All Posts: first-generation students

• 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 Tags: cura personalis, first-generation students, medical education, people for others, School of Medicine, student experience, student groups

• 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 Tags: ARCHES Program, first-generation students, Gateway Exploration Program, GEP Program, pathway programs

• 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 Tags: first-generation students, GEMS, pathway programs, student experience, White Coat Ceremony