All Posts: News Stories

• Georgetown’s Global Health Institute Joins Pope Francis’ Initiative to Care for Children’s Health

  Georgetown’s Global Health Institute is joining a new initiative led by Pope Francis that will create a worldwide network to provide medical care to children and support health care workers in the field.

  Category: News Stories Tags: global health, Global Health Institute, pediatrics

• For This Medical Student, Her Cancer Research Is for Her Little Sister

  Ritu Amarnani (M’27), a second-year medical student, spent this summer researching cancer care at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. She turned her career focus toward medicine after her younger sister’s cancer diagnosis and death.

  Category: News Stories Tags: student experience, student research

• From Swimming to Street Medicine, Smith Reflects on Her Career

  Tobie Smith, MD, MPH, associate professor of family medicine in the School of Medicine, pivoted to family medicine and helping vulnerable populations after a career as a pro swimmer.

  Category: News Stories Tags: family medicine, homelessness, HOYA Clinic, Olympics, service to others, street medicine, swimming

• 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.

  Category: News Stories Tag: White Coat Ceremony

• 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.

  Category: News Stories Tag: Commencement 2024

• 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