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Medical Students Gather for Interfaith Thanksgiving Dinner

Nearly 100 School of Medicine students gathered with members of different faith traditions for a Thanksgiving dinner to recognize the common ground shared by a broader faith…

November 25, 2024

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Medical Students Organize Inaugural World Heritage Market

Medical students organized the first of its kind World Heritage Market to foster cultural awareness of the School of Medicine’s diverse student.…

November 13, 2024

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New Georgetown Lombardi Office Cultivates Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Cancer Center

Despite significant advances in cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment over the last several decades, persistent cancer health disparities disproportionately…

February 23, 2024

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Medical Students Organize Annual Conference to Celebrate the Black Medical Community

To mark Black History Month, members of Georgetown’s Student National Medical Association (SNMA) organize an annual conference at the School of Medicine for underrepresented…

February 23, 2024

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Medical Students Form Organization to Increase the Number of Spanish-Speaking Physicians

With a dual mission to train medical students to effectively communicate and educate the School of Medicine community about the specific health needs of the Latino population, a…

September 1, 2023

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Gateway Exploration Program Scholars Share Health Disparities Research

With their health disparities research capstone presentations, participants in the 2023 Gateway Exploration Program (GEP) drew attention to topics that concern them, including…

August 4, 2023

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Georgetown Cultural Competence Experts Collaborate with NY State to Improve Developmental Disability Services

The state of New York has tapped Georgetown’s National Center for Cultural Competence to help advance the policies and practices of cultural and linguistic competence,,…

April 7, 2023

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At ‘I, Too, Am Georgetown Medicine,’ Medical Students Reflect on Identity and Community

(April 15, 2022) — After expressing concerns about their sense of purpose and the way they build community, medical students held the first “I, Too, Am Georgetown Medicine”…

April 16, 2022

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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…

February 25, 2022

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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…

January 21, 2022