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Inspired by Their Mentors, Georgetown Students Present at Annual Undergraduate Research Conference

More than 90 Georgetown students presented their research projects at the annual Georgetown Undergraduate Research Conference. Nursing professor Dr. Jane Falls-Dixon was honored…

April 21, 2023

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Medically Unable to Give Blood, BSN Student and Cancer Survivor Organizes Blood Drive So Others Can

Driven by a personal experience with the lifesaving power of donated blood, a senior in the School of Nursing’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, along with her,…

April 5, 2023

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Day of Service at Food & Friends

School of Nursing and the School of Health students returned to Food & Friends for their annual Day of Service on March.…

March 31, 2023

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Edilma Yearwood Recognized with Vicennial Gold Medal

Georgetown University honored the School of Nursing’s Edilma L. Yearwood, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, (left) with a Vicennial Gold Medal at the university’s Spring Faculty…

March 21, 2023

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Nurse-Midwifery Alumna on a Mission to Improve Maternal Health in Zanzibar

Driven by the belief that women should not have to put their life at risk if they chose to become pregnant, nurse-midwifery alum Nafisa Jiddawi (M’14), FNP-C, WHNP-BC, CNM,…

March 10, 2023

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History of Nurse-Midwifery Program Reveals a Lasting Commitment to Community Care and Political Advocacy

In its first two decades of existence, Georgetown University School of Nursing Nursing-Midwifery Program achieved remarkable success in providing perinatal care to the D.C.…

February 24, 2023

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Ministry Leaders Discuss the Importance of Contemplation at Values Based Lecture

Fr. Mark Bosco, Georgetown’s vice president for mission & ministry, and Sr. Celeste Mokrzycki, chaplain for the School of Health and School of Nursing, presented this year’s…

February 12, 2023

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School of Nursing Professor Cindy Farley, CNM, PhD, FACNM, Recognized at GWIM Awards

Cindy L. Farley, CNM, PhD, FACNM, professor, WHNP & Nurse-Midwifery/WHNP Programs, received the School of Nursing Mentorship Award from Georgetown Women in.…

February 3, 2023

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Staff Spotlight: Jean LaFonta

Meet Jean LaFonta, senior business manager for Georgetown University School of.…

January 27, 2023

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Georgetown Double Alum Eileen Ferrell Retires from Chief Nursing Post at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

After 30 years of committed service to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Eileen Ferrell, MS, BSN, RN, the hospital’s chief nursing officer (CNO) will retire on February.…

January 26, 2023