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School of Medicine Alum To Be Honored by Congressional Medal of Honor Society
(April 6, 2022) — The Congressional Medal of Honor Society has selected Georgetown double alum Aaron Epstein, MD (G’12, M’18), as the recipient of its 2022 Citizen Honors Award for Service for his “commitment to providing medical relief to communities in conflict zones, austere environments, and disaster areas around the world.” Epstein graduated from Georgetown University School […]
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Medical Students Celebrate the Contributions of Anatomical Donors
(March 26, 2022) — In the late 1400s, Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci began studying the human body through dissection. At first, the exercise was driven by an artistic desire to better capture on paper the visible intricacies of our anatomy. But historians say that over time, da Vinci became fascinated by his subjects and […]
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Lombardi Gala: A ‘Community of Dedicated Supporters and Believers’
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NHS Students Volunteer at Community-Based Organization on Day of Service
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White Coat and Physicianship Ceremony Honors Class of 2024
(March 20, 2022) — When the School of Medicine Class of 2024 started at Georgetown in August 2020, their White Coat Ceremony was held via Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 18, as they prepared to start their clinical education, the medical students belatedly celebrated the occasion in person with friends and family. […]
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Match Day 2022: ‘What a Phenomenal Day’
(March 19, 2022) — Members of the School of Medicine’s Class of 2022, surrounded by family, friends, faculty and staff who supported their dreams to become doctors, gathered for the annual Match Day celebration to learn together where each soon-to-be doctor would go for their residency — the training that follows medical school graduation. The […]
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Georgetown Created Its Own COVID-19 Testing Lab – With Rapid Results
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NHS Visiting Jesuit Chair: ‘Bring Our Moral Tradition to Bear’ Through Imagining Improved Health Systems
(March 4, 2022) — Using the gift of imagination and leaning into our Jesuit values can help us identify and solve problems within the health care system, said Rev. Michael Rozier, SJ, the School of Nursing & Health Studies’ first Visiting Jesuit Chair in the Department of Health Systems Administration, at the Values Based Lecture, […]
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For Harley, Patient Care is ‘the Best Part of the Job’
(February 26, 2022) — When asked about the best part of his job, Earl H. Harley, Jr., MD, FACS, FAAP, answered quickly, pulling colorful drawings and cards off his bulletin board and out of a desk drawer. “The best part of my job is the patients,” said Harley, professor of otolaryngology and pediatrics at Georgetown […]
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SNMA Connects, Informs and Empowers Underrepresented Students
(February 19, 2022) — In celebration of Black History Month, medical students in Georgetown’s chapter of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) planned “Melanin in Medicine: Liberation Through Black Identity,” a series of events including virtual study halls, a documentary film screening and Q&A panel discussions on issues impacting Black clinicians. The annual programming is […]
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