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Winter 2024

Features

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A partnership for good

A conversation with nurse-bioethicist Christine Grady (N’74, G’93) and her husband, new faculty member Anthony Fauci

‘Find your yes’

Meet five alumnae who developed a friendship at the School of Medicine and eventually wrote a book together.

What it means to be well

Learn about the many aspects of well-being, a signature focus for the School of Health’s research and academic missions.

Print Edition

Read the print edition of the Winter 2024 issue online.

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On Campus

Knitting together aging and cancer

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Pavilion now serving the community

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New psychiatric mental health certificate program for nursing practitioners

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Celebrating 50 years of midwifery education with a call to action

Accelerated programs offer unique opportunities for students

Dual M.D. degrees offer preparation, practical skills

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Therapeutic music lifts mood, sonic environment at Lombardi

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‘Thinking outside the box’ with integrative medicine

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Student Point of View: Focusing on sustainable health solutions in rural India

Through their student-run organization, Project RISHI (Rural India Social and Health Improvement), Georgetown undergraduate students including those from the School of Health and the College of Arts & Sciences are partnering with local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to address population health problems such as anemia and malnutrition through education and the use of sustainable health products.

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Alumni Connections

Helping people at their most vulnerable

Building diversity in the sciences

Tools of the Trade with Jane Johnston Balkam (N’72, Parent’06, ’13)

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Reflections on Health with Joseph Branda, M.D. (M’72), Radiologist

I grew up in Hoboken, New Jersey, and went to college at Seton Hall University. I continued on to Georgetown’s medical school, which felt like a friendly place with a sense of warmth, like home. When I left for medical school, my mom wrote out recipes for me. In an Italian family, the main room in the house is the kitchen.

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Check Up: News & Research

‘Escape room’ teaches nurses how to work under pressure

Study explores the dangers of working in extreme heat

Kombucha may help people with type 2 diabetes

Healthy Aging Symposium focuses on cognitive function

Transforming speech into tactile vibrations

Emeritus professor supports GUMC faculty research

Fast-moving fundraiser

Georgetown Special Master’s Program (SMP) students participated in the Wheel 2 Win wheelchair basketball tournament to benefit the United Spinal Metro DC Chapter.

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From the Archives

Originally located at 35th & N Streets NW, Georgetown’s hospital moved to Reservoir Road in 1950. Today the newly expanded facility includes a host of amenities designed for efficiency and well-being.

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Book Corner

Surgeon’s memoirs offer an inside look

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Mia Jenkins, M.D. (M’23) shares her calling
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Who are you called to be?

Georgetown’s drive to do its best work, to help meet the world’s most profound needs, has shaped centuries of growth and progress at the university. Today, the Georgetown community is called to take on challenges more complex than ever.

Pictured: Mia Jenkins, M.D. (M’23)

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