IMHS Seminars
Unless otherwise noted:
Thursdays, 12-12:50 p.m.
Discussion with Guest Speaker, 1-1:45 p.m.
Basic Science Building, Room 239
For Zoom link, email imhsprogram@georgetown.edu
Fall 2024
September 5
(Workshop) What Type of Learner Are You? Strategies for Time Management and Study Skills
Hakima Amri, Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry and Physiology
Director, Integrative Medicine & Health Sciences Graduate Program
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
September 12
Palliative Care and Integrative Medicine
Ann Berger, MD
Former Chief of Pain and Palliative Care Service Medical Center
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
September 19
Preparing for Career Success
Workshop Caleb McKinney, PhD, MPS
Interim Assistant Vice President of Master’s Program
Administration & Development Associate Dean
Graduate and Postdoctoral Training and Development, BGE
Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
September 26
Whole-Person Care in the Hospital Setting: The LCCC Arts and Humanities Program
Julia Langley, MA
Faculty Director, Arts and Humanities
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
October 3
The Transformation from Disease Care to Whole Health Care in the U.S.: Education, Advocacy, Policy
Leonard Wisneski, MD, FACP
Clinical Professor, George Washington University
Adjunct Faculty, Georgetown University
Faculty, Medicine and Nursing Departments, University of Colorado
Chairman Emeritus, The Integrative Health Policy Consortium, Boulder, CO
October 10
Undemocratic Medical Pluralism in India
Sumegha Asthana, PhD, MHA
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Center for Global Health Science and Security
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
October 17
Functional Medicine for Women’s Health
Nayo Wills, MD, IFMC-P
Dr. Nayo-Your Wellness Doctor, PC
Columbia, MD
October 24
Connections across Human Health, Planetary Health, and Integrative Healthcare in the Anthropocene
Jennifer Rioux, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
Integrative Medicine Programs
Department of Clinical Research and Leadership
Director, Planetary Health and Core Clinician
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
George Washington University
Washington, DC
October 31
Caring for the Other Half of Humans: The Microbiome & Its Relationship with Nutrition
Leigh A. Frame, PhD, MHS
Associate Professor
Clinical Research and Leadership/Physician Assistant Studies
Research Director, Resiliency and Well-being Center
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
George Washington University
Washington, DC
November 7
Effects of Heavy Metals on Breast Cancer Development
Mary Beth Martin, MD
Professor of Oncology
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
November 21
Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity
Jehan (Gigi) El-Bayoumi, MD, FACP
Founding Director, Rodham Institute
Clinical Faculty,
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC