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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

The Long Walk

Letter from the Editor

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Oct 2019

Learning Society Magic

For five years, transforming student experience through community building.

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

A Cup of Medicine

Fung-Lung Chung can’t wait to find out if his mother’s belief in the health-promoting properties of the hot green tea she served after meals will be scientifically validated by a new Georgetown...

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

Honoring A Legend

The 18th Annual Founders Day event in April honored the contributions of Donald “Coach” Knowlan, MD (R’60, W’82, H’04), doubling as a 90th birthday celebration with 200 of his closest friends, former...

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

Alumni in the Field: Craig Hendrix

During some of his first clinical experiences as a medical student, Craig Hendrix, MD (M’84), witnessed the tragic conditions for AIDS patients, with Washington, D.C., an epicenter of the epidemic in...

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

I found a home at Georgetown

When he finished high school in 1951, the fastest kid on Long Island had track scholarship offers from top schools around the country, allowing him an education his family could otherwise not afford.

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

Alumni in the Field: Eric Daar

Eric Daar, MD (M’85), cared for his first AIDS patient as a Georgetown medical student on rotation. After graduation, he returned to his hometown, Los Angeles, to pursue a residency in internal...

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

Alumni in the Field: Shireesha Dhanireddy

Based in Seattle, Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD (C’95, M’99), completed her internal medicine residency and infectious disease fellowship at the University of Washington.

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Oct 2019

Partnering for Health in Almost Heaven

An ongoing collaboration with a community in West Virginia has provided students in Georgetown’s online master’s degree program in nursing with insight into rural health challenges.

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Oct 2019

Research and Education: Synergy in Community

Since its launch eight years ago, the annual MedStar Health-Georgetown University Research Symposium brings together researchers, residents, academics, and collaborative partners from across the...

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

Cons of Probiotic Labels

Shopping for a good probiotic? Reading the labels may not provide enough information to weigh the options, according to a research team led by Georgetown University Medical Center.

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

Oct 2019

Priming Cells for Better Cancer Treatment

New research has uncovered a mechanism thought to explain why some cancers don’t respond to a widely used form of immunotherapy called “checkpoint inhibitors” or anti-PD-1.

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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The Long Walk

Learning Society Magic

A Cup of Medicine

Honoring A Legend

Alumni in the Field: Craig Hendrix

I found a home at Georgetown

Alumni in the Field: Eric Daar

Alumni in the Field: Shireesha Dhanireddy

Partnering for Health in Almost Heaven

Research and Education: Synergy in Community

Cons of Probiotic Labels

Priming Cells for Better Cancer Treatment

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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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