All Posts: News Stories

• Hundreds Gather for School of Medicine Class of 2028 White Coat Ceremony

  Hundreds of family and friends gathered to celebrate a time-honored tradition in medicine: the annual White Coat Ceremony. This year, 203 students from the School of Medicine Class of 2028 received their short white coats — a symbolic milestone marking their entry into the health professions.

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• Georgetown Faith Leaders Welcome New Medical Students

  Faith leaders from Georgetown’s Office of Campus Ministry greeted medical students at a special luncheon during new student orientation, held to express Georgetown’s commitment to students’ spiritual care.

  Category: News Stories Tags: interreligious event, interreligious understanding, spiritual care, student experience

• Medical Students Gain Confidence with a Dose of Cultural Humility Through Summer Experience

  A monthlong medical mission to the Dominican Republic this summer was a valuable opportunity for two School of Medicine students to experience health care delivery in an under-resourced area of the world.

  Category: News Stories Tags: global health, medical education, population health, student experience

• Medical Students Volunteer at Pride Festival

  Medical students from HOYA Clinic and Hoya Medical Pride Alliance (HMPA) teamed up to offer health screenings at the June 9 Capital Pride Festival in Washington.

  Category: News Stories Tags: community outreach, HOYA Clinic, Hoya Medical Pride Alliance, student experience

• ‘The Right Decision is Always To Be Kind,’ CNN’s Gupta Tells Georgetown Medical School Graduates

  The 174 members of the School of Medicine Class of 2024 arrived at Georgetown University for their May 19 commencement ceremony as students and left as physicians.

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• School of Medicine Students Honored for Excellence in Education, Research and Service

  School of Medicine faculty honored graduating medical students in the Class of 2024 who excelled during their medical education during the Warwick Evans Awards Ceremony.

  Category: News Stories Tags: Commencement 2024, student achievement

• Vinayak, Vicini Inducted as Master Teachers in MAGIS Society

  The MAGIS Society of Master Teachers inducted its newest members during a ceremony before family, colleagues and fellow Master Teachers — an annual tradition marking the start of commencement activities at the medical center.

  Category: News Stories Tags: faculty awards, MAGIS, medical education

• Kumar Inducted as Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians

  Princy N. Kumar, MD, MACP, was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. The May 1 ceremony in London followed her election to the RCP in summer 2023 for her “important contribution to our profession.”

  Category: News Stories Tag: faculty honors

• Georgetown University School of Medicine 2024 Commencement Speaker: Sanjay Gupta, MD

  Georgetown University School of Medicine is honored to welcome Sanjay Gupta, MD, as its commencement speaker for the graduating Class of 2024.

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• Georgetown Hires Norman Beauchamp as New Executive Vice President of Health Sciences

  Georgetown has selected Dr. Norman J. Beauchamp, a higher education leader in health sciences, a clinical researcher and a radiologist who has advanced the treatment of stroke, as the new executive vice president for health sciences at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) and executive dean of Georgetown University School of Medicine.

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