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Health Care Management & Policy Major Seeks to Advance Food Equity

Madison Dyer (NHS'22), a health care management & policy major, is president of the student organization Students Advancing Food Equity (SAFE) - an interest that began during a…

March 3, 2021

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Global Health Graduate Course Features COVID-19-Focused Simulation Exercise

Last week, students in Georgetown’s master’s program in global health had the opportunity to act as diplomats during a United Nations Security Council simulation exercise,…

March 2, 2021

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Georgetown Mission and Ministry Offers Ignatian Retreat for Alumni Caregivers

During the past year, many Georgetown alumni have been using their education to help address the COVID-19 pandemic – providing patient care, conducting scientific research,…

February 25, 2021

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New Racial Justice Institute Co-Director Combines Psychology and Public Health to Advance Health Equity

Dr. Derek M. Griffith, a distinguished scholar in psychology and public health, will join the university’s new Racial Justice Institute as one of its co-directors on July 1. In…

February 22, 2021

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Health Care Management & Policy Major Hopes to Advance Health Equity, Improve System

Nicole “Nikki” Feenstra (NHS’22) is a pre-med health care management & policy major. In the future, she hopes to advance health equity through a career in medicine. “I…

February 19, 2021

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Human Science Professors Develop Online Courses in Human Anatomy and Physiology

Two professors in the Department of Human Science at the School of Nursing & Health Studies have developed a series of online courses on human anatomy and physiology. Dr. Ted…

February 9, 2021

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Georgetown Sophomore Focuses on Health Policy to Create Change

Reona Pereira (NHS’23) is a health care management & policy major. She is a member of the Lecture Fund and has leadership roles with GU Jawani and Georgetown Individuals Vocal…

January 26, 2021

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Health Care Management & Policy Alumna Now Practices Finance Law in NYC

After Georgetown, Dorothy Hector (NHS’12) worked in Peru for Ciudad Saludable. She earned a master’s degree at LSE and then attended Harvard Law School. The health care…

January 19, 2021

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Health Care Management & Policy Senior’s Research Focuses on COVID-19

Samantha Schlageter (NHS’21), a senior health care management & policy major, has pursued several academic and extracurricular opportunities at Georgetown, including COVID-19…

December 10, 2020

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Georgetown to Broaden Commitment to Health, Nursing Through New Schools

Georgetown President John J. DeGioia today announced a plan to establish a School of Health and a School of Nursing on the Medical Center campus by July 2022. The schools will…

December 7, 2020