All Posts:pathway programs
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For First-Generation Students, Path to Medical School Runs Through Georgetown
Two School of Medicine summer pathways programs work to inspire students from diverse backgrounds, many of them future first-generation medical students, to explore careers in health care.
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Facing Down Homelessness and Hurdles, This First-Gen Student Enters Medical School
Alumna Halyn Orellana pushed past barriers to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. Now, she wants to blaze a trail for those behind her.
Category: GUMC Stories
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He Almost Dropped Out of College. Now, This Medical Student Advocates for Health Equity and Mental Health
While the path to medical school is never guaranteed, for Dylan Hughes (M’28), getting to this point would have been unthinkable before.
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Competitive Cancer Research Internship Program Offers Rewarding Experiences for Undergraduates
This year, 10 rising sophomores, juniors and seniors from colleges and universities across the country participated in the 10-week full-time Diversity in Cancer Research Undergraduate Internship Program, which affords students the opportunity to get a broad view of what cancer research is.
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Gateway Exploration Program Scholars Share Health Disparities Research
With their health disparities research capstone presentations, participants in the 2023 Gateway Exploration Program (GEP) drew attention to topics that concern them, including substance use disorder, childhood asthma and food insecurity, and proposed solutions to problems they’ve seen firsthand. The presentations marked the culmination of the GEP, a six-week internship for DC high school students who are aspiring physicians from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine.
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