IMHS Experiential Workshops

Unless otherwise noted:
Thursdays
12-12:50 p.m. Workshop
1-1:45 p.m. Luncheon with guest speaker
Basic Science Building, Room 239
For Zoom link, email imhsprogram@georgetown.edu

Our workshops are only open to members of the IMHS program.

Spring 2025

February 21 – Friday, 1-4 p.m.
(Workshop) Breathwork
Lauren Watkins
Founder, Breath is Medicine 
Washington DC
This workshop is open to IMHS only.

March 20 – Thursday, 12:15-1:45 p.m.
(Workshop) Myofascial Trigger Points Therapy
Jay Shah, MD
Director, Medical Rehabilitation Training Program
NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD
This workshop is open to IMHS only.

March 24 – Monday, 1-4 p.m.
(Workshop) Acupuncture
Part 1: The Energetic Circulation of Life
Part 2: The Medical Acupuncture Evaluation – An Integrative Approach to Patient Care

Ali Safayan, MD
Restorative Health Org.
Washington, DC
This workshop is open to IMHS only.

April 14 – Monday, 1-4 p.m.
(Workshop) Longevity Medicine: Science and Practice
Danielle Ruiz, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C
CEO and Medical Director, Everest Health Partners LLC
Vienna, VA
This workshop is open to IMHS only.

April 22 – Tuesday, 12:05-1:30 p.m.
(Workshop) Explore the In-Vivo Biological Models: Visit of the Division of Comparative Medicine
Crystal Johnson, DVM
Director, Department of Comparative Medicine
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
This workshop is open to IMHS only.

May 9 – Friday, 9:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m., location visit
(Workshop) Medicinal Plants at the U.S. National Arboretum
Erin Holder, MH
Horticulturist and Medical Herbalist
US National Arboretum, USDA
This workshop is open to IMHS only.

Past Workshops

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

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) Managing Your Career Development
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

November 13
(Workshop) Healthy Cooking – Celebrate the Fall Harvest
Chef Eleonora Grafton, DCN, M.S., CNS, LDN, CHHC
Clinical Herbalist & Certified Nutritionist
EnG Nutrition & Lifestyle LLC

March 23
(Experiential) Myofascial Trigger Points Therapy
Jay Shah, MD
Director, Medical Rehabilitation Training Program
NIH Clinical Center
Bethesda, MD

April 14
(Experiential) Healthy Cooking Laboratory
Chef Eleonora Grafton, DCN, MS, CNS, LDN, CHHC
Clinical Herbalist & Certified Nutritionist
EnGNutrition&Lifestyle LLC
Theresa Stone, MD, FACP, DipABLM
Medical Director of Fresh & Savory Culinary and Lifestyle Medicine
Internal Medicine
Medstar Health Lafayette Centre

April 17
(Experiential – Online) Building a competitive medical school application: the activities section
Dr. Ellen Drosdick
Henry Ford Hospital, Emergency Medicine
Detroit, MI

April 28
(Experiential) Acupuncture
Part 1: The Energetic Circulation of Life
Part 2: The Medical Acupuncture Evaluation – An Integrative Approach to Patient Care

Ali Safayan, MD
Restorative Health Org.
Washington, DC

May 12
(Experiential – Field Trip) Medicinal Plants at the US National Arboretum
Erin Holder, MH
Horticulturist and Medical Herbalist
US National Arboretum, USDA

September 1
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

September 8
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 27
Managing Your Career Development
Caleb McKinney, Ph.D., MPS
Associate Dean, Graduate & Postdoctoral Training & Development, Biomedical Graduate Education
Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC