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A partnership for good

WEBGrady and Fauci were married in 1985 in Dahlgren Chapel, and they celebrated the births of their three children at Georgetown’s hospital. Grady, an …

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Georgetown Health Magazine

WEBBrowse Past Issues. Read stories from our past editions on topics ranging from aging to HIV to mental health. Winter 2024. Summer 2023. Winter 2023. Community Health. …

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Opening of new pavilion is around the corner

WEBJune 16, 2023. In Fall 2023, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital plans to open its new Medical/Surgical Pavilion, currently under construction on the north side of campus. …

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Georgetown names inaugural director of new Global Health …

WEBGeorgetown has appointed renowned global health scholar Deus Bazira as the inaugural director of the Global Health Institute, which is dedicated to advancing …

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The Mouth and the Microbes

WEBThe team at the Office of Minority Health continues to search for answers on how the oral microbiome develops, especially around lifestyle, social determinants of health, and chronic disease. With the …

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Community health in the nation’s capital

WEBThe HOYA (Health Outreach for Youth and Adults) Clinic, for example, is one of the most coveted real-world experiences for Georgetown medical students to take part in. For nearly 15 years, the …

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Bridging health care and the environment

WEBThe U.S. health care sector contributes an estimated 8.5 percent of carbon emissions through energy use, toxic chemicals, and waste. And according to a report by the nonprofit Health Care Without Harm, “The global …

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Care with a community focus

WEBWith community health so closely tied to Georgetown’s emphasis on cura personalis, or care for the whole person, Georgetown alumni are well-represented in the field, approaching health care with …

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The impact of COVID-19 on the young

WEBIn September 2020 for example, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services tapped Georgetown’s Center for Child and Human Development (CCHD) to co …

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Health on the Move

WEBThe Georgetown Global Health Initiative (GHI) is a university-wide platform for collaboration—linking people across schools including the Medical Center, the Law Center, the School of Foreign …

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New cancer prevention center tackles health disparities in DC

WEBThe facility, located in Ward 8, focuses on reducing disparities in health care affecting the city’s underserved communities through patient navigation—or …

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How Culture Shapes Mental Health

WEBExamples include integrating mental health into primary care, and task-sharing among a range of health-care workers—such as midwives, nurses, or …

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Bridging the opportunity gap: Pipeline programs expand diversity …

WEBBridging the opportunity gap: Pipeline programs expand diversity in medicine. By Sara Piccini. June 1, 2022. On the first day of classes at Georgetown School of …

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Community Health

WEBGeorgetown’s M.S. in Biotechnology celebrates 25 years. The field of biotechnology has advanced rapidly over the past 46 years, with significant applications in health care, …

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Q&A with Global Health Institute founders

WEBPhoto: Phil Humnicky. In July 2022, Georgetown began announcing plans for the launch of the Global Health Institute. We spoke with two of its founding leaders, …

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Title: Bioethics, mentorship, and the telos of medicine

WEBBioethics, mentorship, and the telos of medicine. By Michael Simms Jr. (G'19, '24) December 1, 2022. As the world continues to steadily emerge (and gather the …

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Harmony in the Gut-Brain Relationship

WEBHarmony in the Gut. The discovery has changed profoundly the way that Zasloff thinks about the gut. “I used to see the gut as an organ of nutrition,” says Zasloff. …

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Two new schools, one common thread

WEBBoth schools officially launched July 1 of this year with a renewed focus on health equity. “Having two schools launched at the same time really speaks to the …

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