All Posts: first-generation students
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First-Generation Medical Students Build Community Through Supportive, Honest Conversations
Navigating the medical school journey can be especially challenging for students who are the first in their families to pursue medicine, a group comprising only 15% of students in U.S. medical schools. The First-Generation in Medicine Club at the School of Medicine is working to change the experience for first-generation Georgetown medical students.
Category: GUMC Stories
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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 health care.
Category: GUMC Stories
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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 her.
Category: GUMC Stories