Research led by the Health Justice Alliance in partnership with MedStar Health showed that offering legal support to patients with unmet legal needs can help address maternal health disparities, particularly among those from historically marginalized or underserved communities and are at a higher risk of poor health outcomes. The study was one of two featuring research on maternal health and health disparities presented at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting in May. |
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As a regular feature for GUMC Update, we highlight members of our staff/AAP - all critical to our mission. Today, meet Edith De Leon, director of admissions at the School of Nursing. |
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Harry G. Preuss III, MD, professor of biochemistry, physiology, medicine and pathology, died on May 13. A Mass of Resurrection in honor of his life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on June 23 at St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church in Fairfax. |
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Due to the construction of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Medical/Surgical Pavilion, two-way traffic on Reservoir Road NW will be temporarily reduced to one-way (alternating directions) to protect motorists’ safety.
One-lane traffic on Reservoir Road NW is currently scheduled for June 12 and possibly June 13. Dates may shift if inclement weather causes delays. On those dates, flaggers will direct vehicular traffic to ensure motorists’ safety. Please plan for extra time if traveling on Reservoir Road NW on those dates.
If you have any questions, please contact Matt Maio, construction executive at Trammell Crow Company by email or at 202-360-5735.
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Registration is open for the Second Annual Georgetown Center for Healthy Aging Symposium on July 12 in the Fisher Colloquium in the Hariri Building and online. The symposium, titled “Advancing Knowledge About Aging to Improve Health and Health Care,” will include oral papers, panels, posters and breakout sessions on new research collaborations, career development, community outreach and grant proposal development. Networking opportunities will include a luncheon and a closing wine and cheese reception. Organized by the Georgetown Center for Healthy Aging. Register here.
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The application deadline for postdoctoral fellows to join the 2023-24 NIH TL1 Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) Training Program has been extended. The program is funded by the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS). Postdoctoral fellows who have a primary appointment at either Georgetown, Howard, a MedStar institution or the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center are encouraged to apply by June 30. |
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Metavivor “Targeting Occult Cancer Cell Subpopulations Driving Metastases Growth” Ghada Sharif
Michael J. Fox Foundation “Isolating symptoms and circuits affected by cholinergic degeneration” Rebekah Evans
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Tuesday, June 13
11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
Via Zoom
Learn about Mentimeter, an online polling tool to create interactive presentations that allow an unlimited number of students to answer questions and polls anonymously, and participate in competition quizzes using any device.
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Wednesday, June 14
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to use the online whiteboards Google Jamboard and Zoom Whiteboard to promote student engagement and collaboration in face-to-face, online and hybrid classes.
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Wednesday, June 14
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to obtain, manage and manipulate citations using RefWorks: export/import citations, organize and share collected citations, create bibliographies, and enter/track citations while writing.
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Wednesday, June 14
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium
Carl Elliott, MD, PhD, speaks in this special event as part of the PharmedOut Conference, “Making Healthy People Sick: Invented Diseases and Overtreatment.”
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Thursday, June 15
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium
Sessions at this PharmedOut Conference will cover the validity of psychiatric diagnoses, the medicalization of aging and how to improve the FDA.
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Thursday, June 15
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
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Thursday, June 15
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to make a number of data visualizations using Microsoft Excel. Basic Excel experience required.
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Friday, June 16
8:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium
Sessions at this PharmedOut Conference will cover the validity of psychiatric diagnoses, the medicalization of aging and how to improve the FDA.
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Friday, June 16
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
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Tuesday, June 20
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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Tuesday, June 20
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Mary Beth Martin, PhD, Georgetown professor of oncology. Part of the Summer Seminar Series in Cancer Biology.
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Tuesday, June 20
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Presenters will provide a synopsis of design, implementation, evaluation of an innovative health equity curriculum and present their current scaffolding efforts through the 2022 RADIANCE grant. Featuring NM/WHNP & WHNP Program Faculty: Melicia Escobar, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, FACNM, program director; Heather M. Bradford, CNM, FACNM, assistant program director; and Christina Marea, PhD, MA, MSN, FACNM, assistant professor. RSVP here.
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Wednesday, June 21
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Participants will learn how to view, comment on, create and share a VoiceThread, as well as how to use VoiceThread in Canvas.
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Wednesday, June 21
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
This workshop will help you better organize your approach to reusing images and better clarify the permission request process.
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Thursday, June 22
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn two important tools for data analysis in Excel, VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables, which merge multiple datasets and get quick summary information from large datasets. Basic Excel experience required.
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