All Posts: student experience
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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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Interreligious Thanksgiving Dinner Cultivates Spiritual Connections
(November 17, 2023) — Against the backdrop of deeply troubling conflicts in the world, medical students from several faith communities gathered for an interreligious Thanksgiving dinner at the medica
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Called To Be a Doctor-Doctor: MD/PhDs at Georgetown Move From Bench to Bedside and Back
A subset of Georgetown students have made the decision to pursue both scientific research and clinical training through the MD/PhD program — allowing them to get the best of both worlds.
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Medical Students Form Organization to Increase the Number of Spanish-Speaking Physicians
With a dual mission to train medical students to effectively communicate and educate the School of Medicine community about the specific health needs of the population, a group of third- and fourth-year medical students are looking to recruit to the next cohort of leaders for the Medical Spanish Initiative.
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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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School of Medicine Grad Prepares for Career in Transplant Medicine
Since childhood, Malcolm Meredith (M’23) knew he wanted to be a surgeon. His experiences at the School of Medicine prompted him to focus on transplant medicine, a career he’ll pursue as a surgical resident at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital after graduation.
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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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School of Medicine Students Build Community By Reflecting on What Drove Them to Pursue Medicine
Forty first-year medical students and Georgetown Experimental Medical Studies Program (GEMS) students gathered virtually April 13 for the seventh-annual “I, Too, Am Georgetown Medicine” (ITAGMed) event to remind themselves why they pursued careers in medicine and to reflect on how to remain their authentic selves in stressful environments.
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School of Medicine Expands Yellow Ribbon Program Scholarships To Cover Portion of Tuition for Military-Connected Students
In an effort to remove financial barriers for veterans seeking a medical degree and to honor the brave men and women who serve our nation, Georgetown University’s School of Medicine will expand scholarships of the Yellow Ribbon Program (YRP), effective August 1, 2023.
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Out of the Hospital and to the Hill, Medical Students Focus on Public Policy
(February 17, 2023) — A unique fourth-year elective course offers medical students the opportunity to practice advocating for public health policy they believe will better the lives of their patients before they reach the clinic. “In medical school, we teach students about social determinants of health, like food and housing insecurity, influencing health outcomes,” said […]
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