All Posts: graduate education

• 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

• 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.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Biomedical Graduate Education, graduate education, MD/PhD Program, medical education, research, School of Medicine, student experience

• 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 […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: graduate education, nursing, nursing education, PhD in Nursing Program, School of Nursing

• 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

• Global Health Graduate Course Features COVID-19-Focused Simulation Exercise

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: COVID-19, global health, graduate education

• 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

• NHS Alumna Returns to Georgetown for Master’s Degree in Aging & Health

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: aging, graduate education, nursing, School of Nursing & Health Studies