s program will begin with a keynote on AI, followed by breakout sessions for extended discussion on AI or learning about Canvas.
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