All Posts: service to others

• 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. […]

  Category: News Stories Tags: medical education, service to others, student mentorship

• 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 […]

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