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Summer 2025

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A better journey

Cancer survivorship research initiative studies life after diagnosis and treatment.

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The resilient brain

Advances in stroke assessment and care are revolutionizing research and recovery.

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Caring acts

The healing art of theater offers a new avenue for community connection and care.

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Print Edition

Read the print edition of the Summer 2025 issue online. Learn more about the mentioned programs by clicking on highlighted sections within stories.

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Announcements & Check up

Georgetown designated R1 institution for 30th year

$25M gift renames, expands School of Nursing

Mapping cancer cells

New senior associate dean looks to empower students

Event highlights federally funded research

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Health innovation in action

CALL course explores health equity outside the classroom

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On Campus

The ‘GI cancer powerhouse’ celebrates 15 years

SOM students team up with local barbers

A teacher with a ‘healing touch’

Nurse executives pay it forward to the next generation

GUMC Advancement VP Jackie Wood supports ‘hope, health, and care’

Group therapy helps students with body dysmorphia

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Reflections on Health with Robert Fan, M.D. (G’85, M’89), Orthopedics in Salem, Oregon

I chose orthopedics because the people I met during rotations were even-keeled, personable, and enjoyed life.

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Alumni Connections

One alumna’s ‘Why not me?’ approach to making a difference

Tools of the trade

Alumna finds her calling in repurposing medical supplies

Did you know?

Women make up nearly two-thirds of the Class of 2028 in the Georgetown University School of Medicine.

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From the Archives

The Cadet Nurse Corps (1943–1948) was established to increase nurses’ recruitment and education for practice in civilian and military settings during World War II. Over 1,100 participating schools educated these nurses, including Georgetown’s School of Nursing. Dozens of Georgetown nursing diploma graduates were Cadets, and several later earned the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Today, Georgetown ROTC students in the BSN program are commissioned as military officers upon graduation. | Photo: Georgetown University Archives

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The Innovation Hub at the Thrive Center, which offers 12-week fall and spring fellowships, held an inaugural Solutions Fair highlighting the work of its Spring 2025 fellows. Here, a diagram at the Hand in Hand Parenting display explains the program’s structural model to support parents and caregivers.
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Thrive Center opens to support children and families in the community

Since its opening last fall, the Thrive Center for Children, Families, and Communities, a multidisciplinary academic center launched by Georgetown University and MedStar Health, has focused on child and family mental health, disabilities, health equity, and digital health.

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Eric Woods (B’91) (center) was honored with a 2025 John Carroll Award for his distinctive volunteer service to Georgetown, including his work in building a team of BellRinger Riders who, together, rode over 500 miles to raise over $18,000 for critical cancer research at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. To learn more about the fundraiser, visit bellringer.org.

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