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Medical Students Honored for Embracing Humanism in Health Care
The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) added 30 School of Medicine students to its rolls at its annual fall induction ceremony. The event, held October 24 in Harvey Amphitheater,…
November 1, 2024
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Medical Students Gain Confidence with a Dose of Cultural Humility Through Summer Experience
A monthlong medical mission to the Dominican Republic this summer was a valuable opportunity for two School of Medicine students to experience health care delivery in an under…
July 26, 2024
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Nursing, Medical Students Honor the Gift of Anatomical Donors
Students from Georgetown’s School of Medicine and School of Nursing came together to honor and pay respect to those who donated their bodies to benefit their education, and to…
March 20, 2024
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The School of Medicine Class that Started Virtually Relishes In-Person Match Day Celebration
Tears of joy and screams of excitement filled the air at Georgetown’s annual Match Day celebration, as graduating medical students learned where their journeys would take them…
March 16, 2024
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From Struggling Student to Medical Educator, Terao Shares Strategies for Success
A lot of medical students struggle with feelings of inadequacy and failure when trying to master everything thrown at them in their courses, said Michael Terao, MD, MEd. In fact,…
March 6, 2024
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Undergraduates and Medical Students Learn Cura Personalis Through the Medical Humanities
For the past three years, Georgetown undergraduates and medical students have immersed themselves in the emerging interdisciplinary field of medical humanities, which seeks to…
March 1, 2024
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Medical Students Organize Annual Conference to Celebrate the Black Medical Community
To mark Black History Month, members of Georgetown’s Student National Medical Association (SNMA) organize an annual conference at the School of Medicine for underrepresented…
February 23, 2024
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‘Find Your Yes’: Five Alumnae in Medicine Share Their Stories and Advice
Meet five alumnae who developed a friendship at the School of Medicine and eventually wrote a book.…
February 12, 2024
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‘We Messed Up’ Organizers Find the Upside of Failure
Since it launched less than two years ago, the “We Messed Up” Initiative has brought together students and faculty to learn about resiliency and growing from.…
February 2, 2024
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Interfaith Blessing Highlights the Generosity of Anatomical Donors
Before first-year medical students began their highly anticipated first day of anatomy lab, they paused for an interfaith blessing led by Father James Shea, S.J., Rabbi Daniel…
January 26, 2024