All Posts: health disparities
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Nursing School Faculty Member Supports Marginalized Communities Through Clinical Work and Research
As a certified nurse midwife, Christina X. Marea, PhD, MA, FACNM, has focused on caring for people affected by social and structural marginalization. That focus carries over into…
July 18, 2024
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Waite and Fauci Discuss Health Inequities and Disparities, Burnout and Well-being
Roberta Waite, EdD, RN, dean of the School of Nursing, and Anthony Fauci, MD, a Georgetown distinguished university professor in the School of Medicine and the McCourt School of…
May 15, 2024
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School of Nursing Commencement Speaker Says Every Patient Interaction is ‘Sacred’
Patricia “Tish” Polgar-Bailey, PsyD, MPH, MS, APRN, FNP-BC, CDE, a licensed clinical psychologist and family nurse practitioner at Charlottesville Free Clinic in Virginia.…
May 6, 2024
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School of Nursing Alum to Speak About Justice and Joy at Midwifery Anniversary Celebration
In celebrating 50 years of the nurse-midwifery program at Georgetown, the School of Nursing chose to honor one of their own, Ebony Marcelle (N’04), CNM, MS, FACNM, with the…
September 22, 2023
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Nursing Programs Implement Innovative Curriculum to Emphasize Health Equity
Recognizing a need to strategically weave health equity content throughout their courses, educators in the School of Nursing’s Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) and…
July 28, 2023
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Medical Center Deans Discuss Future of Health at GU Black Alumni Summit
Closing the health-disparities gap in Black communities throughout the U.S. requires a commitment to providing an anti-racism curriculum that teaches health equity to future…
October 23, 2022