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 2023
August 24
(Workshop) Managing your Financial Aid Package
Theresa Torres, Graduate Program Director
Liam Carney, Graduate Aid Program Manager
Office of Student Financial Services
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
August 31
(Workshop) What Type of Learner Are You? Strategies for Time Management and Study Skills
Hakima Amri, PhD
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 7
(Workshop) Preparing for Career Success
Caleb McKinney, PhD, MPS
Interim Assistant Vice President of Master’s Program Administration & Development, Georgetown University Medical Center
Associate Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Training & Development, Biomedical Graduate Education
Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
September 14
Whole-Person Care: The Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program
Julia Langley, MA
Faculty Director, Arts and Humanities
Lombardi Cancer Center
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
September 21
Palliative Care and Integrative Medicine
Ann Berger, MD
Chief of Pain and Palliative Care Service
Medical Center
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
September 28
(Online) The Transformation from Disease Care to 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 5
From Alternative to Integrative Medicine: Two Decades of Progress
Aviad Haramati, PhD
Professor, Division of Integrative Physiology
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology
Co-Director, MS-IMHS Graduate Program
Georgetown University School of Medicine
October 12
Health Equity
Jehan (Gigi) El-Bayoumi, MD, FACP
Founding Director, Rodham Institute
Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine
October 19
Ayurvedic Approaches to Cancer Care
Venuka Wick, MD
Capital Integrative Health Clinic
Washington, DC
November 2
Journey of a Surgeon and Integrative Medicine
Lucy De La Cruz, MD
GUH-MedStar
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Department of Surgery
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
November 9
Dopamine, Serotonin, and Happiness: The Mind Body Behavioral Approach
Varun Sharma, MD
GUH-MedStar
Department of Internal Medicine
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
November 16
Advances in Acupuncture Research and Practice
Xuekai Zhang, OMD, PhD, Dipl. OM and L.Ac.
Director, U.S. Center of Chinese Medicine
Rockville, MD
Associate Chief Physician of Integrative Neurology
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China
November 18
(Workshop) Healthy Cooking – Celebrate the Fall Harvest
Chef Eleonora Grafton, DCN, MS, CNS, LDN, CHHC
Clinical Herbalist & Certified Nutritionist
EnG Nutrition & Lifestyle LLC
November 30
Phytochemicals for Skin Care
Ivica Labuda, PhD
Professor of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Department of Biochemistry and Cellular & Molecular Biology, Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC