All Posts: School of Medicine

• School of Medicine Class of 2021 Awards

  AHEC AHEC Scholars May BayomiSydney KarnovskyAndrew Meshnick AHEC Scholars and AHEC Primary Care Tuition Scholarship Recipients Anudeep AlbertsBrendan CrowStephanie FurlongNabanita HossainS. Janae Van BurenLorrane KabertNomazwe NcubeCallie TakahashiKellie Wo Departmental Awards Anesthesiology The Bridget Fawcett McNamara AwardBrendan Wesp Milton Corn, MD Award (commemorative)Sarah L. Berg Emergency Medicine Michael A. Rolnick, MD AwardVian Zada The Society for […]

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

• At MedStar-Georgetown Symposium, Jones Discusses Taking Excellence in Medical Education to the Next Level

  (May 14, 2021) — Declaring that “uncertainty has been the only certainty” during the past year, Leon “Lee” Jones, MD, the new dean for medical education at Georgetown University School of Medicine, sees the COVID-19 pandemic as an important pivot point in his career.  “One of my favorite sayings is ‘never waste a good crisis,’ […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: medical education, School of Medicine

• Three Georgetown Physicians Honored by The Medical Society of DC

  (May 15, 2021) — The Medical Society of DC honored Georgetown professors Tamika Auguste, MD, Terry Fairbanks, MD, and Maria Aramburu, MD, at its spring awards ceremony, May 14, “honoring healthcare heroes.” “Our honorees are pillars of their community, profession and public health and their leadership helps to make the District a better place to […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: faculty honors, School of Medicine

• Virtual Classes Give Medical Students Opportunity to Teach, Learn From HOYA Clinic Community

  (May 13, 2021) — For several years, Georgetown medical students have led health and wellness classes for clients at the HOYA Clinic, covering topics including exercise and preventative health. The classes resumed in a virtual setting in October with N Street Village, an organization serving women with low income and those experiencing homelessness. In addition […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: community outreach, HOYA Clinic, School of Medicine, service to others

• At ‘I, Too, Am Georgetown Medicine,’ Participants Urged to ‘Find the People Who Lift You Up’

  (April 9, 2021) — Find mentors who believe in you and will encourage you to go far. Create safe spaces to celebrate your gifts and help you find resiliency. That was some of the advice attendees heard during the fifth annual “I, Too, Am Georgetown Medicine” event, an opportunity for medical students to discuss mentorship, […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: diversity, medical education, School of Medicine

• Georgetown University Selects Nationally Recognized Educator to Lead Its Medical School

  WASHINGTON (March 30, 2021) — Today, Georgetown University announced the selection of Leon “Lee” Jones, MD, as the new Dean for Medical Education at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Jones currently serves as Associate Dean for Students and Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. […]

  Category: News Release Tags: medical education, new faculty appointment, School of Medicine

• Meet Leon ‘Lee’ Jones, Georgetown’s New Dean for Medical Education

  (March 30, 2021) — From a young age, Leon “Lee” Jones, MD, was drawn to a career in medicine borne out of two traits: a love for science and a deep curiosity about people. Now, as the newly appointed dean for medical education at Georgetown’s School of Medicine, he will have the opportunity to nurture […]

  Categories: GUMC Stories, Special Stories Tags: medical education, School of Medicine

• 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 Tags: community outreach, COVID-19, racism, School of Medicine

• 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 Tags: Match Day, medical education, School of Medicine

• 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 Tags: faculty honors, medical education, mentorship, School of Medicine, women in STEM