Archive: medical education

• Kumar Honored for Response, Mentorship During the Pandemic

  (April 29, 2022) — The Medical Society of DC (MSDC) has honored Princy N. Kumar, MD, professor of medicine and microbiology, and senior associate dean of students at Georgetown University School of Medicine, with its Dr. Charles H. Epps, III Community Service Award for outstanding public service to the community. “During the pandemic, [Dr. Kumar] […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: COVID-19, faculty honors, medical education, School of Medicine

• School of Medicine Adds Environmental Health and Medicine Track

  (April 22, 2022) — Health care providers will increasingly encounter patients who have been affected by environmental factors as the effects of climate change grow, including climate migration and expanding infectious diseases. With the new Environmental Health and Medicine longitudinal academic track, Georgetown medical students now have the option to receive additional training to address […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: environmental health, Environmental Health and Medicine longitudinal academic track, medical education, School of Medicine, sustainability

• At ‘I, Too, Am Georgetown Medicine,’ Medical Students Reflect on Identity and Community

  (April 15, 2022) — After expressing concerns about their sense of purpose and the way they build community, medical students held the first “I, Too, Am Georgetown Medicine” event in 2017. Six years later, the event remains a valuable opportunity for participants to reflect on their experiences and build connections. “This year’s theme is ‘Out […]

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

• Golden Apple Awards 2022: Celebrating the GUSOM Community

  (April 8, 2022) — Georgetown University School of Medicine faculty, students and staff were honored with during the annual Golden Apple Awards ceremony April 8 at the Gaylord National Hotel at National Harbor. Honorees from 2021 and 2020 were also recognized. Congratulations to the 2022 Golden Apple Honorees The Golden Apple Awards are presented annually […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cura personalis, Golden Apple Awards, medical education, School of Medicine, SOM Commencement 2022, student achievement, student mentoring

• Medical Students Celebrate the Contributions of Anatomical Donors

  (March 26, 2022) — In the late 1400s, Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci began studying the human body through dissection. At first, the exercise was driven by an artistic desire to better capture on paper the visible intricacies of our anatomy. But historians say that over time, da Vinci became fascinated by his subjects and […]

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

• White Coat and Physicianship Ceremony Honors Class of 2024

  (March 20, 2022) — When the School of Medicine Class of 2024 started at Georgetown in August 2020, their White Coat Ceremony was held via Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 18, as they prepared to start their clinical education, the medical students belatedly celebrated the occasion in person with friends and family. […]

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

• Match Day 2022: By the Numbers

  Applicants participating in the Main Residency Match according to the National Resident Matching Program: 42,549 Available positions in the match: 39,205 (largest on record) Available first-year (PGY-1) positions: 36,277 (largest on record — 3.1% increase over 2021) Increase in number of programs offering PGY-1 positions: 177 Most popular specialties among Georgetown students: Internal medicine: 32 […]

  Category: Special Stories Tags: Match Day, medical education

• Match Day 2022: ‘What a Phenomenal Day’

  (March 19, 2022) — Members of the School of Medicine’s Class of 2022, surrounded by family, friends, faculty and staff who supported their dreams to become doctors, gathered for the annual Match Day celebration to learn together where each soon-to-be doctor would go for their residency — the training that follows medical school graduation. The […]

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

• For Harley, Patient Care is ‘the Best Part of the Job’

  (February 26, 2022) — When asked about the best part of his job, Earl H. Harley, Jr., MD, FACS, FAAP, answered quickly, pulling colorful drawings and cards off his bulletin board and out of a desk drawer. “The best part of my job is the patients,” said Harley, professor of otolaryngology and pediatrics at Georgetown […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: diversity, faculty profile, medical education, School of Medicine

• New Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Longitudinal Track Prepares Medical Students for Leadership Roles

  (October 8, 2021) — As a School of Medicine student on the medical education research scholar longitudinal track, L. Tamara Wilson (M’21) expected that she’d simply submit her capstone project — a proposal for a new track in diversity, equity and inclusion in medicine — then work toward implementing it at another institution after she […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: diversity, health equity, inclusion, medical education, racial equity, School of Medicine