Georgetown names Ranit Mishori, MD, professor of family medicine and global health expert, as its first Chief Public Health Officer.
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Medical students discussed mentorship, anti-racism advocacy and imposter syndrome during the fifth annual “I, Too, Am Georgetown Medicine” event. |
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Whether you’re spending this year working from the kitchen table or juggling it all while caring for loved ones, it has been a challenging year. Our Georgetown community is here to help. |
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At Georgetown, our community addresses critical sustainability challenges through research, education, activism and operations. Our mission for a clean and flourishing planet for all is rooted in our Catholic and Jesuit values and commitment to the common good. |
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A new Library collaboration with the Georgetown University Medical Center will facilitate access to data and findings from a study about psychosocial resiliencies–"healthy aging"–among men living with and without HIV. |
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This week marks the beginning of Ramadan. Ramadan Kareem!
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The next virtual staff/AAP community forum will take place via Zoom on Wednesday, April 14 at 10:00 a.m. Click here to attend the forum (meeting ID: 886771391). RSVP and submit questions in advance here.
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The purpose of the Staff/AAP Council is to provide a formal, University-recognized, duly-elected body for staff and academic and administrative professionals (AAPs) to consider issues and act as a voice to University decision-makers, administrators and executives. Nominations are requested for the election of 15 seats to the council that will become vacant on June 30. Submit nominations here by April 23. Please email us at staffaapcouncil@georgetown.edu if you have any questions about the council or the election process, and check out our website at staffaap.georgetown.edu.
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Information about eligibility for residents of DC, Virginia and Maryland can be found here. Also, please read Georgetown’s public health guidance for fully vaccinated community members (MedStar Health faculty and clinical students should also follow guidance related to their work in clinical facilities).
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Stephen Ray Mitchell, MD, MBA MACP, FRCP, dean emeritus, was honored in March with the Dr. Larry Zaroff Man of Good Conscience Award from the American Medical Women’s Association. The award is presented annually to a man who has been a champion and supporter of women in medicine. Dr. Larry Zaroff was a mentor to generations of physicians, medical students, and pre-medical students. A retired cardiac surgeon and later humanities professor at Stanford, he was an avid supporter of women in medicine at all stages of their career. |
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The GUMC Subcommittee on Faculty Diversity & Inclusion seeks short personal essays, poems, artwork or short videos that capture learner reflections that will enlighten the faculty from current learners, residents or fellows of GUMC and MedStar Health. Submissions should focus on what students wished faculty members knew before they began teaching in order to better enhance the learning process. Submissions of 100-500 words are due by April 30. Learn more here.
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2021 Spring Universities Studying Slavery Conference |
"Contemporary Legacies of Slavery: The Healthcare System" is one of several topics to be addressed at the Spring 2021 Universities Studying Slavery Virtual Hosted by Georgetown University April 15-16. |
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The panel conversation will take place on Friday, April 16 at 11:00 a.m. Panelists include Derek Griffith, PhD, who joins Georgetown this summer as a founding co-director of the Racial Justice Institute, and Christopher King, PhD, chair of the Department of Health Systems Administration. Learn more about the conference and register here.
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Monday, April 12
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
A panel of experts from policy, legislative, donor agency, and implementing organization perspectives discuss how the law shapes American humanitarian assistance. Co-sponsored by Law of International Development Initiative and the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. Register.
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Tuesday, April 13
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Via Zoom
Xue Xiao, PhD, bioinformatician, UT Southwestern Medical Center, presents “Deep Learning on Biological Sequence Data.” Sponsored by the Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics & Biomathematics. Join via Zoom.
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Tuesday, April 13
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
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Tuesday, April 13, Wednesday, April 14, Monday, April 19, Thursday, April 22
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to obtain, manage and manipulate citations using RefWorks. Presented by Dahlgren Memorial Library. Register 4/13, 4/14, 4/19, 4/22.
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Tuesday, April 13
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Mark Knepper, MD, PhD, senior investigator with the Systems Biology Center of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the NIH, presents “Multi-omic Approach to Understanding Regulation of Aquaporin-2 in Kidney.” Join via Zoom.
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Tuesday, April 13
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Lisa Carty, director of humanitarian financing and resource mobilization division at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, presents “The Intersection of Global Health and Humanitarianism.” Sponsored by the Georgetown Global Health Initiative. Register.
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Wednesday, April 14
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
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Wednesday, April 14
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
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Wednesday, April 14
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Part 2 in this three-part series seeking to cultivate cultural humility focuses on “Attitudes.” Co-sponsored by Family Medicine Interest Group, Physicians for Human Rights, HoyaMedAlliance, and the SOM Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Register.
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Thursday, April 15
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
Understand the policy landscape and learn where and how policy happens and the many roles scientists and engineers can play in decision-making. Part of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Communicating Science Workshops. Sponsored by GHUCCTS and AAAS. Register.
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Thursday, April 15
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
Authors Barbara A. Babb, JD, and Judith DiMaio Moran (NHS’68), JD, lead a webinar about their book, “Caring for Families in Court: An Essential Approach to Family Justice.” Sponsored by the School of Nursing & Health Studies, Health Justice Alliance, Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative, and McCourt School of Public Policy. Register.
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Thursday, April 15
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Featuring Clyde Yancy, MD, vice dean for diversity and inclusion, chief of cardiology in the Department of Medicine, professor of medicine and medical social sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Note: CME/CE credit is being offered for this seminar. Join via Zoom.
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Thursday, April 15
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn about the capstone projects from the School of Medicine Class of 2021 Health Justice Scholars. Part of the School of Medicine’s Health Justice Week 2021. Register here. Email questions to healthjusticescholars@georgetown.edu.
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Thursday, April 15
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Eric Green, MD, PhD, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at NIH, and Vence Bonham, JD, associate investigator, NHGRI, and senior advisor to the NHGRI director on genomics and health disparities, present an overview of key considerations related to health disparities in genomics, followed by a Q&A session. Sponsored by Georgetown University's Student AcademyHealth Chapter. Join via Zoom.
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Friday, April 16
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 “Health Care Economics: Cost-effectiveness Alongside Clinical Trials.” Register.
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Tuesday, April 20
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
“Unpacking Racism and Sexism” is the second 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.
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Tuesday, April 20
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Natasha Bilimoria, deputy assistant administrator for USAID’s Bureau for Global Health, presents “The Future of Global Public Health.” Sponsored by the Georgetown Global Health Initiative. Register.
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Wednesday, April 21
12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
Featuring Lourdes Rivera JD, senior vice president, Center for Reproductive Rights. Sponsored by the M.S. Health & the Public Interest Program. Register.
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Wednesday, April 21
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Susan Cheng, EdLD, MPP, Sr. Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Mun Chun (MC) Chan, PhD, Assistant Teaching Professor, Biology Department, Doyle STEM Faculty Fellow at CNDLS. Part of the Teaching for Inclusion and Equity (TIE) winter/spring 2021 series. Register.
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Wednesday, April 21
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Part 3 in this three-part series seeking to cultivate cultural humility focuses on “Skills.” Co-sponsored by Family Medicine Interest Group, Physicians for Human Rights, HoyaMedAlliance, and the SOM Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Register.
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Thursday, April 22
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
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Thursday, April 22
2:00 p.m.
An event celebrating the healing that comes through the written word. Enjoy readings of poems composed on the themes of “A Celebration of Hope and Resilience.” Sponsored by the Georgetown Lombardi Arts & Humanities Program & the Department of Mission & Pastoral Care. Email Morgan Kulesza (mk1864@georgetown.edu) for the event link.
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Thursday, April 22
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Ana Maria Cuervo, MD, PhD, professor of developmental and molecular biology and anatomy and structural biology, co-director of the Institute for Aging Research, Robert and Renée Belfer Chair for the Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, presents “Targeting Selective Autophagy in Aging and Age-related Diseases.” Note: CME/CE credit is being offered for this seminar. Join via Zoom.
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Thursday, April 22
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa, MD, PhD, MPH, professor of epidemiology and public health at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and leader of the Epidemiology Research Group/Urban Health Observatory of Belo Horizonte, presents “Observatory for Urban Health: An Intersection of Health and Urban Systems at the Local Level.” Sponsored by Georgetown Urban Health Collaborative in the Department of International Health at NHS. Register.
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Friday, April 23 and 30
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
This virtual conference features keynote presentations and moderated panel discussions on the themes of “Moving Swiftly to Combat the COVID-19 Global Health Crisis” (4/23) and “Beyond COVID-19 - Challenges & Lessons Learned during a Pandemic.” Register.
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Support for Virtual Instruction |
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See the Instructional Continuity @GU website for i nformation about office hours, web resources, training webinars and other forms of assistance.
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Monday - Friday,
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.;
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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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).
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Wednesday, April 14
11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to use Google Meet to schedule, start and run a meeting, including how to share screens, use a whiteboard, send and save chat messages, and record a meeting. Register.
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Thursday, April 15, 22, 29
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 4/15, 4/22, 4/29.
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Friday, April 16, 23, 30
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 4/16, 4/23, 4/30.
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