All Posts: medical education
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Racial Justice Curriculum Subcommittee Promotes Health Equity and Anti-Racism in Education
The Racial Justice Curriculum Reform Subcommittee of the Racial Justice Committee for Change has been making an impact on medical education at the Georgetown University School of Medicine thanks to the hard work and persistence of its members past and present.
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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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Medical Students Form Organization to Increase the Number of Spanish-Speaking Physicians
With a dual mission to train medical students to effectively communicate and educate the School of Medicine community about the specific health needs of the Latino population, a group of third- and fourth-year medical students are looking to recruit the next cohort of leaders for the Medical Spanish Initiative.
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School of Medicine Class of 2027 Encouraged To Be Advocates For Their Patients During White Coat Ceremony
The School of Medicine Class of 2027, family and friends gathered in Gaston Hall to don their white coats for the first time, commencing the start of their medical education.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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