All Posts: GUMC Stories

1573 Articles

GUMC Stories

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

GUMC Stories

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

GUMC Stories

Georgetown Faculty Share Research and Explore Collaborations on Global Cervical Cancer

In June 2025, the Global Cancer Collaborative, a joint initiative between the Georgetown University Global Health Institute and Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center,…

July 31, 2025

GUMC Stories

Medical Student Organizes Annual Pickleball Tournament To Raise Funds for Melanoma Research

Medical student Sach Thakker (M’26) is once again blending his passion for sports and service by organizing a pickleball tournament to raise money for melanoma. …

July 24, 2025

GUMC Stories

Medical Student Organizes Annual Pickleball Tournament To Raise Funds for Melanoma Research

Medical student Sach Thakker (M’26) is once again blending his passion for sports and service by organizing a pickleball tournament to raise money for melanoma. …

July 24, 2025

GUMC Stories

Students in Accelerated Master’s Programs Sharpen Career Focus Through Coursework

Georgetown undergraduates majoring in human science now have the opportunity to enroll in graduate-level courses during their senior year through accelerated master’s programs…

July 11, 2025

GUMC Stories

He’s Going to Medical School This Fall. But First, He’s Becoming a Firefighter

Tharun Potluri (H’25, M’29) graduated from the School of Health in May. But before starting medical school at Georgetown this August, he had one more item to check off his…

July 2, 2025

GUMC Stories

Toulmin Pilot Projects Selected

Six Toulmin Pilot Projects have been selected to receive funding in 2026. The awards support innovative research projects that have significant potential to attract additional…

June 30, 2025

GUMC Stories

School of Nursing Faculty and Students Practice Cura Communitas in West Virginia Appalachian Community

Six School of Nursing graduate students traveled to rural West Virginia to learn more about the lived experience of residents in Appalachian communities, including the policies…

June 13, 2025

GUMC Stories

School of Medicine Students Seek Out International Clinical Experience

In the last stretch of classes before commencement, fourth-year medical students Evan Czulada (M’25) and Carlynn Winters (M’25) traveled abroad to gain new insight into the…

June 4, 2025