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Ready to Serve: Medical Students Take Oath to Serve US Military
During the May 20th ceremony, Georgetown University School of Medicine students who had received their medical training through the Health Professionals Scholarship Program (HPSP) took their medical oaths and received promotions.
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School of Medicine Commencement Ceremony Celebrates ‘A Class of Significant Leadership’
At their white coat ceremony in August 2013, 193 first-year medical students at Georgetown University School of Medicine read the Hippocratic Oath together for the first time. At the School of Medicine’s 165th commencement ceremony nearly four years later, the graduating medical students read the oath together one last time.
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Warwick Evans Awards Ceremony Honors the Most Exceptional Members of the Class of 2017
Faculty members, friends and family gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of the Georgetown University School of Medicine Class of 2017 at the Warwick Evans Awards Ceremony in Gaston Hall – the same location where the students received their white coats four years earlier.
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BGE Graduates Receive Their Diplomas, And a Challenge to “Never Stop Learning”
After participating in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony, nearly 400 Biomedical Graduate Education students filed into the bright and airy McDonough Gymnasium for their diploma distribution ceremony on Friday, greeted by their clapping and cheering friends and family members.
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Martin, Pahira Welcomed as Newest Members of MAGIS Society
At the 15th annual MAGIS Society of Master Teachers induction ceremony, Mary Beth Martin, PhD, professor of oncology, and biochemistry and molecular & cellular biology, and John Pahira, MD, professor of urology, were welcomed as the newest members of the society, which honors physicians and biomedical scientists dedicated to the care of others and the health needs of our society.
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MAGIS Induction Ceremony Celebrates Excellence in Education
While most commencement week activities at Georgetown celebrate students’ achievements, the 15th annual MAGIS Society of Master Teachers induction ceremony recognized the accomplishments of faculty members, including the society’s two newest members.
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Volunteer Physicians and Medical Students Train to Evaluate Asylum Seekers
In her work with asylum seekers, Ranit Mishori, MD, MHS, FAAFP, professor of family medicine, has heard reports and seen evidence of atrocities experienced by those seeking sanctuary in the US, including sexual assault, beatings and female genital mutilation.
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McCaskill-Stevens to Address Graduates at School of Medicine Commencement
Now a nationally known medical oncologist at the National Cancer Institute with expertise in leading clinical trials in the community, McCaskill-Stevens is preparing to share those lessons with graduates from her alma mater at the School of Medicine commencement ceremony on May 21.
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Georgetown Lombardi Leads The Way at AVON 39 Breast Cancer Walk
About 100 members of the Georgetown Lombardi/Capital Breast Care Center team walked 39.3 miles through Washington, DC May 6-7 in AVON 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer, raising more than $260,000 for local, regional and national breast cancer organizations.
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MedStar GUH Fellow Wins Top Honors for Collaborative Work with GUMC Researcher
Out of approximately 800 research abstracts submitted by faculty, residents and staff, an abstract by Yasar Torres-Yaghi, MD, was awarded first prize at the 2017 MedStar Health Research Symposium on May 1.
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