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Jack Leslie Appointed Chair of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center Research Hospital Board
Jack Leslie, a Global Health Institute senior advisor, is an internationally renowned public health thought leader and.…
October 11, 2024
- Maeve Kennedy McKean Global Health Award
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Inaugural Maeve Kennedy McKean Fellow Presents at Global Social Justice Research Symposium
Sydney Blackston (N’25), the inaugural recipient of the Maeve McKean Global Health Award, presented her summer research at the Global Social Justice Summer Research Symposium on…
October 9, 2024
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Bridging Research and Policy at the Global Health Security Conference 2024
Rebecca Katz, director of the Georgetown University Center for Global Health Science and Security (CGHSS) and co-founder of the conference along with Adam Kamradt…
September 30, 2024
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Georgetown University Global Health Institute Co-Hosts Capitol Hill Briefing on the Role of Faith-Based Groups in Global Health
This briefing included a panel of faith and global health experts and was moderated by Mark Lagon, adjunct professor in the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service…
September 19, 2024
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Students Learn Language of Spiritual Healing Through Supporting Pilgrims in Lourdes
Eight students from the School of Nursing and one medical student participated in this School of Nursing annual trip to help pilgrims seeking a healing experience at the…
August 9, 2024
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When Climate Displaces a Way of Life: The Uncounted Toll on Mental Health on the Front Lines of Climate Change
Undergraduate student Ben Oestericher (SFS’25), Assistant Professor Shabab Wahid, and Professor Emily Mendenhall, in collaboration with Edna N. Bosire at Aga Khan University,…
August 6, 2024
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Medical Center Faculty Members Learn from Immersive Experience at U.S./Mexico Border
Participating in an immersive experience at the U.S./Mexico border gave faculty members from the School of Nursing and School of Health a better understanding of the immigration…
August 4, 2024
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Medical Students Gain Confidence with a Dose of Cultural Humility Through Summer Experience
Spring 2024 GHI student fellow Phoebe Ato (M’27) completed a monthlong medical mission to the Dominican Republic where she joined other U.S. medical students in setting up pop-up…
July 18, 2024
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Edward Healton, Longtime Leader of GUMC, Reflects on Nearly a Decade as EVP
On June 30, 2024, Edward B. Healton stepped down from the helm of Georgetown University Medical Center after nine years serving as executive vice president for health sciences…
July 5, 2024
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Georgetown Global Health and Cancer Researchers Tackle Public Health Challenge in Eswatini
Researchers from Georgetown’s Center for Global Health Practice and Impact teamed up with screening experts from Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and the…
June 20, 2024