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Alumna Was Third Sister in Family to Attend Georgetown’s School of Nursing

When Nancy Geatz Quinn enrolled at Georgetown, she became the third sister in her family to study nursing at the university. Her oldest sister Jeanne had graduated with the…

March 4, 2021

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Women’s History Month 2021 — Georgetown University and the Cadet Nurse Corps

During the Second World War, Georgetown took part in a national program called the Cadet Nurse Corps, one that sought to augment the nursing workforce for civilian and military…

March 1, 2021

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Georgetown Mission and Ministry Offers Ignatian Retreat for Alumni Caregivers

February 25, 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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Nursing Chair Co-Edits Journal Issue Focused on Social Determinants of Health and Mental Health

The new issue of the Archives of Psychiatric Nursing focuses entirely on the social determinants of health and mental health. Dr. Edilma L. Yearwood, chair and associate…

February 21, 2021

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Values Based Chair Begins Work on National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee

Dr. Laura Anderko, who is the Robert and Kathleen Scanlon Chair in Values Based Health Care at the School of Nursing & Health Studies, has been invited to serve on a new National…

February 11, 2021

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Celebrating the First GU African American Nursing School Graduates During Black History Month 2021

An oral history project is ensuring that the memories and voices of the first African American women to graduate from the School of Nursing – between 1964-1969 – are elevated…

February 3, 2021

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New Midwifery, Women’s Health Textbook Edition Expands Health Equity Focus

The new edition of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Midwifery and Women’s Health – involving the contributions of Georgetown editors and authors – looks at midwifery and…

February 2, 2021

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Clinical Simulation Leader Honored at Georgetown Women in Medicine Event

A nurse innovator who manages the O’Neill Family Foundation Clinical Simulation Center at the School of Nursing & Health Studies was recently honored at the annual awards…

January 29, 2021

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BSN Alumna of the Class of 1954 Discusses Time as Georgetown Student

Anne (Sherer) Jackson, who earned her BSN at Georgetown through the onetime five-year program, graduated in 1954. She recently said, "My memories of Georgetown are very fond. And…

January 21, 2021