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Women on the Wall: Honoring an Underappreciated Legacy

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More Than a Meal

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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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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.

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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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Wanda Lo (C’76, M’80)

Oct 2017

Reflections on Medicine

Wanda Lo (C’76, M’80)

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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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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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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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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.