All Posts: School of Medicine

• St. Baldrick’s Event Organizers Motivated by Personal Connections with Pediatric Cancer

  (October 31, 2021) — Dreary weather didn’t dampen the spirits of those attending an October 29 fundraiser at Georgetown for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the biggest non-government funder of pediatric cancer research grants.  Before the pandemic, Georgetown students had held fundraisers in the spring for St. Baldrick’s, with a few participants volunteering to have their […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, School of Medicine, service to others, St. Baldrick's

• 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

• Second-Year Medical Students Gather on Campus in Person for the First Time

  (August 13, 2021) — After the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to start their medical education in a virtual setting, the students of the School of Medicine Class of 2024 were excited to start their second-year orientation, the first time they were all together as a class. Having started at Georgetown a week earlier, Lee Jones, […]

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

• Georgetown School of Medicine Class of 2025 Most Diverse in School’s History

  (August 7, 2021) — It happens every year — about 200 students take their first step in the arduous journey to becoming a physician and joining the revered health professions. But this year, the incoming class at Georgetown University School of Medicine looks a bit different. As it enters the second year of an intense, […]

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

• School of Medicine Class of 2025 Receives Warm Welcome at White Coat Ceremony

  (August 8, 2021) — When she received her white coat as a medical student at Georgetown 22 years ago, Michelle Roett, MD (M’03), MPH, professor and chair in the Department of Family Medicine and director of DC Area Health Education Center (AHEC), dreamed of serving patients in need.  “On that day, 22 years ago, I […]

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

• How Medical Students Continued Community-Based Learning During the Pandemic

  (July 23, 2021) — As the organizers of community-based learning (CBL) for Georgetown medical students, Kim Bullock, MD, and Donna Cameron, PhD, MPH, have built relationships with the leaders of more than 20 community sites in the Washington, D.C., area that serve vulnerable populations, including persons with disabilities, older adults and persons in supportive housing. […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: community outreach, community-based learning, medical education, School of Medicine, service to others

• Georgetown AHEC Prepares the Next Generation of Primary Care Professionals

  (June 18, 2021) — As a college student shadowing in an emergency department, Lorrane Kabert, MD (M’21), frequently found herself wondering what happened to patients after her shift ended and if they received adequate follow-up care. “I truly enjoyed speaking with patients and learned that many of them did not have doctors that they saw […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: AHEC program, health disparities, health equity, School of Medicine, student achievement

• Family Medicine Professor and Chair Selected for Elite Executive Leadership Program

  (June 17, 2021) — Michelle Roett, MD (M’03), MPH, professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine and clinical chief of family medicine at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, joins the Hedwig Van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM®) Program for Women as a fellow in the 2021-2022 […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: faculty honors, School of Medicine, women in STEM

• Virtual Commencement Ceremony Honors School of Medicine Class of 2021

  (May 25, 2021) — After taking part in an on-campus hooding event weeks earlier and before their degrees were conferred in a celebration at Nationals Park, the School of Medicine Class of 2021 was honored in a virtual commencement ceremony that premiered on Facebook on May 23.  “The impact of this special class extends well […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: School of Medicine, SOM Commencement 2021

• Golden Apple Awards 2021: Celebrating the GUSOM Community

  (May 25, 2021) — The recipients of this year’s Golden Apple Awards were honored in an upbeat virtual ceremony presented by Georgetown University School of Medicine students. View the full awards ceremony video. Congratulations to the 2021 Golden Apple Honorees Golden Apple Awards The Golden Apple Award is presented annually by each class to a […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cura personalis, Golden Apple Awards, medical education, School of Medicine, SOM Commencement 2021, student achievement, student mentoring