All Posts: School of Medicine
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First Generation Medical Students Bond Over Common Journeys and Fears
Feeling validated and supported are among the things first-generation students want most, and a new organization at Georgetown University School of Medicine is helping them achieve both through fellowship and mentorship and by celebrating one another’s achievements across challenging journeys in medical school.
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Analysis: Commonly Used Drugs are Rarely Studied in Primary Care Patients
Drugs most commonly prescribed to patients seen by primary care physicians are not often tested in the patients who go to these clinics, where most people receive their care, say investigators at Georgetown University Medical Center and Yale School of Medicine.
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Second-year Medical Students Welcome Class of 2022 with Mentorship Programs and Ongoing Support
There are several ways that students at Georgetown University School of Medicine can seek out mentorship and support from other students that can help them successfully weather the challenges of medical school.
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Georgetown Breast Cancer Advocates Make Their Case in Cancer Research Journal
A group of breast cancer advocates at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center says they’ve created a model for developing productive, successful and sustainable collaborations between advocates and scientists in cancer research.
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'Magical' School of Medicine Class of 2022 Celebrates at the White Coat Ceremony
Members of the School of Medicine Class of 2022 participated in their White Coat Ceremony on August 3, officially joining the profession of medicine.
Category: GUMC Stories
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High School GEP Scholars Devote Summer to Exploring Health Disparities
Participants in this year’s Gateway Exploration Program, an opportunity for local high school students to explore the medical profession, delivered their capstone health disparities presentations.
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Large Collection of Brain Cancer Data Now Easily, Freely Accessible to Global Researchers
A valuable cache of brain cancer biomedical data, one of only two such large collections in the country, has been made freely available to researchers worldwide, say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Knowlan Prepares to Inspire Class of 2022 at the White Coat Ceremony
For more than 15 years, Donald Knowlan, MD, Georgetown University School of Medicine professor emeritus, has welcomed first-year medical students by presenting the Edmund Pellegrino Professionalism Lecture at their White Coat Ceremony.
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HoyaMed Summer Sports Camp Continues Its Run
For the sixth year in a row, Georgetown School of Medicine students hosted homeless children living in the DC General Family Shelter for HoyaMed Summer Sports, a full week of games and sports activities.
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Pre-Med Pipeline Program Infuses Students with Cura Personalis
The 2018 ARCHES fellows spent the summer engaged in shadowing, research, and service learning, to help them confront health disparities and inequity when they become health professionals.
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