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Honoring Donors Whose Generosity Helped Shape Future Doctors, Graduate Nurses
On March 18, 30 families gathered at Georgetown University’s Dahlgren Chapel for a solemn interfaith celebration and mass honoring loved ones who had contributed to medical education by donating their bodies for anatomical study.
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Health Justice Scholars Present Capstone Research Addressing Gaps in Health Equity
Fourth-year medical students who chose to deepen their understanding of health disparities by enrolling in the Health Justice Scholars longitudinal academic track presented their final research projects during the annual Health Justice Week, a collaboration with the Health Justice Alliance (HJA), a medical-legal partnership between Georgetown’s medical and law centers.
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Match Day 2025: By the Numbers
Match Day at GUSOM is always memorable. Here are some noteworthy facts about this year’s event.
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Success at the End of Adversity: A Match Day Reapplicant Story
In 2023, Sarah Lucas (M’24) didn’t match with a residency program. Now a first-year resident in orthopedic surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Lucas looks back on that Match Week as divine intervention.
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Medical Students Host Healthcare Hackathon with AI
Undergraduate and graduate students and recent graduates from around the country journeyed to Georgetown University for a three-day hackathon competition designed to tackle a set of clinical challenges using artificial intelligence.
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From the Classroom to a Retreat Center, Dr. Fauci Makes the Rounds with Students
Since joining the faculty at Georgetown in July 2023, Anthony S. Fauci, MD, has met and connected with students not just in classrooms and lecture halls but also MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, the Calcagnini Contemplative Center, and even Yates Field House.
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School of Medicine Student Ties for Second Place in Georgetown Entrepreneurs Annual ‘Bark Tank’ Pitch Competition
A student team led by Joyce Wang (M’25) received a $25,000 prize for their pitch for Provision Surgical, which offers intraoperative surgical navigation using augmented reality powered by machine learning to improve orthopedic surgical accuracy, during the Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Prize “Bark Tank” Pitch Competition.
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Davis Brings Experience Empowering Students to New Role at Georgetown
Khaseem Davis, PhD, joins Georgetown University School of Medicine as the senior associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, bringing his dedication to advancing equity in education, experience empowering students to pursue their career goals, and insight as a first-generation college graduate.
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Medical Students Provide Early Childhood Assessments To Help Disadvantaged Children Reach Developmental Milestones
(January 10, 2025) — One Friday evening every month during the academic year, a small group of medical students sets up tables full of coloring and craft activities to prepare for the arrival of chil
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Medical Students Gather for Interfaith Thanksgiving Dinner
Nearly 100 School of Medicine students gathered with members of different faith traditions for a Thanksgiving dinner to recognize the common ground shared by a broader faith-based community.
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