All Posts: biomedical education

• 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 at the School of Medicine.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: accelerated master's degree programs, biomedical education, Biomedical Graduate Education, graduate education, School of Health

• NIH Funding Advances Health Sciences and Trains Biomedical Leaders at Georgetown University Medical Center

  As an R1 research institution, Georgetown University is dedicated to fostering discoveries and scientific advancements while training the next generation of researchers. Nearly $3.8 million in government funding comes through training grants, which give students and postdoctoral fellows the opportunity to learn from leaders in biomedicine while contributing to cutting-edge, impact-focused projects. Four current NIH grant-supported PhD students share their research and how their studies and programs are helping them reach their career goals.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: biomedical education, Biomedical Graduate Education, education, graduate education, National Institutes of Health, post-doctoral education, research, training, training grants

• Tumor Biology Student Sidharth Jain Combines Discovery and Care on MD/PhD Path

  As an MD/PhD in Tumor Biology student, Sidharth Jain works between two worlds of health science. On the PhD side, lab research, data analysis and discovery; on the MD side, patients fighting for their lives.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: biomedical education, Biomedical Graduate Education, cancer, Georgetown Lombardi, MD/PhD Program, research, Tumor Biology Program

• Kickstarting Careers with Biotechnology Capstone Internships

  During their spring semester, students in Georgetown’s Master of Science in Biotechnology program complete capstone internships in addition to their coursework that often prove to be the entrée to employment in the field.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: biomedical education, Biomedical Graduate Education, biotechnology, experiential learning, graduate education, internships, student experience

• Doctoral Students Hone Presentation Skills and Build Community at Student Research Day

  Hosted by the Georgetown University Medical Center Graduate Student Organization (MCGSO) and Office of Biomedical Graduate Education (BGE), Student Research Day took place October 11 on the Medical Center campus.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: biomedical education, Biomedical Graduate Education, biomedical research, epilepsy, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, neurodegenerative disease, research

• Medical Center Announces Strategic Changes to Research and Biomedical Education

  As Georgetown University Medical Center moves to more strategically align research and biomedical education, as well as expand critical external research-related relationships, Moshe Levi, MD, has been named the medical center’s Chief Science Officer for Research Development and Anna Riegel, PhD, has been named Interim Vice President for Biomedical Education and Research.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: biomedical education, biomedical research, collaboration, Health Sciences Strategy Initiative, research, research innovation

• New Georgetown Program Synergizes Interdisciplinary Training in the Sciences

  (January 21, 2022) — The National Institutes of Health has awarded Georgetown University a highly competitive and prestigious training grant intended to invigorate the workforce and inspire younger students from diverse backgrounds to pursue doctorate degrees in biomedical sciences.     The new program, known as the Georgetown University Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD), will train […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: biomedical education, Biomedical Graduate Education, collaboration, diversity, graduate education, interdisciplinary programs

• Grad Student Uses Skills Honed at Georgetown to Help DC Fight Coronavirus

  (October 9, 2020) — When the pandemic forced Georgetown University to move to a virtual setting and research labs were temporarily shuttered, Suzie Stephenson (G’17, G’22) drew upon her training in virology to make a difference. “You think, ‘What are you going to do when something bad happens?’” said Stephenson, a PhD candidate in microbiology […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: 2019 Novel Coronavirus, biomedical education, Biomedical Graduate Education, biomedical research, coronavirus, COVID-19, graduate education, service to others

• Reflections of BGE First-Gens

  (May 15, 2020) — What does it mean to be a first-generation college graduate? It means making hard decisions, navigating unique paths, and working hard to accomplish your dreams. For the parents of first-generation students, their journey has not been easy. Some have experienced financial hardship, others have had to leave their home countries — […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: BGE Commencement 2020, biomedical education, Biomedical Graduate Education, student achievement

• NIH Awards $24.3M to Georgetown and Howard Universities to Support Clinical and Translational Research

  WASHINGTON (May 1, 2020) — The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) has received a $24.3 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science, a part of the National Institutes of Health. The competitive renewal represents the third 5-year award for the center, which has secured […]

  Category: News Release Tags: biomedical education, biomedical research, CTSA, diversity, funding awards, GHUCCTS, health disparities, partnerships