In celebration of Black History Month, medical students and faculty share how belonging to the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) shapes their Georgetown experience. “Our membership is small but they do big things.”
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The GUMC community is invited to join these SNMA Black History Month events!
Wednesday, February 23, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. via Zoom
Tuesday, March 1, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. via Zoom
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A biology major, cancer researcher and part-time professional baker, Jordan Kramer (C’22) will pursue a D.Phil. in pediatrics at the University of Oxford. She launched her research career with a position in the lab of Richard Schlegel, MD, PhD, an opportunity normally unheard of for undergraduate students. |
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Whether meeting as volunteers at the HOYA Clinic or connecting over coffee at the ICC, School of Medicine and School of Nursing & Health Studies faculty and students started lasting relationships on the Hilltop. |
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Annual MRI screenings starting at ages 30 to 35 may reduce breast cancer mortality by more than 50% among women who carry certain genetic changes in three genes, according to a newly published comparative modeling analysis in JAMA Oncology.
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On Thursday, February 24 at 3:00 p.m., Fr. Michael Rozier, SJ, Visiting Jesuit Chair, will deliver this year’s Values Based Lecture “Health Systems and Human Dignity: Moral Imagination as a Tool for Reform” over Zoom. Sponsored by the Committee on Mission and Values at the School of Nursing & Health Studies. Register here.
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In this edition of the newsletter to students on inclusion and strengthening our campus climate, highlights include Black History Month, the exciting addition of several leaders of color to the Hilltop and great stories from the Spirit of Georgetown campaign. |
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Georgetown will undergo re-accreditation review by the Middle States Commission for Higher Education (MSCHE) with a site visit May 1-4. In preparation for the site visit, all members of the Georgetown community are invited to review the self-study document and/or attend a town hall meeting to ask questions and provide feedback.
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Faculty Senate/MCEF Co-Sponsored Town Hall for Faculty and Staff
Tuesday, February 22
4:30 p.m.
Town Hall for Students
Wednesday, February 23
12:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, February 22
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
First of a three-part comprehensive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Technology Transfer Research (STTR) grant-writing virtual workshop series presented by experts from the National Cancer Institute’s SBIR Development Center. This session covers fundamentals for starting a business, including funding opportunities and commercialization resources available at NIH/NCI. Open to small businesses, researchers, students, postdoctoral fellows and entrepreneurs from/affiliated with Georgetown, Howard and George Washington University. RSVP for the series by February 21. Sponsored by the Georgetown University Office of Technology Commercialization.
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Tuesday, February 22
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Joseph V. Bonventre, MD, PhD, Samuel A. Levine Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, chief of the renal unit and chief of the Engineering in Medicine Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, director of health sciences and technology, Massachusetts General Hospital, presents “Human Kidney Organoids and Organoid Derived Cells to Interrogate Kidney Biology.” Sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry, Office of the Dean for Research, and the Center for Cell Reprogramming.
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Tuesday, February 22
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Build community, connect, find support and meet like-minded people at the medical center. Co-sponsored by the Hoya MedAlliance, the Racial Justice Committee for Change and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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Wednesday February 23
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to define common metrics and understand their intended usage, locate where to retrieve key metrics, and recognize the limitations of metrics.
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Wednesday, February 23
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
Featuring Reshma Ramachandran, MD, MPP, veterans affairs scholar, National Clinician Scholars Program, Yale University School of Medicine.
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Wednesday, February 23
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to network and promote yourself on social media from some of the best. Part of Melanin in Medicine: Liberation Through Black Identity, presented by the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) at Georgetown. Sponsored by the Georgetown University Office of the President and the School of Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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Thursday, February 24 or Friday, February 25
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Georgetown University faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
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Thursday, February 24
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Coordinated by the organizers of the Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAAPI) community at Georgetown. Open to all members of the Georgetown community to discuss concerns, safety and more. RSVP here.
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Thursday, February 24
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
“Health Systems and Human Dignity: Moral Imagination as a Tool for Reform” with Fr. Michael Rozier, SJ, Visiting Jesuit Chair. Part of the celebration of the Ignatian Year. Sponsored by the Committee on Mission and Values at the School of Nursing & Health Studies.
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Thursday, February 24
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
“Engineering Artificial Antigen Presenting Cells, aAPC, for Cancer Immunotherapy: From Bench to Bedside” with Jonathan Schneck, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Translational Immunology, JH-TIE, director, the Johns Hopkins Institute for Cell Engineering. Note: CME/CE credit may be offered for this seminar.
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Friday, February 25
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to upload your CV, add your personal website information, upload a syllabus, publications and more.
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Friday, February 25
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Featuring Elana Fertig, PhD, associate professor of oncology, director of the Division/Research Program in Quantitative Sciences, co-director of the Convergence Institute, associate director of quantitative sciences, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University.
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Friday, February 25
4:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
The 19th Annual John Collins Harvey Lecture, presented by the Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, features a conversation with Farr A. Curlin, MD, Josiah Trent Professor of Medical Humanities and co-director of the Theology, Medicine and Culture Initiative at Duke University. The conversation will be moderated by Myles Sheehan, MD, SJ, director of the Pellegrino Center.
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Monday, February 28
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Gary J. Patti, PhD, Michael and Tana Powell Professor of Chemistry in Arts & Sciences, professor of medicine, and director, Center for Metabolomics and Isotope Tracing, Washington University in St. Louis, presents “Mechanisms for Co-opting Healthy Tissue Metabolism to Drive Tumor Growth.”
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Tuesday, March 1
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn about the experience of being a Black woman in medical education. Part of Melanin in Medicine: Liberation Through Black Identity, presented by the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) at Georgetown. Sponsored by the Georgetown University Office of the President and the School of Medicine Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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Wednesday, March 2
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
Featuring Ranit Mishori, MD, MHS, FAAFP, professor of family medicine, vice president and chief public health officer, Georgetown University.
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Thursday, March 3
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Second of a three-part comprehensive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Technology Transfer Research (STTR) grant-writing virtual workshop series presented by experts from the National Cancer Institute’s SBIR Development Center. Open to small businesses, researchers, students, postdoctoral fellows and entrepreneurs from/affiliated with Georgetown, Howard and George Washington University. Sponsored by the Georgetown University Office of Technology Commercialization
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Friday, March 4
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Megha Shah Fitzpatrick, MD, attending and associate professor, pediatric critical care medicine, vice chair of pediatrics, education, MedStar Georgetown, pediatric clerkship director at the School of Medicine, and Yianna Vovides, PhD, director, learning design and research, professor of the practice, CNDLS, present “Best Practices in Teaching Online.”
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Friday, March 4
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Alexander (Sasha) Gusev, PhD, assistant professor, medicine, Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, presents “Harnessing Off-target Reads from Thousands of Sequenced Tumors to Identify Germline-Somatic Interactions That Influence Patient Outcomes.”
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Friday, March 4
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Federico Asch, MD, director of cardiovascular core laboratories, MedStar Health Research Institute, professor of medicine, Georgetown University, presents “A Collaborative Model to Answer Questions of Global Interest in Cardiac Ultrasound: The World Alliance Societies of Echocardiography.” Co-sponsored by GHUCCTS and MedStar Health Research Institute.
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