This week, Georgetown President John J. DeGioia announced that John T. Monahan, JD (C’83, L’87), a health and social services law expert, will serve as the interim dean of NHS for the 2021-22 academic year as of September 27, the day after Carole Roan Gresenz, PhD, who served as interim dean for two years, concludes her service.

In a message to the GUMC community, Edward B. Healton, MD, MPH, executive vice president of health sciences at GUMC, welcomed Monahan in his new role and expressed gratitude for Gresenz’s service, calling her “one of the most impressive leaders I’ve worked with.”

Fever is one of the most common and recognizable signs of human disease but remains surprisingly mysterious from an etiological perspective. A new project in Guinea, led by the Center for Global Health Science and Security researchers, aims to identify the cause of fever to reduce the risk of exposure to dangerous pathogens.

MedStar Health and Georgetown University Medical Center honored more than three dozen faculty members for their achievements leading to a recent promotion.

If you want to work with colleagues to advance racial equity in the GUMC community, consider joining the Spaces and Places for Advocacy & Racial-Justice Knowledge (SPARK) committee. Express your interest in joining SPARK by completing this form by 5:00 p.m. on September 28.

GUMC welcomes several new Human Resources officers to our campus. This newly updated Human Resources webpage includes names and email information for GUMC including updated roles and areas of responsibility. Each officer reports to Sonya D. Sims, interim HR director for GUMC. Please bookmark this page for future reference.

Jade Sanders, PhD, recently joined Georgetown's Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) as an embedded part of the medical center campus. Sanders has a passion for making mental health care more accessible and mentoring psychologists and therapists of color in training. To schedule an appointment, please contact her directly at js5048@georgetown.edu or 202-687-0369.

Managing at Georgetown is a foundational program that offers information on Human Resources and University policies and procedures, discusses strategies for managing employees, and highlights key leadership and communication skills. Managing at Georgetown will be offered this fall in a virtual learning capacity. Interested GUMC participants can sign up for Cohort 11 or Cohort 12. See if you qualify and sign up on the HR website or contact Sonya Sims, GUMC's Interim Human Resources Director.

The Gender+ Justice Initiative is accepting fellowship applications from faculty, graduate and undergraduate students. The fellowships are designed to support interdisciplinary work related to intersectional issues of gender, racial and economic justice. Applications are due October 10. Learn more about the fellowships and apply.

Additional resources are available at the Instructional Continuity website. You can also connect with CNDLS staff live via Zoom during their office hours Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Contact CNDLS by emailing cndls@georgetown.edu.