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School of Health Students Journey to Korea to Explore Health Care System Approaches

Korea Hospital Association Chair Dr. Wang-Jun Lee sitting with school of health students

A global experience designed to examine the various aspects of health care delivery and systems in comparison to the U.S. system drew 10 Georgetown School of Health students in the Master of Science in Health Systems Administration program to Seoul.

MedStar Health and DispatchHealth Launch Exclusive Partnership to Provide Acute Care at Home in Washington

Dispatch Health Team_nurse listening to patients lungs

MedStar Health is now partnering with DispatchHealth, a leading provider of in-home care across the U.S., to deliver acute care services in qualifying patients’ homes shortly after their discharge from a MedStar Health emergency department or hospital in Washington — typically within 72 hours of the visit.

Announcements

Share Your Thoughts with the GUMC Staff/AAP Leadership Forum Interest Survey

The GUMC Staff/AAP Caucus is looking to gauge the interest of GUMC’s staff/AAP members in a pilot leadership forum series, a caucus-led professional development opportunity for GUMC staff/AAP members to build their leadership and management skills to improve operations and build capacity for future GUMC staff/AAP leaders. To share your thoughts on what topics may be of interest to you for these sessions, please complete the GUMC Staff/AAP Leadership Forum Interest Survey.

Call for Applications: AAMC Early Career Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar

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Non-university employed and university-employed faculty from the School of Medicine, School of Nursing and School of Health are eligible to apply for financial sponsorship (including registration, travel and meals) to attend the AAMC Early Career Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar. Please review the sponsorship application requirements and process, and submit a digital copy of your CV/biosketch and a one page letter of interest to ofaa@georgetown.edu by 5:00 p.m. on April 10.

Apply for Translational Biomedical Sciences Program

The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) Translational Biomedical Sciences Program offers dual mentored training experiences in human health and disease, and career enhancement opportunities for those pursuing a PhD, MD, or dual MD/PhD. Applications are due June 1. Visit the GHUCCTS website for more information.

Mark Your Calendar: GUMC Forum on Development on April 30

Join the GUMC Task Force on Advancement and the Office of Advancement for an introductory forum on development on April 30 at 11:00 a.m. in the Warwick Evans Conference Room, Building D. Topics will include how the Office of Advancement works, current priorities for giving, ways that faculty can work with the Office of Advancement, and the vision of the future of development for GUMC. In-person attendance is strongly preferred and lunch will be served. RSVP and submit your questions by April 22.

Register Today: MedStar Health - Georgetown University Research & Education Symposium on April 29

Mark your calendar MedStar Health Georgetown University Research & Education Symposium on April 29 2024

Register today for the MedStar Health - Georgetown University Research & Education Symposium. Save your spot for professional workshops, research presentations, networking opportunities, the exhibit hall, and our esteemed keynote speaker Dr. Anthony Fauci! Space is limited for certain events, so register early. All MedStar Health and Georgetown University community members are invited to attend. The symposium, on Monday, April 29, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center offers the opportunity to connect with researchers, educators, residents, executive leaders, and collaborative partners from across the region.

Interest Meeting for a Recovery ERG

Faculty and staff interested in learning more about forming a new Recovery ERG can attend an upcoming information session via Zoom: 


Please reach out to recoveryerg@georgetown.edu with any questions.

GUMC in the News

National Defense Magazine VIEWPOINT: Directed Energy Remains Key Suspect Behind Havana Syndrome (James Giordano)


NBC10 2 red flag phrases that could signal that your doctor is dismissing your concerns—and how to respond (LaTasha Seliby Perkins)


Katie Couric Why Cancer Is Rising in Young Adults Like Kate Middleton (John Marshall)


SpyTalk UPDATE: More Evidence Ties Russia to Havana Syndrome Attacks (James Giordano)


Cure Today Biomarker Testing ‘Vital’ to Identify Best Treatments for Lung Cancer (Chul Kim)


NPR After a cancer diagnosis, how do you tell your kids, relatives, friends and coworkers? (Leonard Ellentuck)


The Hoya Georgetown-Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice Presents First Public Event on Health Memories and Lore (Lakshmi Krishnan)

Calendar of Events

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

Adding Quizzes to Lecture Recordings

Monday, April 8

11:00 - 11:50 a.m.

Via Zoom

Learn how to use Panopto to insert quiz questions at any moment within a video, track learning progress and access stats on how students are interacting with the quizzes. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library.


Synchronous Virtual Orientation and Resource Refresher Session for University-Employed Faculty

University employed: Monday, April 8; 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

(Non-university employed: Thursday, April 11; 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

Via Zoom

Whether you are a new faculty member or looking for a refresher on the resources available for your faculty development, this session is for you. Hosted by the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs. Presentations will be posted on the OFAA orientation web page after the event. Please RSVP.


Addressing the Problem of Trust in Science and Public Health

Monday, April 8

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Maguire Hall Conference Room 304 and via Zoom

Presented by Michael Stoto, PhD, professor emeritus, Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Health. Sponsored by the Center for Global Health Science and Security, the Department of Health Management and Policy, and the Global Health Institute. RSVP here.


“A Fireside Chat with Dr. Fauci”

Monday, April 8

4:00 - 5:00 p.m. 

Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom 

Presented by Anthony Fauci, MD, distinguished university professor in the School of Medicine and the McCourt School of Public Policy. Doors open at 3:45 p.m. Part of the Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series.


“HBV Capsid: Core In Virus Entry and Persistence”

Tuesday, April 9

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 

Med-Dent NE301 and via Zoom

Presented by Jianming Hu, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Penn State University College of Medicine Sponsored by the Department of Microbiology & Immunology. 


GUFaculty360 Class - Updating Your Profile

Tuesday, April 9

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.


RefWorks 101

Wednesday, April 10

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Via Zoom

Learn how to obtain, manage and manipulate citations using RefWorks: export/import citations, organize and share collected citations, create bibliographies, and enter/track citations while writing. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library.


Values Based Lecture: Care for Our Common Home

Wednesday, April 10

4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Via Zoom

Featuring Brenda Lee Richardson, coordinator for the Anacostia Parks & Community Collaborative. Hosted by the School of Nursing Committee on Mission & Values and Campus Ministry.


Synchronous Virtual Orientation and Resource Refresher Session for Non-University Employed Faculty

Thursday, April 11; 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

(University employed: Monday, April 8; 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)

Via Zoom

Whether you are a new faculty member or looking for a refresher on the resources available for your faculty development, this session is for you. Hosted by the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs. Presentations will be posted on the OFAA orientation web page after the event. 


“Chaperones Play Hot Potato With Unfolded Proteins in the Periplasm” 

Thursday, April 11

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom

Presented by Karen Fleming, PhD, professor of biophysics, Johns Hopkins University. Part of the Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series.


Poll Everywhere: a Polling Tool for Students’ Engagement

Friday, April 12

11:00 - 11:50 a.m.

Via Zoom

Learn how to use Poll Everywhere, a web-based polling tool, for classroom activities to engage students, such as icebreakers, class discussions, and competitions. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library.


“Leveraging Immune Metabolism to Improve Cancer Therapy”

Friday, April 12

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom

Presented by Greg Delgoffe, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Part of the Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series.


“Measures & Meaning: Emerging Practices for Use of Intersectional Identity Data and Structural Determinants of Health Indicators in Clinical Research”

Friday, April 12

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Via Zoom

Presented by Carla Williams, PhD, associate professor of medicine and public health, 

Howard University, and director, Howard University Cancer Center, and Florencia Gonzalez, MPH, director, Inclusion of Diverse Populations Core, GHUCCTS. Part of the GHUCCTS Research Grand Rounds Series.


The Annual Stephen and Mary Krop Lectureship in Pharmacology

Friday, April 12

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Schering Foundation Library, Med-Dent NE401

Stefano Vicini, PhD, professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, presents “The World of GABA.”


Healthcare Hackathon with AI (H2AI)

Friday, April 12 - Sunday, April 14

Copley Formal Lounge, Copley Hall

More than 250 clinicians, engineers and students in the DC area with backgrounds in computer science, medicine and business come together for a 36-hour hackathon to create innovative ideas in Al and medicine for better patient care. Register here.


IronMed 5K 

Sunday, April 14

9:00 a.m.

Fletcher’s Cove Boathouse (4940 Canal Rd NW)

Register now for the annual IronMed 5K, a fundraiser for the HOYA Clinic. In-person, chip-timed race with virtual option. Walkers and participants with strollers are welcome to attend. Registrants receive a free T-shirt. Pre-registration is required; no race-day registration will be available.


RefWorks 101

Wednesday, April 15

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Via Zoom

Learn how to obtain, manage and manipulate citations using RefWorks: export/import citations, organize and share collected citations, create bibliographies, and enter/track citations while writing. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library.


Bias & Microaggressions in the Learning Environment

Tuesday, April 16

12:00 - 1:15 p.m.

Via Zoom

Presented by Sneha Daya, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine. Part of the Equity Forward Faculty Workshops series.


“How the Endocrine/Paracrine System ‘Jumps the Minotaur’ to Regulate the Enhancer Activation Network”

Tuesday, April 16

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Via Zoom

Featuring M. Geoffrey Rosenfeld, MD, professor of medicine, UC San Diego. Part of the Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series.


2024 Georgetown University Undergraduate Research Conference

Wednesday, April 17

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Herman and Social Rooms, Healey Family Student Center

Georgetown’s student-run research conference focused on health and scientific research. Featuring a noontime keynote address titled “Telomeres in Health and Disease” by Sharon Savage, MD, Clinical Genetics Branch, NIH. Open to all undergraduate students. Presented by the Department of Human Science.


Mentimeter: A Polling Tool for Student Engagement

Wednesday, April 17

11:00 - 11:50 a.m.

Via Zoom

Learn how to use Mentimeter, an online polling tool that can be used for either in-person or online classes, to create interactive presentations to engage students. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library.


“Hotter, Sicker, Everywhere, All at Once: Re-Conceptualizing Infectious Disease Epidemiology for a +1.2° Warmer World”

Wednesday, April 17

12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Via Zoom

Featuring Colin Carlson, PhD, assistant research professor at the Center for Global Health Science and Security. Part of the Health and the Public Interest (HAPI) MS program seminar series.


Joint Scientific Partners Distinguished Lecture Series & Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series

Thursday, April 18

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom

Presented by Raj Chari, PhD, director, Genome Modification Core Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research. 


Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series

Friday, April 19

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom

Presented by Patrick Sung, PhD, professor of biochemistry and structural biology, Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in Chemistry, associate dean for research, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, director, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, UT Health San Antonio.


“Bayesian Statistics”

Friday, April 19

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Via Zoom

Presented by Paul Kolm, PhD, associate director in the Department of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics at MedStar Health Research Institute. Part of the MHRI-GHUCCTS Monthly Statistical Seminar Series.

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