All Posts: population health

• Medical Students Gain Confidence with a Dose of Cultural Humility Through Summer Experience

  A monthlong medical mission to the Dominican Republic this summer was a valuable opportunity for two School of Medicine students to experience health care delivery in an under-resourced area of the world.

  Category: News Stories Tags: global health, medical education, population health, student experience

• Trimming Heart Disease Risk, One Haircut at a Time

  An award-winning policy proposal from Georgetown School of Medicine students explores the role of barbershops in improving heart health in DC.

  Category: News Stories Tags: community outreach, population health, student achievement, student experience

• GUSOM Population Health Scholar Track Honored for Innovation

  The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR), a national association dedicated to advancing prevention and public health education, training, and research, has awarded the School of Medicine’s Population Health Scholar Track with its APTR Outstanding Educational Program Award.

  Category: News Stories Tags: longitudinal academic track, medical education, population health, Population Health Scholar Track

• Interprofessional Learning Experience Inspires Students to Practice Coordinated Care

  Recognizing the importance of coordinated patient care among nurses, doctors and others, students from the School of Medicine and School of Nursing partnered for an interprofessional field trip to focus on caring for the aging.

  Category: News Stories Tags: aging, coordinated care, interprofessional experience, population health

• Georgetown’s New Center Prepares Students for Careers Advancing Health Equity

  Georgetown has created a new Center for Health Equity to prepare graduate and undergraduate students for careers that prioritize community health and reduce health disparities.

  Category: News Stories Tags: health disparities, health equity, population health