All Posts: medical education

• School of Medicine Grad Prepares for Career in Transplant Medicine

  Since childhood, Malcolm Meredith (M’23) knew he wanted to be a surgeon. His experiences at the School of Medicine prompted him to focus on transplant medicine, a career he’ll pursue as a surgical resident at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Commencement 2023, medical education, organ transplant, School of Medicine, student experience

• School of Medicine Students Build Community By Reflecting on What Drove Them to Pursue Medicine

  Forty first-year medical students and Georgetown Experimental Medical Studies Program (GEMS) students gathered virtually April 13 for the seventh-annual “I, Too, Am Georgetown Medicine” event to remind themselves why they pursued careers in medicine and to reflect on how to remain their authentic selves in stressful environments.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: medical education, School of Medicine, student events, student experience

• Medical Students Honor Anatomical Donors and Their Families at Special Mass

  For medical students at Georgetown, anatomy lab is a critical and transformative experience. At the Anatomical Donor Mass, the School of Medicine Class of 2025 honored the lives of those who made that experience possible.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: anatomical donor program, medical education, School of Medicine

• Students Matching in Family Medicine Called by Cura Personalis and Commitment to Community

  Surrounded by fireplaces, family and flowers, School of Medicine students mingled with anticipation in the Healey Family Student Center just before opening their match letters revealing the next destination in their training.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cura personalis, Match Day, medical education, primary care, School of Medicine

• Medical Center Deans Discuss Future of Health at GU Black Alumni Summit

  (October 23, 2022) — Closing the health-disparities gap in Black communities throughout the U.S. requires a commitment to providing an anti-racism curriculum that teaches health equity to future leaders and practitioners in health care, explained three Georgetown deans during the biennial Georgetown University Black Alumni Summit in Washington. Since 2015, Georgetown University has hosted the […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: GU Black Alumni Summit, health disparities, health equity, medical education, nursing education, racial disparities, racial equity, racial justice

• RJCC Members Launch Ambitious Agenda to Engage GUMC Community

  (August 12, 2022) — Since the summer of 2020, the Racial Justice Committee for Change (RJCC) has served as a vehicle for students, faculty and staff dedicated to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion at GUMC. At their August 8 kickoff meeting for the academic year, RJCC members discussed how to tackle the work ahead and […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: medical education, racial disparities, racial equity, Racial Justice Committee for Change, RJCC

• Incoming Medical Students Begin Education with Anti-Racist Curriculum

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: medical education, racial equity, racial justice, RJCC, School of Medicine

• At the White Coat Ceremony, Medical Students Urged to Prioritize Their Patients

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: medical education, School of Medicine, White Coat Ceremony

• Medical Students’ Summer Mentoring Program Aims to Increase Underrepresented Students in Medicine

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: inclusion, medical education, racial equity, School of Medicine, service to others

• Learning from Health Care Providers Who ‘Messed Up’

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: medical education, School of Medicine