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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 Convocation on March 21.

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, returned to her own country of birth, Tanzania, to establish the nation’s first holistic wellness center dedicated to women’s health.

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. community and advocating for the profession of midwifery.

February 24, 2023

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Commencement

View dates, times and other important information for Commencement 2023.

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DEI Lecture Series

The School of Nursing invites you to join us for our monthly development series focused on issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and anti-racism.

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Values Based Lecture

Each academic year, generally during the spring semester, the School of Nursing hosts a Values Based Lecture featuring a distinguished speaker.  The event is open to the Georgetown community.

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