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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

More Than a Meal

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

May 2017

Fulfilling Dreams, Serving Others

For 40 years, the Georgetown Experimental Medical Studies program has been identifying medical school candidates from populations underrepresented in medicine and preparing them to become exceptional...

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

May 2017

Inspired to Serve

School of Medicine alumna wins the John Carroll Award for 17 years of leadership.

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

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May 2017

Roth Scholarship Honors Alumna Known for Cura Personalis

The inaugural Dr. Katy Roth Scholarship at Georgetown University School of Medicine has been awarded to Lindsey Hastings-Spaine (M’19).

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

May 2017

Match Day 2017

Surrounded by faculty members, family, and friends, the students at Georgetown wore green t-shirts, sparkly stickers, and beaded necklaces as they waited to tear open green envelopes that would...

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

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May 2017

Dogfish Shark Steroid Attacks Parkinson's Toxin

A synthesized steroid mirroring one naturally made by the dogfish shark prevents the buildup of a lethal protein implicated in some neurodegenerative diseases.

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

May 2017

Medicaid and Cancer Surgery

A recent study of New York State’s expansion of access to care reveals unexpected results.

Georgetown Medicine Magazine

May 2017

Survival on the Seventh Continent

To learn about life on Mars, scientists head to our planet’s next best option: Antarctica.

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May 2017

Study Finds Surprise Benefit of Sunshine

“We all know sunlight provides vitamin D, which is suggested to have an impact on immunity, among other things. But what we found is a completely separate role of sunlight on immunity.”

Georgetown Medicine Magazine