All Posts: medical education

• 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

• 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

• School of Medicine Grad Prepares for Career in Transplant Medicine

  Since childhood, Malcolm Meredith (M’23) knew he wanted to be a surgeon. His experiences at the School of Medicine prompted him to focus on transplant medicine, a career he’ll pursue as a surgical resident at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital after graduation.

  Category: News Stories Tags: commencement 2023, medical education, student experience, transplant surgery

• Three Georgetown Medical School Faculty Members Inducted into the MAGIS Society of Master Teachers

  (May 22, 2023) — It is the highest honor bestowed by Georgetown University School of Medicine upon medical educators — selection into the MAGIS Society of Master Teachers. Drawn from the Latin motto

  Category: News Stories Tags: commencement 2023, faculty honors, MAGIS, medical education

• School of Medicine Students Build Community By Reflecting on What Drove Them to Pursue Medicine

  Forty first-year medical students and Georgetown Experimental Medical Studies Program (GEMS) students gathered virtually April 13 for the seventh-annual “I, Too, Am Georgetown Medicine” (ITAGMed) event to remind themselves why they pursued careers in medicine and to reflect on how to remain their authentic selves in stressful environments.

  Category: News Stories Tags: medical education, student events, student experience

• Future Physician-Advocates Hone Their Skills During Health Justice Week

  As part of Health Justice Week, School of Medicine students investigated social, legal, racial and economic barriers to health in an interprofessional learning environment.

  Category: News Stories Tags: advocacy, Health Justice Scholars, Health Justice Week, Hill Day, medical education, medical legal partnership

• Medical Students Honor Anatomical Donors and Their Families at Special Mass

  For medical students at Georgetown, anatomy lab is a critical and transformative experience. At the Anatomical Donor Mass, the School of Medicine Class of 2025 honored the lives of those who made that experience possible.

  Category: News Stories Tags: anatomical donor, Anatomical Donor Mass, anatomy lab, medical education

• Students Matching in Family Medicine Called by Cura Personalis and Commitment to Community

  Surrounded by fireplaces, family and flowers, students mingled with anticipation in the Healey Family Student Center just before opening their match letters revealing the next destination in their training.

  Category: News Stories Tags: Match Day, Match Day 2023, medical education, primary care

• Out of the Hospital and to the Hill, Medical Students Focus on Public Policy

  (February 17, 2023) — A unique fourth-year elective course offers medical students the opportunity to practice advocating for public health policy they believe will better the lives of their patients before they reach the clinic. “In medical school, we teach students about social determinants of health, like food and housing insecurity, influencing health outcomes,” said […]

  Category: News Stories Tags: advocacy, medical education, Population Health Scholar Track, public health, student experience

• 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