All Posts: graduate education
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Former Federal Employees Find Renewed Purpose in Georgetown Graduate Programs
Georgetown’s federal employee tuition scholarship program helps recent federal workers upskill or pivot in their careers.
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School of Health Student Uncovers Barriers to Sickle Cell Care in Rural Ghana
Tara-Yesomi Wenegieme (G’26), a student in the Master of Science in Global Health program, is completing her 14-week international fieldwork requirement in Dodowa, a rural part of Ghana, where she is investigating the social and cultural factors that delay treatment among SCD patients.
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Student Research Day Celebrates 40th Year at Georgetown
Student Research Day has given generations of biomedical scientists-in-training their start. This year, Student Research Day celebrated its 40th anniversary on Oct. 15 with a daylong celebration of scientific advancement that included, for the first time, two keynote speakers.
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School of Health Adds New Graduate Programs; Expands to Capitol Campus
As the School of Health begins its fourth academic year, it does so with new programs, a second campus and aspirations to advance the school’s mission.
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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.
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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.
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Doctoral Student Has a Passion for Pharmacology and is a Role Model for Female Scientists
Meet Gabbi Williams, a doctoral student in the PhD in pharmacology and physiology program at Georgetown.
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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.
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Called To Be a Doctor-Doctor: MD/PhDs at Georgetown Move From Bench to Bedside and Back
A subset of Georgetown students have made the decision to pursue both scientific research and clinical training through the MD/PhD program — allowing them to get the best of both worlds.
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Georgetown School of Nursing Launches Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing Program
(July 1, 2022) — Georgetown University School of Nursing announces its new PhD in Nursing program, a premier doctoral program designed for individuals seeking to advance the discipline and those they serve in academic, community health, health care, policy, global and research settings. The program, launching in fall 2023, will draw upon the interdisciplinary and […]
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