Counseling and Psychiatric Service (CAPS) at GUMC

Kortney Sumner and Jade Sanders stand side by side
Clinician Kortney Sumner and Dr. Jade Sanders

Active students in the School of Medicine are eligible for services at CAPS.

Dr. Jade Sanders and clinician Kortney Sumner are dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of their students by providing individual counseling, workshops, outreach, group counseling, case management and referral services.

All CAPS services are free for GUSOM students throughout the academic year. Services are provided in person or via telehealth appointments.

The GUSOM CAPS clinicians can be found on the first floor of the Med-Dent Building.

To request an appointment with the CAPS providers at the School of Medicine, please email capsmedcenter@georgetown.edu.

For more information about CAPS as a whole, including more in-depth information regarding services, announcements, and additional resources, please visit the CAPS section of the Student Health Services website.

Active students in the School of Medicine and Biomedical Graduate Education programs are eligible for Dr. Sanders’ services. Services provided by Dr. Sanders are free of charge. Dr. Sanders’ office is located at Med-Dent SE104 and her in-office days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. She is also providing telehealth appointments daily.

To request an appointment with Dr. Sanders please email capsmedcenter@georgetown.edu.

View CAPS emergency information on the Student Health Services website.

Should I schedule an appointment with Dr. Sanders or main CAPS?

If you are a medical center student, it is often quicker if you reach out to Dr. Sanders directly since she is a CAPS clinician who is embedded full time in GUMC. There are times where Dr. Sanders’ triage slots are full and so you may be referred to complete a triage at main CAPS in order to be seen quicker. Due to high demand, there may also be times where Dr. Sanders has a waitlist for ongoing services. If this is the case, she will discuss options with you and help you get the support you need.

Will information I talk about at CAPS be shared with my professors/deans/clerkships/residency programs/anyone at GUSOM?

No. All CAPS records are confidential and are not part of a student’s academic record. No information is released to an outside party (even parents) without the student’s explicit written authorization. Exceptions to confidentiality include information about child abuse, serious risk to human life, and court orders.

Although Dr. Sanders is embedded in GUMC, she is employed through CAPS and is bound to confidentiality through HIPAA. Dr. Sanders will speak with you directly if it is recommended to involve others for support and will discuss specifically the information that will be shared if you choose to consent. Please note that once information is shared, CAPS cannot guarantee privacy from the 3rd party individual.

Can my fellow classmates, other doctors at MedStar, or deans see my private information in the system?

No. Notes from session are kept in a secure electronic health record system that is 100% separate from MedStar. The only people who have access to this system are CAPS employees, who are bound by HIPPA.

Can CAPS help with medication management?

Yes, there are psychiatrists on staff at main CAPS who can help. Please visit the Psychiatry Services page on the Student Health Services website for more information. Please note that you will still need to complete a triage appointment prior to meeting with a staff psychiatrist.

I’ve been in ongoing therapy before and so am looking for more longer-term care. Can CAPS help?

Yes. Please visit the Referrals page on the Student Health Services website for more information about connecting to referrals in the community.

I heard we have a new GUSOM Student Mental Health Fund! How can I apply?

View information about the Georgetown Student Mental Health Fund and apply on the Student Health Services website.