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Almost 80 Years Ago, Three Women Received the BSN at Georgetown’s Graduation
It’s National Nurses Week 2021, and Commencement is soon. Learn more about the three women – all nurses – who graduated at the university’s Commencement in September, …
May 11, 2021
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On Academic Leave with CDC Foundation, GU Nursing Professor Helps Lead COVID Response in West Virginia
As a part of the school’s National Nurses Week 2021 conversation series, Dr. Melody Wilkinson took the time last week to share her experiences helping lead the COVID-19…
May 10, 2021
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A Conversation with Congresswoman Lauren Underwood Begins Georgetown’s National Nurses Week 2021 Celebration
To celebrate National Nurses Week 2021, which begins today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood – a nurse serving in the United States House of Representatives – spoke with…
May 6, 2021
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Family Nurse Practitioner Student Advocates for Health Equity
When Juliette Carr (G’21) was seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner Program that would foster her focus on promoting health equity, she decided upon Georgetown’s because of its…
April 20, 2021
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Georgetown Nursing Helps Promote Public Health Through COVID-19 Efforts
National Public Health Week 2021: Georgetown nursing students, faculty, and graduates have been working to promote the health and well-being of individuals and communities…
April 9, 2021
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Georgetown FNP Alumna Manages COVID-19 Vaccine Site in Maryland
Jessica Landau (G’20), a recent graduate of the Family Nurse Practitioner Program, is managing a COVID-19 vaccine site in Maryland. The Georgetown alumna, who hopes to continue…
April 8, 2021
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Rediscovering Georgetown’s Women Graduates of the First Decades of the 20th Century
As Women's History Month comes to a close this week, learn about the religious sisters who were receiving their Georgetown degrees in the first decades of the 20th century. One…
March 29, 2021
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In Memoriam: Georgetown BSN Alumna and Renowned Nurse Leader Dr. Bernardine M. Lacey (1932-2021)
Renowned nurse leader Dr. Bernardine (Mays) Lacey, who received her BSN at Georgetown in 1969, passed away Friday, March 26. Lacey, who served as the founding dean of Western…
March 28, 2021
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Nursing Chair Co-Edits Second Edition of Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Textbook
Dr. Edilma L. Yearwood, chair of the Department of Professional Nursing Practice, and longtime colleagues Dr. Geraldine S. Pearson and Dr. Jamesetta A. Newland co-edited the new…
March 22, 2021
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BSN Alumna Advocates for Communities Through Longtime Career at Catholic Health Association
Julie Trocchio (BSN 1968) said her career at the Catholic Health Association of the United States, where she is senior director of community benefit and continuing care, has…
March 19, 2021