All Posts: 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.

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• 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

• Incoming Medical Students Begin Education with Anti-Racist Curriculum

  (August 11, 2022) — Before taking part in the White Coat Ceremony, a tradition that officially marks the start of their medical education at Georgetown, incoming School of Medicine students first learned about racism and medicine through their required anti-racism summer reading. “Most medical school curricula don’t explore why certain populations experience a higher prevalence […]

  Category: News Stories Tags: curriculum, medical education, RJCC

• At the White Coat Ceremony, Medical Students Urged to Prioritize Their Patients

  (August 7, 2022) — Held in Gaston Hall for the first time since 2019, the White Coat Ceremony marked the official beginning of medical education for first-year students at the School of Medicine. “Georgetown University School of Medicine Class of 2026, welcome to the house of medicine,” said Earl H. Harley, Jr., MD, FACS, FAAP, […]

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• Medical Students’ Summer Mentoring Program Aims to Increase Underrepresented Students in Medicine

  (July 31, 2022) — A free summer mentoring program started by School of Medicine students is helping undergraduates who are underrepresented in medicine realize their dream of going to medical school. Now in its second year, Students Helping Aspiring Physicians Excel, or SHAPE Summer Mentors, has mentored over 120 undergraduate students at Georgetown and beyond. […]

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• Learning from Health Care Providers Who ‘Messed Up’

  (July 15, 2022) — Drawing from their own experiences and those of their classmates, a group of medical students is planning a series of events to promote resilience in the face of setbacks — and they’re looking for residents, fellows, attendings and other health care providers to participate. (Submit your story here). The “We Messed […]

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