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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

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More Than a Meal

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photograph of Rembrandt Peale’s The Court of Death, 1820

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

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.

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Wanda Lo (C’76, M’80)

Oct 2017

Reflections on Medicine

Wanda Lo (C’76, M’80)

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Michelle Roett, MD, MPH (M’03)

Oct 2017

What's in my white coat with Michelle Roett

“My lucky stethoscope!” laughs Michelle Roett, MD, MPH (M’03), chair of the department of family medicine at Georgetown.

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Oct 2017

Georgetown University Medical Center's Trailblazing Women

Generations of ‘women for others’ found their calling at the Georgetown University Medical Center.

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Ethics: Pregnancy and Research Under the Microscope

Sep 2017

Ethics: Pregnancy and Research Under the Microscope

New guidance offered on Zika and the responsible inclusion of pregnant women in scientific research.

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Georgetown Women in Medicine President Kristi Graves

Sep 2017

Persistence and Progress for Women in Academic Medicine

Georgetown organization fosters a collegial, supportive community of female faculty in pursuit of equity.

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Asante Dickson, MD (M’00)

May 2017

In this Skin

Radiologist Asante Dickson (M’00) reflects on race, bias, and disparities in medical education and health care delivery.

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May 2017

Going the Distance with Nursing@Georgetown

For students in the School of Nursing & Health Studies online master’s in nursing program, the country is their classroom.

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May 2017

Cura Communitas

Georgetown addresses health disparities in the nation’s capital through research, partnerships, and hands-on care at the HOYA Clinic.