Archive: student experience
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GUMC Student Fathers Reflect on Their Experiences
(June 17, 2022) — In addition to the joy and excitement of welcoming a new baby to the world, becoming parents as students at GUMC gave these fathers better time management skills, new insights into patient care, a renewed motivation to excel, and a sense of gratitude for the kindness of their classmates, faculty and […]
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Balancing Studies and Motherhood: Student Mothers Share Their Stories
(May 7, 2022) — Students pursuing careers in health and medicine have a lot to juggle. For these students who became mothers during their studies at Georgetown, the experience was challenging and rewarding, thanks in part to supportive faculty, staff, classmates and family members. “‘The baby will make space for itself and everything else will […]
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NHS Students Volunteer at Community-Based Organization on Day of Service
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SNMA Connects, Informs and Empowers Underrepresented Students
(February 19, 2022) — In celebration of Black History Month, medical students in Georgetown’s chapter of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) planned “Melanin in Medicine: Liberation Through Black Identity,” a series of events including virtual study halls, a documentary film screening and Q&A panel discussions on issues impacting Black clinicians. The annual programming is […]
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How to End a Pandemic? Georgetown Course Encourages Students to See Themselves in the Answer
(January 13, 2022) — When designing her innovative new course, How to End a Pandemic, Rebecca Katz, PhD, MPH, sought to push back against a common misconception regarding pandemic response. “There’s this narrative that there are a handful of heroes or heroines in the story of this pandemic — I want to challenge that,” said […]
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