All Posts: Racial Justice
21 Articles
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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
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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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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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Nurse-Midwifery/WHNP and WHNP Programs Build Health Equity Focus Into Curriculum
For the past few years, the graduate-level Nurse-Midwifery/Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Programs at the School of Nursing & Health…
November 10, 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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Doctor of Nursing Practice Alumnae Begin New Non-Profit to Support DNPs of Color
Two Georgetown University nursing graduates, Dr. Danielle McCamey (MS - Nursing 2011, DNP 2017) and Dr. Jenna Benyounes (MS - Nursing 2010, DNP 2017), have been working on the…
May 11, 2020
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Nurse Anesthesia Alumnus Contributes to COVID-19 Response at Harborview Medical Center
Georgetown alumnus Ebou M A Cham (G’14) is a certified registered nurse anesthetist who has been working for several years at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.…
April 16, 2020
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Former CMS Administrator Delivers NHS Values Based Lecture
Dr. Donald Berwick, former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and cofounder of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, delivered the NHS Values…
March 5, 2020