All Posts: School of Medicine
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School of Medicine Class of 2023 Takes First Step in Medical Career
(August 4, 2019) — In front of loved ones and friends who made up a standing room-only crowd in Gaston Hall, the Georgetown University School of Medicine Class of 2023 took its first step toward joining the medical profession by donning their white coats, collecting their stethoscopes and reciting the Hippocratic Oath. The 203 classmates […]
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Hoyas Give Back to D.C. Community During Annual Summer Sports Camp
(August 2, 2019) — Incoming medical student Rory Byrne (M’23) sat with 4-year-old camper, Gloria*, in the shade of the basketball court at Anacostia Park. The pair has been inseparable during most of this year’s HoyaMed Summer Sports Camp, an annual program run by first- and second-year students at Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) […]
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Inspiring GEMS to Shine
(August 2, 2019) — After walking across the stage and introducing themselves to attendees, incoming students at the School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony often state the name of the medical doctor who will give them their first white coat, welcoming them to the profession of medicine. At this year’s ceremony and others recently, several […]
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Petronic-Rosic Builds Up New Department of Dermatology
(July 12, 2019) — One year ago, Vesna Petronic-Rosic, MD, MSc, MBA, joined Georgetown University School of Medicine to transform the division of dermatology into a stand-alone academic department and build a clinical department at both MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center. In that time, as department chair, Petronic-Rosic has doubled the […]
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Facial Plastic Surgery in Men Enhances Perception of Attractiveness, Trustworthiness
MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (July 11, 2019) — In the first of a kind study, plastic surgeons at Georgetown University Medical Center found that when a man chose to have a nip or a tuck on his face, it significantly increased perceptions of attractiveness, likeability, social skills or trustworthiness. The study, published in JAMA Facial […]
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Virtual Reality Training Helps Medical Students Develop Real Empathy
(June 28, 2019) — Imagine your favorite grandmother is showing signs of dementia. She progresses from forgetting who your son is, to forgetting what day it is and that she’s supposed to host Easter dinner. When your family arrives that day, she doesn’t seem to recognize you. She’s still in her bathrobe and hasn’t made […]
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Embracing the ‘Little Things’ at Georgetown Lombardi’s Poetry Café
(June 14, 2019) — Colorful felt berets were sprinkled amongst the crowd as Deacon Thomas (Tom) Devaney, director of Mission and Pastoral Care at the hospital, welcomed members of the Georgetown Lombardi community to the fourth annual Poetry Café in the chapel at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. “We come together annually each year in the […]
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CARIS Award Honors Achievements of School of Medicine Administrator
(June 2, 2019) — L. Whitman Brown, MBA, PMP, assistant dean for finance & administration at Georgetown University School of Medicine, was surprised to hear his name called at the Georgetown University Medical Center Community Meeting on May 9 in the Research Building auditorium. “I was told there was a big announcement happening at the […]
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School of Medicine Commencement Ceremony Honors ‘An Incredible Group of Graduates’
(May 20, 2019) — In front of their friends, families, faculty and staff, the Georgetown University School of Medicine Class of 2019 received their diplomas May 19 at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. “Honored guests, graduating seniors, parents, spouses and friends, welcome to the graduation of Georgetown University and the 167th commencement of the […]
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Faculty Members’ Dedication to Students Celebrated at MAGIS Induction Ceremony
(May 19, 2019) — At the 17th annual MAGIS Society of Master Teachers Induction Ceremony, attendees recognized the ways that faculty members have individually and collectively demonstrated their dedication to students. Over the last year, Georgetown University Medical Center established the Office of Student Learning and Academic Advising, hired a psychologist for medical students and […]
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