Archive: Media 2019
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The Hoya Covers the Development of the Medical Humanities Major
The Hoya introduces the future Medical Humanities major, expected to possibly launch in coming years, mentioning the Spring 2020 courses, and Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan and Dr. Daniel Marchalik’s vision for the Medical Humanities at Georgetown University.
Category: Media
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The Hoya Covers How Students and Professors Are Pushing for Better Accessibility for Invisible Disabilities
The Hoya explores the barriers that exist for students with invisible disabilities in Georgetown, presenting insights from students from the Georgetown Disability Alliance and professors from the Disability Studies Program, including Sylvia Önder, on how to address them.
Category: Media
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The Hoya Writes about the Georgetown Disability Alliance and the Work to Address the Needs of Members of the Community with Diverse Abilities
On its covering of the of the development of the Georgetown Disability Alliance, the student organization founded to draw attention to issues affecting students with disabilities on campus, The Hoya talked with Sylvia Önder about the work that Georgetown and the Disabilities Studies Program to bring more awareness and address the needs of members of the Georgetown community living with disabilities.
Category: Media
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BBC Radio 4 – Bookclub: Aminatta Forna – The Memory of Love
Aminatta Forna discusses her novel The Memory of Love with James Naughtie and a group of readers at the BBC Radio – 4 Bookclub podcast. The Memory of Love has as its background three decades of unrest and violence in Sierra Leone, Aminatta Forna’s father’s home country and the one where she mostly grew up.
Categories: Media, Past events
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“The Arts Through the Lens of Health Care at Georgetown Lombardi”, Lombardi Stories Features Julia Langley
This Lombardi Story talks about how the Arts and Humanities Program, directed by Julia Langley, has impacted the care provided to the patients of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Category: Media
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Emily Mendenhall on Why We Need to Rethink Diabetes
Emily Mendenhall challenges the idea that diabetes is a “lifestyle disease”, which views individuals as solely responsible for diabetes. Mendenhall argues that diabetes is a product of society, of both global and local factors.
Category: Media
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Dr. Christopher King Appointed to Serve on the DC Commission on Health Equity
On July 9, 2019, the DC Council voted to approve the appointment of Dr. Christopher King to serve on the DC Commission on Health Equity.
Category: Media
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The Georgetown University Medical Center Writes About the Georgetown Lombardi’s Poetry Café
The Georgetown University Medical Center describes the fourth annual Poetry Café that took place at the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital on June 6, 2019. This event is part of the Arts & Humanities Program, directed by Julia Langley.
Category: Media
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“Comfort Care, Whatever Does That Mean?”, Dr. Michael Pottash’s Article Review on Pallimed
Dr. Michael Pottash argues that any term to describe dying care will always be problematic, and, thus, we should get rid of it altogether.
Category: Media
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The Georgetown University Medical Center Talks about the Movement for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Program
The Georgetown University Medical Center highlights the Movement for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Program, created by Julia Langley, Carlo Tornatore and Erika Mitchell as a music and movement based course that can benefit for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Category: Media