Notes from Neil

Dear Friends and Colleagues, This week marked the 2-year anniversary of our community’s first known case of COVID-19. As we start to reconnect with family and friends, we find ourselves refl...

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In my professional life, I wear many hats. One of my favorites is mentoring the next generation of investigators, scientists and medical leaders. Part of our collective effort as an academic he...

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The MHRI Wellness Committee has provided an abundance of valuable resources and information to our associates this month. If the last two years have taught us anything, taking care of ourselves ...

http://medstarresearch.blogspot.com/2022/02/wellness-at-mhri.html

I am proud to announce that MedStar Health Research Institute was awarded grant funding for four research initiatives through the Charles and Mary Latham Fund, established by Ella O. Latham to s...

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This week, we have passed a sad milestone of 900,000 lives lost to COVID-19.  This deadly pandemic continues to kill approximately 3,000 people per day in the United States (equal to a 9/11 casu...

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MedStar Health is committed to developing a nationally recognized academic health system that advances health through education and research.  Academics are vital to our ability to recruit ...

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Below is my monthly message for the January 2022 edition of the MHRI newsletter, Focus. You can view Focus articles online at HTTPS://WWW.MEDSTARHEALTH.ORG/BLOG. Dear Friends and Colleague...

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE 2022 MEDSTAR HEALTH-GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, MAY 9, 2022! EARLIER THIS YEAR IN MAY, investigators, educators, innovators, and ...

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MEDSTAR RESEARCH AIDE (ANTI-RACISM, INCLUSIVITY, DIVERSITY, EQUITY), our associate led EI&D group, has held meetings since last June to gather ideas, create action plans, and learn about MedStar-...

http://medstarresearch.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-spotlight-on-medstar-research-aide.html

This week I had the pleasure of writing an editorial column for Modern Healthcare about how healthcare systems across the country are at the forefront of exciting times in the use of big data a...

http://medstarresearch.blogspot.com/2021/12/we-are-witnessing-health-data-revolution.html

Below is my monthly message for the December 2021 edition of the MHRI newsletter, Focus. You can view Focus articles online at HTTPS://WWW.MEDSTARHEALTH.ORG/BLOG. Dear Friends and Colleague...

http://medstarresearch.blogspot.com/2021/12/connecting-with-community.html

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  I hope you get a chance to breath, relax and enjoy the things most important in your life. On this day of thanks, I want to express my gratitude to those I work w...

http://medstarresearch.blogspot.com/2021/11/giving-thanks-to-advancing-health.html

Each summer, MedStar Health and Georgetown University collaborate to provide rising second-year Georgetown medical students the opportunity to participate in research. More than 50 medical studen...

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Below is my monthly message for the November 2021 edition of the MHRI newsletter, Focus. You can view Focus online at MedStarResearch.org/FOCUS . Dear Friends and Colleagues, Once a yea...

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HANNAH AREM, PHD, Scientific Director of Implementation Science at the MedStar Health Research Institute, was selected for funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for her fi...

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I'm excited to announce a webinar that is coming up on Tuesday, October 26th at 12:00pm EDT with MedStar Health in partnership with Precision Medicine Group, discussing "MEDSTAR, PRECISION AND BI...

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Aviram M. Giladi, MD, MS, research director at Curtis National Hand Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, was named the 2021-2022 RICHARD H. GELBERMAN SCHOLAR at the 76th annual meeting of ...

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MedStar Health is proud to be participating in THE INTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF CLINICAL RESEARCH (IPPCR) course established by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The prog...

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It's time for your annual influenza vaccination. The 2021-2022 influenza season coincides with the COVID-19 pandemic—reinforcing the importance of vaccination against both the flu and COVID-19...

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Below is my monthly message for the October 2021 edition of the MHRI newsletter, Focus. You can view Focus online at MedStarResearch.org/FOCUS . Dear Friends and Colleagues, Welcome to O...

http://medstarresearch.blogspot.com/2021/10/new-season-and-our-resilience-to-tackle.html

This week, we launch a call for applications for the MedStar Health Research and MedStar Health Teaching Scholars programs. The MedStar Health Teaching Scholars Program and the MedStar Health R...

http://medstarresearch.blogspot.com/2021/09/2022-medstar-health-teaching-research.html

MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital / MHRI was awarded the prestigious Spinal Cord Injury Model System (SCIMS) grant funded by the Administration for Community Living’s National Institut...

http://medstarresearch.blogspot.com/2021/09/medstar-national-rehabilitation.html

MEDSTAR RESEARCH AIDE (anti-racism, inclusion, diversity, equity) is continuing their recurring "Series on Research and Health Equity" events for associates to attend. As everyone returns from th...

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Below is my monthly message for the September 2021 edition of the MHRI newsletter, Focus. You can view Focus online at MedStarResearch.org/FOCUS . Dear Friends and Colleagues,   Happy L...

http://medstarresearch.blogspot.com/2021/09/learning-lessons-of-ambigility.html

I'm happy to share some of the work our summer interns have been doing with our STEM program. Four Coolidge High School graduates worked with our research teams investigating COVID-19 health equi...

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