All Posts: student experience

• Health Justice Scholars Present Capstone Research Addressing Gaps in Health Equity

  Fourth-year medical students who chose to deepen their understanding of health disparities by enrolling in the Health Justice Scholars longitudinal academic track presented their final research projects during the annual Health Justice Week, a collaboration with the Health Justice Alliance (HJA), a medical-legal partnership between Georgetown’s medical and law centers.

  Category: News Stories Tags: health justice, Health Justice Alliance, Health Justice Scholar Track, Health Justice Scholars, Health Justice Week, longitudinal academic track, medical education, student experience

• Success at the End of Adversity: A Match Day Reapplicant Story

  In 2023, Sarah Lucas (M’24) didn’t match with a residency program. Now a first-year resident in orthopedic surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Lucas looks back on that Match Week as divine intervention.

  Category: News Stories Tags: Match Day, medical education, student experience

• From the Classroom to a Retreat Center, Dr. Fauci Makes the Rounds with Students

  Since joining the faculty at Georgetown in July 2023, Anthony S. Fauci, MD, has met and connected with students not just in classrooms and lecture halls but also MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, the Calcagnini Contemplative Center, and even Yates Field House.

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• Davis Brings Experience Empowering Students to New Role at Georgetown

  Khaseem Davis, PhD, joins Georgetown University School of Medicine as the senior associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, bringing his dedication to advancing equity in education, experience empowering students to pursue their career goals, and insight as a first-generation college graduate.

  Category: News Stories Tags: belonging, diversity, equity, inclusion, pathway programs, student experience, student support

• Medical Students Organize Inaugural World Heritage Market

  Medical students organized the first of its kind World Heritage Market to foster cultural awareness of the School of Medicine’s diverse student body.

  Category: News Stories Tags: community in diversity, diversity, HOYA Clinic, student events, student experience

• Student Veteran Pursues Lifelong Dream in Medicine

  Retired Navy Lt. Matthew Hankins (M’27) served his country as a cryptologic warfare officer. He’s now in his second year of medical school.

  Category: News Stories Tags: student experience, student veterans

• Medical Students Honored for Embracing Humanism in Health Care

  The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) added 30 School of Medicine students to its rolls at its annual fall induction ceremony. The event, held October 24 in Harvey Amphitheater, recognized fourth-year medical students who excel in providing compassionate patient-centered care.

  Category: News Stories Tags: Gold Humanism Honor Society, student achievement, student experience

• Medical Students Present Summer Research Findings

  Just over 130 School of Medicine second-year students presented their summer research findings at the annual capstone presentation event — with more than 65 of them from the 2024 MedStar Health Medical Student Scholars program.

  Category: News Stories Tags: MedStar Health Medical Student Scholars, student experience, student mentorship, student research

• He Almost Dropped Out of College. Now, This Medical Student Advocates for Health Equity and Mental Health

  While the path to medical school is never guaranteed, for Dylan Hughes (M’28), getting to this point would have been unthinkable before.

  Category: News Stories Tags: pathway programs, student experience

• For This Medical Student, Her Cancer Research Is for Her Little Sister

  Ritu Amarnani (M’27), a second-year medical student, spent this summer researching cancer care at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. She turned her career focus toward medicine after her younger sister’s cancer diagnosis and death.

  Category: News Stories Tags: student experience, student research