All Posts: School of Medicine
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School of Medicine Graduates Newest Class of Hoya Doctors
Before dispersing to start their residencies at hospitals across the country as Hoya physicians, the 182 members of the Georgetown University School of Medicine’s Class of 2025 came together one final time as fellow students during their May 18 commencement ceremony on the Healy Lawn.
Category: GUMC Stories
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Graduating Medical Students Honored at Annual Warwick Evans Ceremony
School of Medicine faculty honored outstanding graduating medical students for excellence in various specialties, research, outstanding patient care, academic achievement, student leadership, advocacy and commitment to social justice, and community service during the Warwick Evans Awards Ceremony.
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Kaltman, Rennert Inducted as Master Teachers in MAGIS Society
Stacey Kaltman, PhD, and Wolfgang Rennert, MD, PhD, joined the MAGIS Society of master teachers at a ceremony that took place May 15 at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
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Beauchamp Speaks with Medical Students About Growing After ‘Falling Short’
Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., MD, MHS, executive vice president for health sciences and executive dean of the School of Medicine, shared mistakes made and lessons learned throughout his career as part of the “We Messed Up” Initiative, a student group that hosts speakers to share stories about overcoming professional and personal setbacks.
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More People Now Die at Home After Stroke Than in Medical Facilities
A new analysis finds a significant uptick in the number of people dying at home due to ischemic stroke compared to inpatient medical facilities, and when not at home, individuals in rural communities and Black Americans were more likely to die in less-specialized care environments.
Category: News Release
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Toulmin-Supported Research Wins First Place at Scientific Conference
Yousef Aljohani, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Ken Kellar, PhD, took first place for the postdoc poster presentation at the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics annual meeting in early April in Portland, Oregon.
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Honoring Donors Whose Generosity Helped Shaped Future Doctors, Graduate Nurses
On March 18, 30 families gathered at Georgetown University’s Dahlgren Chapel for a solemn interfaith celebration and mass honoring loved ones who had contributed to medical education by donating their bodies for anatomical study.
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School of Medicine Health Justice Scholars Present Capstone Research Addressing Gaps in Health Equity
Fourth-year medical students who chose to deepen their understanding of health disparities by enrolling in the Health Justice Scholars longitudinal academic track presented their final research projects during the annual Health Justice Week, a collaboration with the Health Justice Alliance (HJA), a medical-legal partnership between Georgetown’s medical and law centers.
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Match Day 2025 at the School of Medicine: By the Numbers
Match Day at GUSOM is always memorable. Here are some noteworthy facts about this year’s event.
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Success at the End of Adversity: A Match Day Reapplicant Story
In 2023, Sarah Lucas (M’24) didn’t match with a residency program. Now a first-year resident in orthopedic surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Lucas looks back on that Match Week as divine intervention.
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