All Posts: community outreach

• Medical Students on a Mission to Reverse Opioid Overdoses in DC

  (September 9, 2022) — In 2020, the DC Department of Health reported 411 overdose deaths from opioids, nearly twice as many as in 2018. As the number of deaths attributed to opioid overdoses grows in the District, a team of medical students is determined to make a difference and help save lives. For the last […]

  Category: News Stories Tags: community outreach, opioid epidemic, substance abuse

• Georgetown Students Provide Practical Nutritional Information to Families in DC Food Deserts

  (September 2, 2022) — In an area of Washington, DC, where over 85% of residents live in a food desert, a group of volunteer undergraduates, postdocs and medical students provide nutrition education to families in order to combat poor diets, which can exacerbate some health conditions. “Nutrition is so important to daily life,” said Elizabeth […]

  Category: News Stories Tags: community outreach, cura personalis, medical education, nutrition education, service to others

• HOYA Clinic Volunteers at Capital Pride with Casa Ruby

  (June 25, 2022) — When Christian X. Lava, MS (M’25), started serving as operations coordinator at the HOYA Clinic, one of his goals was to aid and advocate for the LGBTQ+ population. As a result of his outreach, medical students volunteered at the Capital Pride Festival with Casa Ruby, a local organization that provides services […]

  Category: News Stories Tags: community outreach, HOYA Clinic, service to others