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BSN Alumna, Now Family Nurse Practitioner, Sees COVID-19’s Impact on Cardiac Care

Megan Berard (NHS’12), who earned her bachelor of science in nursing at Georgetown, is now a family nurse practitioner at an outpatient cardiology clinic in Austin. She…

July 22, 2020

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HRSA Funding Continues to Support Georgetown Doctor of Nursing Practice Students

Dr. Ella Heitzler, assistant professor of advanced nursing practice, is principal investigator on an award from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the…

July 10, 2020

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Georgetown Alumna Serves as New MedStar Montgomery CNO

In March, Dr. Claire Piccirillo (G’00), who earned her master’s degree at Georgetown, became the new chief nursing officer of MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. “Just as I…

June 29, 2020

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Family Nurse Practitioner Alumnus Celebrates Third Anniversary of Texas Clinic He Founded

Since Michael Menchaca (G’15) graduated from Georgetown’s Family Nurse Practitioner Program five years ago, he founded Menchaca Family Clinic in Harlingen, Texas. In mid, …

June 23, 2020

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Georgetown Nursing Professor Named 2020 Health Disparities Institute Scholar

Dr. Roxanne Mirabal-Beltran, assistant professor of professional nursing practice at the School of Nursing & Health Studies, has been named a 2020 Health Disparities Institute…

June 16, 2020

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Two NHS Students Selected as Scholars by Pat Tillman Foundation

June 12, 2020

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Two NHS Students Selected as Scholars by Pat Tillman Foundation

Cassie Bronson (G’22), a student in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program and U.S. Navy veteran, and Safi Rauf (NHS’21), a human science major and U.S. Navy reservist, have…

June 12, 2020

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$1M Gift Will Support Nursing Students Who Serve Geriatric and Vulnerable Populations

Luci Baines Johnson (NHS’69, H’18)—daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson—and her husband, Ian Turpin, have made a $1M gift to the Georgetown…

June 11, 2020

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BSN Alumna Leads Perioperative Services at MedStar Georgetown

Georgetown BSN alumna Kathy (Rawlings) Mucci of the Class of 1985 is assistant vice president of perioperative services at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She discusses…

May 28, 2020

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Now a Nurse Anesthetist, BSN Alumna Cares for Patients With COVID-19 in New Jersey

After Georgetown, BSN alumna Kristen Reeve Quirk (NHS'12) went on to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she has been caring for…

May 22, 2020