In The News

• The date and location for the New Student Spring Orientation has been set. The event will be held on January 7, 2013 on the third floor of the Medical and Dental Building: Room NE 3013. Visit the BGE Orientation Page for more information. 

• Thesis/Dissertation Info for Fall 2012: Will you be applying to graduate this Fall and are working on a thesis or dissertation? Please take note that the Graduate school is asking students to submit their work no later than Sunday, December 16th, in order to give them the time to review the work and the student time to make any required revisions. Students can still submit their work any time up until 11:59pm on December 31st. However, students who submit their work after the 16th may be asked to delay their graduation till January. 
  
  Students can easily format their theses and dissertations using the templates provided by the Graduate School. Information about the Graduate School Thesis and Dissertation formatting template is available here:

  Guidelines for Dissertation and Thesis Writers outlining all Graduate School policies can be found here. 



• Georgetown is pleased to announce the availability of the Bepina Sabalic Kunin Endowed Scholarship. The fund will support Catholic Croatian students pursuing graduate degrees in Biomedical Graduate Education and Medicine. Contact kuninfund@georgetown.edu if you are interested in applying. If you would like some historical context on the fund visit: http://giving.georgetown.edu/story/croatian-scholarship-gift.html

• BGE is excited to announce our partnership with the Science Alliance program, which will grant current students free access to their career and network services for the duration of their time at Georgetown. An initiative of the New York Academy of Sciences, Science Alliance is a network of universities, medical institutions and research centers that "provides career advice and opportunities to network and interact with investigators across many institutions and disciplines." Details on how to sign up will be announced on our website in the near future. In the mean time, please check out Science Alliance's website to learn more about the program. 

• The Georgetown University Library wil be holding an
  orientation session on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) Distribution models and copyright issues. The event will be held in the Murray Room, 5th Floor of Lauinger Library on October 17th, 2012
  from 3-4pm. This is an invaluable resource for graduate thesis and dissertation writers who are looking to learn more about the ProQuest digital publication platform and issues related to copyright and distribution. RSVP to mpm97@georgetown.edu.

• This year, the International Congress for Educators in Complementary and Integrative Medicine will be hosting its annual conference at the Georgetown Conference Center. Late registration is still open if you are interested in attending. Registration and agenda details can be found by visiting http://www.icecim.org. 

• BGE's might be coming to a campus near you! Check out our recruitment calendar for an updated list of graduate and career fairs our team will be tabling. 

• The Innovation Center for Biomedical Informatics (ICBI) will be holding its 1st Annual Biomedical Informatics Symposium on October 12, 2012. The event will take place at the Georgetown Conference Center and will run from 8:30 am to 7:00 pm. Taken from the ICBI website: "This free, one-day event will include a variety of talks by leaders in the field of clinical and translational sciences who will highlight the applications of informatics tools and resources that can help to advance research from bench to bedside." Head on over to the ICBI website To RSVP for the event (registration is required).  

• The updated 2012-2013 Merit-Based Aid Recipient Obligations Statement is now posted under Forms in the Current Students section. All PhD and master's students who have received a merit-based aid award from the Office of Biomedical Graduate Education must review the statement prior to accepting the offer.
   
• Georgetown University's 2012 E-ssentials Guide (PDF) has been released. Published annually by University Information Services (UIS), the guide serves as a comprehensive handbook to web and technology services at Georgetown.
   
• The Georgetown University Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science (GU CERSI) and Innovation has announced the establishment of a new course in regulatory science: Introducation to Regulatory Science.  The graduate-level course examines the myriad of issues that arise in the field of regulatory science. Please visit the GU CERSI website.
   
• The Office of Biomedical Graduate Education is pleased to announce the launch of the Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Research. Students of the program will use scientific methods to generate and apply evidence-based knowledge to inform decision-making about the safety and benefits of medical products, with diverse employment opportunities in academia, government, and industry.
        
• The Medical Center Graduate Student Organization (MCGSO) has recently launched their new website.  We encourage the student community to learn more about how the MCGSO represents your interests and works to create additional professional, social and academic opportunities.