All Posts: News Story
354 Articles
- News Story
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
- News Story
Women’s History Month 2021 — Renowned Nurse Leader Had Georgetown Connection
More than 40 years ago, distinguished nurse leader Vernice D. Ferguson (1928-2012) shared her expertise on Georgetown’s campus through the Dean’s Lecture and Nursing…
March 17, 2021
- News Story
Nursing Students, Faculty, and Grads Support GU-Coordinated COVID-19 High-Capacity Vaccination Site
Georgetown and the District of Columbia recently partnered to coordinate a COVID-19 high-capacity vaccination site in Southeast DC. Among the participants at the weekend clinic,…
March 16, 2021
- News Story
GU Professor and Alumna Named Fellow of the American College of Nurse-Midwives
Professor Melicia Escobar, who is the clinical faculty director for Georgetown’s Nurse-Midwifery/WHNP and WHNP Programs, has recently been selected to become a fellow of the…
March 15, 2021
- News Story
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
- News Story
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
- News Story
Georgetown Mission and Ministry Offers Ignatian Retreat for Alumni Caregivers
…
February 25, 2021
- News Story
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
- News Story
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
- News Story
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