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For First-Generation Students, Path to Medical School Runs Through Georgetown

Two School of Medicine summer pathways programs work to inspire students from diverse backgrounds, many of them future first-generation medical students, to explore careers in…

August 20, 2025

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Meet the 2025 BellRinger Fellows

Meet this year's BellRinger Fellows, who worked alongside investigators at Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, gaining valuable experience and insight…

August 19, 2025

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Facing Down Homelessness and Hurdles, This First-Gen Student Enters Medical School

Alumna Halyn Orellana pushed past barriers to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. Now, she wants to blaze a trail for those behind.…

August 13, 2025

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Georgetown Welcomes School of Medicine Class of 2029 at White Coat Ceremony

Filled with joy, anticipation and a deep sense of purpose, the 203 members of Georgetown University School of Medicine’s Class of 2029 officially entered the medical profession…

August 11, 2025

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School of Health Adds New Graduate Programs; Expands to Capitol Campus

As the School of Health begins its fourth academic year, it does so with new programs, a second campus and aspirations to advance the school’s.…

August 11, 2025

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Celebrating a Milestone in Cancer Research

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of a paper by now-Georgetown Lombardi member Marc E. Lippman, MD, MACP, FRCP, and his colleague Gail Bolan, MD, that…

August 8, 2025

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HIV Has Devastated Her Home. She’s Pursuing a PhD to Channel Aid Where It’s Needed

Martha Cameron (G’25, G’30), from Lusaka, Zambia, has both lived with HIV and built a globe-spanning career in HIV awareness. She has continued her work at Georgetown, first as a…

August 7, 2025

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Executive DNP Program Collaborations Create Educational Opportunities for Students

Nurse leaders pursuing the Executive Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Health Systems Leadership and Policy at Georgetown University’s Berkley School of Nursing benefit from…

August 5, 2025

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Future Nurse Leaders Acquire Critical Advocacy Skills to Shape Health Care Policy

In June, two executive DNP students and four DNP program faculty members participated in the American Organization for Nursing Leadership Advocacy Academy, a program that…

August 5, 2025

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School of Health Students Embrace Patient Advocacy While Teaching Health Literacy Courses in Alaska

Each summer, School of Health students volunteer to teach health literacy classes to immigrants in Anchorage, Alaska. Through a longstanding collaboration with the Alaska…

August 1, 2025