All Posts: service to others

• School of Medicine Students Seek Out International Clinical Experience

  In the last stretch of classes before commencement, fourth-year medical students Evan Czulada (M’25) and Carlynn Winters (M’25) traveled abroad to gain new insight into the art of practicing before starting their residency programs.

  Category: News Stories Tags: global health, international elective program, medical education, service to others, student experience

• Protecting Those Who Protect Others

  Georgetown University School of Medicine students teamed up with We Rock Cancer, the American Academy of Dermatology and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network to host free skin cancer screenings during Skin Cancer Awareness Month for Washington, D.C., first responders.

  Category: News Stories Tags: community outreach, dermatology, service to others, skin cancer prevention

• Medical Students Provide Early Childhood Assessments To Help Disadvantaged Children Reach Developmental Milestones

  (January 10, 2025) — One Friday evening every month during the academic year, a small group of medical students sets up tables full of coloring and craft activities to prepare for the arrival of chil

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

• From Swimming to Street Medicine, Smith Reflects on Her Career

  Tobie Smith, MD, MPH, associate professor of family medicine in the School of Medicine, pivoted to family medicine and helping vulnerable populations after a career as a pro swimmer.

  Category: News Stories Tags: family medicine, homelessness, HOYA Clinic, Olympics, service to others, street medicine, swimming

• Medical Students Embrace Cura Personalis in Foot Clinics for the Unhoused

  (December 15, 2023) — Medical students who volunteer with the HOYA Foot Care Clinic not only provide foot exams and triage for the underserved, unhoused population of Washington DC, they also strive

  Category: News Stories Tags: community outreach, cura personalis, HOYA Clinic, HOYA Foot Care Clinic, service to others

• Student-Run Ambulance Service Celebrates 40 Years of Caring for Fellow Students

  In 1983, a group of undergraduates started a medical ambulance service for fellow students on foot. Forty years later, the group has grown into one of the largest student-run ambulance services among colleges and universities in the U.S.

  Category: News Stories Tags: cura personalis, emergency medicine, GERMS, service to others, student experience

• Medical Students Volunteer at DC Pride Festival

  At the Pride Festival on June 11 in Washington, DC, medical students from the HOYA Clinic and Hoya Medical Pride Alliance offered attendees free blood pressure and blood glucose screenings as well as HIV testing.

  Category: News Stories Tags: community outreach, HOYA Clinic, Hoya Medical Pride Alliance, service to others, student experience

• Medical Students Make Connections Over Community-Based Learning

  A medical trivia Easter egg hunt, a visit to the simulation lab and a campus tour were among the activities medical students organized as part of a School of Medicine visit for a group of fourth grade students from a local elementary school.

  Category: News Stories Tags: community outreach, community-based learning, health disparities, health equity, service to others, student experience

• Georgetown Students Help Recently Arrived Refugees Navigate the U.S. Health Care System

  (September 29, 2022) — After a community-based learning project highlighted the challenges faced by refugees in picking up medication from a pharmacy, a group of medical students created a new program — the Health Navigator Program — to match students to families to broaden the assistance they could provide. “The refugee community is often overlooked […]

  Category: News Stories Tags: Health Navigator Program, refugees, service to others, student experience

• Nursing, Medical Students Administer Flu Shots

  Category: News Stories Tags: service to others, student experience, student flu clinic