MedStar Health News

Megan O’Brien, a Georgetown University medical student, was awarded a summer research scholarship through the Pines-Kleinman Mental Health Fund. Under the guidance of her mentor, Matthew Biel, MD, O’B...

The MedStar Health Research Institute has awarded a scholarship for a summer research internship through the Pines-Kleinman Mental Health Fund to a Georgetown University medical student.

Through the New Investigator—Associate Giving Grant Fund and the MedStar Diabetes Research Grant, five investigators were awarded funding for their medical research at MedStar Health Research Institut...

Data from a new, local prospective study on the impact of gross anatomy labs administered to first-year Georgetown University medical students showed the desire to work with their hands increased, enjoyment of working with instruments and tools increased, and likelihood of pursing a surgical career increased in 30 percent of the surveyed students who experienced gross anatomy lab.

Medical error and patient harm will be center focus of the conversation next Monday, December 5, 2016, from 6 to 9 p.m., at Wine and Wisdom, an event hosted by a council of residents seeking to change hospital culture, encourage open reporting of adverse events and create system changes to prevent them.

MedStar NRH Network Medical Residents and Physicians made a very strong showing at the 2016 American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Conference (AAPM&R) Annual Assembly which took place recently in New Orleans.