A Message from Edward B. Healton, MD, MPH
Dear Members of the GUMC Community,

This past week’s reprehensible comments by a Georgetown Law adjunct professor once again vividly illustrates the urgent need to continue our collective work toward ensuring that every member of our community is treated equitably. I share in the strongest possible condemnation of racism and bias in all forms – spoken and unspoken. There is no place anywhere for racism and bias, but most especially at our university. I join with President DeGioia, Dean Bill Treanor and the many other members of our community standing in solidarity with those who were deeply hurt by last week’s incident.
 
Racial justice is our highest priority at the Medical Center. Two weeks ago, we came together for our first community meeting of 2021 to discuss work underway toward eliminating racial injustice. You can read a summary about the meeting here and watch a recording of meeting here. We encourage you to join us in our journey as we continue to look inward to eliminate racism and to create a culture of mutual support, respect, equity and inclusion.  

Edward B. Healton, MD, MPH
Executive Vice President for Health Sciences
Executive Dean, Georgetown University School of Medicine
GUMC Stories
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Since joining Georgetown’s Department of Pharmacology & Physiology in January 2020, assistant professor Alexey Ostroumov, PhD, has received a grant from the Whitehall Foundation to support his research on neuropsychiatric disorders.
Georgetown President John J. DeGioia cosigned a new letter from the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration supporting the Dream Act of 2021. DeGioia is a founding member of the alliance, and Georgetown has supported passage of legislation for many years.
News and Announcements
In preparation for expanding research activities on campus, a new submission process for ongoing personnel changes has been put in place. The GMS portal for submitting Research Resumption Plans will be retired on Wednesday, March 17, after which researchers will need to use a new electronic form to make requests on behalf of new team members needing access to campus. Operations should remain within the 25% capacity limit.
Press Pause is a weekly series sponsored by the Office of Campus Ministry offering space to engage with contemplative practices from diverse faiths, traditions and cultures. Sessions offer accessible introductions to these practices while aspiring to honor the depth of the traditions from which they develop. Upcoming events will focus on Holi, Passover, Vesak, Vaisakhi, Ramadan and Orthodox Easter. A prior session focused on the Lenten season. Learn more here.
GUMC In The News
Calendar of Events
Monday, March 15
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

A panel discussion among Hoyas working in various capacities within the health care industry who will share their career paths and lessons learned along the way. Sponsored by Georgetown University Alumni Association. Register.
Tuesday, March 16
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

Sandeep K. Mallipattu, MD, FASN, chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, associate professor of medicine, DCI-Liebowitz Endowed Professor, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, staff physician, Northport VAMC, presents “Krüppel-Like Factors: Three Fingers in Control of Kidney Disease.” Sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry. Join via Zoom.
Tuesday, March 16
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom

Presented by Lakshmi Krishnan, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Affiliate Faculty, English, Director, Georgetown Medical Humanities Initiative. Part of the Teaching for Inclusion and Equity (TIE) winter/spring 2021 series. RSVP.
Tuesday, March 16
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins presents “Global Health Security and Diplomacy in the Age of Coronavirus.” Sponsored by the Georgetown Global Health Initiative. Register.
Wednesday, March 17
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

Salil Garg, MD, PhD, Charles W. and Jennifer C. Johnson Clinical Investigator at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, presents “Gene Regulatory Mechanisms Driving Cell-To-Cell Variability.” Join via Zoom.
Wednesday, March 17
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

Learn ways of recording PowerPoint presentations to make asynchronous lecture videos with narrations using PowerPoint or Zoom. Find out options and advantages with each of the tools and how to record and share your lecture videos. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library. Register.
Wednesday, March 17
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. 
Via Zoom

Presented by Caleb C. McKinney, PhD, MPS, assistant dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Training & Development, Biomedical Graduate Education, assistant professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, and Liz Salm, PhD, associate director, Postdoctoral Development and Training Grant Support, Biomedical Graduate Education. Part of the Teaching for Inclusion and Equity (TIE) winter/spring 2021 series. RSVP.
Wednesday, March 17
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. 
Via Zoom

Learn the basics of Tableau Desktop and how to use it to create effective data visualizations for research, articles, presentations, posters, and other scholarly works. Register.
Wednesday, March 17
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

Bryan O. Buckley, DrPH, MPH, Research Fellow at MedStar Health’s Institute for Quality and Safety and adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine, introduces the 4P Leadership Framework and explains how it has transformed health care. Sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Register.
Thursday, March 18
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

“Unpacking Racism” is the first presentation in this series exploring racism, classism and sexism in medicine and patient care. Sponsored by the SPARK Committee of the Georgetown University School of Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Register.
Thursday, March 18
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

Featuring Trevor Archer, PhD, NIH Distinguished Investigator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Note: CME/CE credit is being offered for this seminar. Join via Zoom.
Friday, March 19
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

Paul Kolm, PhD, associate director in the Department of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics at MedStar Health Research Institute, presents “Propensity Score Analysis of Non-randomized Studies.” Register.
Monday, March 22
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

Learn how to record your PowerPoint presentations with audio narrations using Panopto to make your class lecture videos and post them in your Canvas course to support remote teaching and students’ self-directed learning. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library. Register.
Tuesday, March 23
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

A discussion about “Using Social Media in Health Professions Education” features panelists Aykut Üren, MD, Professor, Departments of Oncology and Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Georgetown University; Beje Thomas, MD, Georgetown Associate Professor of Medicine, Transplant Nephrologist, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute; and Sarah Thornton, MD, Georgetown Assistant Professor of Medicine, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics. Register.
Tuesday, March 23
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

“Diabetes Alert Day! Managing Diabetic Kidney Disease” is the theme of this session in a series promoting clinical research awareness, diversity in research, and community engaged research through virtual outreach efforts. Register.
Wednesday, March 24
12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom

Featuring Hadley Solomon, PhD, senior advisor of research ethics and evidence for Save the Children. Sponsored by the M.S. Health & the Public Interest Program. Register.
Wednesday, March 24
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

Featuring T.E. Schlesinger, Benjamin T. Rome Dean Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University. Note: CME/CE credit is being offered for this seminar. Join via Zoom.
Thursday, March 25
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

Olivia D’Aoust, PhD, member of the World Bank Global Solutions Group on Territorial Development and a senior urban economist, presents “Hotspots of Poverty and Contagion: Supporting Cities to Respond and Recover from COVID-19.” Sponsored by Georgetown Urban Health Collaborative in the Department of International Health at NHS. Register.
Thursday, March 25
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

Bruce Tromberg, PhD, Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health, presents “Bioengineering for COVID-19: Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) at Unprecedented Speed and Scale.” Note: CME/CE credit is being offered for this seminar. Join via Zoom.
Friday, March 26
12:00 - 12:30 p.m.
Online

Nancy Harazduk, MEd, MSW, director of the Georgetown University School of Medicine Mind-Body Medicine Program, leads a 30-minute guided meditation. Presented by the SPARK Committee of the School of Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. RSVP.
Support for Virtual Instruction
See the Instructional Continuity @GU website for information about office hours, web resources, training webinars and other forms of assistance.
Monday - Friday,
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.;
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

CETS is offering individual Zoom assistance. Meet with a member of the CETS staff via Zoom (meeting ID: 995-332-8350).
CNDLS Instructional Continuity Virtual Office Hours
Monday - Thursday,
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.;
Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

CNDLS holds instructional continuity office hours virtually in this Zoom room. Please stop by if you need help or dial 646-558-8656
(meeting ID: 386 980 1070).
After hours, email cndls@georgetown.edu.
Friday, March 19
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

Explore ways to share PowerPoint presentations and other screen content through Zoom using basic and advanced share screen options. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library. Register here.
Thursday, March 18 or 25
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom

Online office hours with UIS EdTech provide faculty and staff with assistance and answers to Canvas questions and assistance with all Canvas needs. Register 3/18 or 3/25.
Friday, March 19 or 26
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Online office hours with UIS EdTech provide faculty and staff with assistance and answers to questions about instructional continuity tools: Panopto, Zoom, Voicethread and Canvas. Register 3/19 or 3/26.
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