After a small group of students from the School of Nursing & Health Studies embedded themselves in Chiapas, Mexico to research Chagas disease, the experience left lasting impacts about the trajectory of their future plans. |
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On May 28, more than 2,000 alumni from the Class of 2020 returned to the Hilltop to celebrate their Commencement — an event two years in the making after the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted their in-person graduation. |
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Listen as Sara Rotenberg (NHS’20) delivers the speech she began writing in 2020 -- one she described as being "all the more fitting" following delayed graduation. “Let’s hope the worst is behind us, but for whatever lies ahead, we are ready.”
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Global health leader Amb. Mark Dybul, MD, (C'85, M'92), returned to the Hilltop to share his thoughts on moving beyond the pandemic. "We can ask in everything we do, are we contributing to a better world, a more just world, or are we drawing more hope out of it?"
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Meet three Hoyas who are making a difference around the world since their 2020 graduation, including an NHS alum who has been advocating for better health care for people with disabilities. |
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As a regular feature in GUMC Update, we highlight members of our staff/AAP - all critical to our mission. Today, meet Christopher Shelton, research program coordinator in the cancer cell biology program. |
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COVID-19 Testing Summer Hours Start May 31 |
As of May 31, One Medical’s COVID-19 testing at the Leavey Center will change hours for the summer:
Monday: 7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.,
1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.,
1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday: 7:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.,
1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Georgetown’s Office of Neighborhood Life will host housing fairs with different vendors to share information about housing options in and around the District. RSVP here.
Friday, June 10
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Social Room, Healey Family Student Center
Wednesday, June 15
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
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Health care providers may earn CME credit by participating in “How Industry Promotion Affects Prescribing,” presented by PharmedOut with support from Kaiser Permanente. Learn more here.
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Tuesday, May 31
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
“Sex Differences in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer” with Leila Shobab, MD, assistant professor on the clinical scholar track, Georgetown University Department of Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center Division of Endocrinology.
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Thursday, June 2
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Aviv Regev, PhD, head and executive vice president of Genentech Research and Early Development, presents “Cell Atlases as Roadmaps to Understand and Treat Disease.”
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Thursday, June 2
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
Shaunagh Browning, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CRN-BC, Georgetown University, presents “Use of Human Subjects” as part of this training series for predoctoral students, postdoctoral fellows and early career investigators on the NIH requirement of responsible conduct of research.
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Wednesday, June 8
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Jiong Li, PhD, assistant professor at the Virginia Commonwealth in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and a GHUCCTS KL2 scholar, presents “Targeting FOSL1-Super-enhancers Eliminates Cancer Stem Cells in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.”
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Thursday, June 9
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Featuring Terry J. Watnick, MD, the Joan B. and John H. Sadler, MD Professor of Nephrology, University of Maryland, and Gregory Germino, MD, deputy director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
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Friday, June 10
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Peggy Slota, DNP, RN, FAAN, professor and director, DNP graduate studies, School of Nursing & Health Studies, presents “Educating Scholar Practitioners: From Theory to Implementation.”
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