All Posts: School of Medicine
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Medical Student Uses Instagram to Share Recipes, Build Community and Make a Difference
(March 27, 2021) — When grocery stores and restaurants closed due to the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, Georgetown medical student Karen Li (M’24) and her sister, Winnie, a pre-med student at Northeastern University, started Quaraneat, an Instagram account, to share easy recipes their friends could use to stretch their ingredients while practicing social distancing. […]
Category: GUMC Stories
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School of Medicine Class of 2021 Comes Together for Virtual Match Day Celebration
(March 20, 2021) — Before opening their electronic envelopes to learn where they will continue their medical education as residents, the School of Medicine Class of 2021 gathered for a virtual Match Day celebration on Facebook in recognition of their achievements to date and anticipation of what comes next. “Regardless of where you go, you […]
Category: GUMC Stories
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Roett Recognized with AMSA Women Leaders in Medicine Award
(March 12, 2021) — Michelle Roett (M’03), MD, MPH, often shares the story about her first meeting with the chair of the Department of Family Medicine as a medical student. “He asked me where I wanted to be in 10-15 years, and I said I wanted to be a hospitalist, primary care physician, deliver babies, […]
Category: Special Stories
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Georgetown Ethicist Collaborates with Physicians to Create Moral Framework for Elective Surgeries During COVID-19
Category: GUMC Stories
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Answering the Call: Georgetown Coordinates COVID-19 High-Capacity Vaccination Site
Category: GUMC Stories
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GUMC Community Meeting Focuses on Racial Justice, ‘Our Highest Priority’
(February 26, 2021) — Students, staff, faculty and Georgetown University leadership gathered virtually for the first GUMC Community Meeting of 2021 that carried a singular focus: racial justice. “We have devoted our time together to this topic because the journey toward and the achievement of equity and racial justice at all levels of our community […]
Categories: GUMC Stories, Special Stories
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‘Black Doctors Matter’ at SNMA’s Melanin in Medicine
(February 20, 2021) — At Melanin in Medicine, an annual event organized by the Georgetown University Student National Medical Association (SNMA), “Black Doctors Matter: Enriching Medicine Since 1837” was not just a theme but a cause for celebration and a call to action. Held in collaboration with the School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Equity […]
Category: GUMC Stories
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Clinical Students Volunteer With COVID-19 Vaccinations
(February 19, 2021) — Since mid-January, more than 150 medical and nursing students at Georgetown have answered MedStar Health’s call for volunteers to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. Coordinated by Elizabeth Zolper (M’21), the students volunteer every day of the week at four MedStar Health locations around Washington, D.C. Throughout this pandemic, students have contributed to […]
Category: GUMC Stories
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Researchers Find Diverse Supportive Partnerships Among Older Gay Men With and Without HIV
WASHINGTON (February 17, 2021) — Recent data reveals that gay men living with HIV report having supportive relationships with family, friends or in informal relationships rather than with primary romantic partners, while gay men who are HIV-negative report having relationships mainly with primary partners. Additionally, gay men living with HIV were more likely to report […]
Category: News Release
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Georgetown Celebrates Women in Science
(February 11, 2021) — Georgetown University commemorated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11, 2021) with a collection of video messages provided by students and faculty from across campus. Each woman answered the question, “What inspired you to become a scientist?” Video Messages Collection Part I Video Messages Collection Part II […]
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