All Posts: service to others
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 […]
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Nursing, Medical Students Administer Flu Shots
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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 […]
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Ninth-Annual HoyaMed Summer Sports Camp
(August 5, 2022) — Laughter and cheer could be heard all around Anacostia Park as a host of first- and second-year medical students poured their energy and excitement into the children attending the ninth annual HoyaMed Summer Sports Camp July 30-31. The summer sports camp focused on fun, creativity, joy, education and support, letting campers […]
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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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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 […]
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