All Posts: News Stories

• Interreligious Thanksgiving Dinner Cultivates Spiritual Connections

  (November 17, 2023) — Against the backdrop of deeply troubling conflicts in the world, medical students from several faith communities gathered for an interreligious Thanksgiving dinner at the medica

  Category: News Stories Tags: community in diversity, interreligious understanding, student experience, student life

• Racial Justice Curriculum Subcommittee Promotes Health Equity and Anti-Racism in Education

  The Racial Justice Curriculum Reform Subcommittee of the Racial Justice Committee for Change has been making an impact on medical education at the Georgetown University School of Medicine thanks to the hard work and persistence of its members past and present.

  Category: News Stories Tags: curriculum, health disparities, medical education, racial disparities, RJCC

• Gold Humanism Inductees Embody Cura Personalis by Embracing Humanism in Health Care

  The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) added more than 30 School of Medicine students to its rolls at its annual fall induction ceremony. The event, held October 25 in Harvey Amphitheater, recognizes medical students in the fourth year who excel in providing compassionate care and embody cura personalis, care of the whole person.

  Category: News Stories Tags: cura personalis, Gold Humanism Honor Society, medical education

• Called To Be a Doctor-Doctor: MD/PhDs at Georgetown Move From Bench to Bedside and Back

  A subset of Georgetown students have made the decision to pursue both scientific research and clinical training through the MD/PhD program — allowing them to get the best of both worlds.

  Category: News Stories Tags: MD/PhD Program, medical education, student experience

• Medical Students Form Organization to Increase the Number of Spanish-Speaking Physicians

  With a dual mission to train medical students to effectively communicate and educate the School of Medicine community about the specific health needs of the population, a group of third- and fourth-year medical students are looking to recruit to the next cohort of leaders for the Medical Spanish Initiative.

  Category: News Stories Tags: cultural competence, cura personalis, medical education, Medical Spanish Initiative, student experience

• School of Medicine Class of 2027 Encouraged To Be Advocates For Their Patients During White Coat Ceremony

  View a video highlighting this year's White Coat Ceremony. Watch the full ceremony. (August 5, 2023) — The School of Medicine Class of 2027, family and friends gathered in Gaston Hall to

  Category: News Stories

• Gateway Exploration Program Scholars Share Health Disparities Research

  This year, 11 students participated in the Gateway Exploration Scholars program, a six-week internship for DC high school students who are aspiring physicians from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine.

  Category: News Stories Tags: community outreach, Gateway Exploration Program, high school programs, pathway programs

• Finding the ‘Right and Good Healing Acts’

  Georgetown provides leadership in the complex field of medical ethics.

  Category: News Stories Tags: bioethics, medical ethics, Pellegrino Scholars

• AAMC Announces 2023-2024 Board of Directors: Georgetown’s Lee Jones, MD, to Serve as Chair

  The Association of American Medical Colleges has announced its 2023-2024 Board of Directors. Lee Jones, MD, dean for medical education and professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine, has been elected to serve as chair of the board.

  Category: News Stories Tag: faculty honors

• Dr. Anthony Fauci To Join Georgetown Faculty as Distinguished University Professor

  After dedicating 54 years of his life to public service, Dr. Anthony Fauci has chosen Georgetown University to play a major role in the next phase of his career.

  Category: News Stories Tag: medical education