Georgetown University Medical Center Introduces First Faculty Ombuds

On January 1, 2022, Bassem Haddad started as the inaugural GUMC Faculty Ombudsperson. He will serve nearly 2,000 faculty at the School of Medicine, School of Nursing & Health Studies, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Biomedical Graduate Education program. A letter introducing Haddad said that he had joined IOA and completed Ombuds training. Meanwhile, Stacey Kaltman continues as the School of Medicine Student Ombudsperson.

Haddad joined the Georgetown faculty in 1995 and is a tenured professor of oncology, and obstetrics, and gynecology. Among his administrative and leadership roles, he developed of the Medical Center’s first massive open online course (MOOC) on genomic medicine. Haddad earned his MD and completed residency training at the American University of Beirut. (GUMC Mail.)

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