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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

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Apr 2018

Reflections on Medicine with Sylvia Morris

Sylvia Morris (M’98)

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Apr 2018

What's in my white coat with Charles Read

An interview with Charles “Chip” Read (M’85, R’88, W’91), a pulmonary and critical care physician at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.

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Apr 2018

Brain Death Symposium Explores Questions for Our Time

Renowned medical ethicist Melissa Moschella, PhD did at a recent day-long Georgetown symposium on “Brain Death: New Questions for Philosophy and Theology.”

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photo of Tracy Councill (standing) welcomes patients and families to pediatric oncology’s nontraditional waiting room.

Apr 2018

Crafting Artful Care

Children and families discover the art of healing through Tracy’s Kids.

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photo of Medical Students singing for a patient.

Apr 2018

In Perfect Harmony

“We don’t really understand why creativity is so healing. But it’s restorative, like sleep, and nobody understands that either.” — Dr. Caroline Wellbery, Arts & Medicine’s faculty advisor.

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Apr 2018

Neuroscience and the Arts

Researchers study perception of beauty, the neurological dominance of music, and the power of creativity.

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Apr 2018

From Compounds to Clinics, Classrooms to Community

From an idea scribbled in a lab notebook to a therapy administered in a clinic, the path toward developing a treatment takes years.

Hoyas for Others

Oct 2017

Alumna Teams Up With Alumnus Mayor to Aid Survivors of Domestic Violence

The Tri-County area of Charleston, South Carolina has more than 700,000 residents, but few available beds for emergency victims of the 36,000 reported incidents of domestic violence each year. South...

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