All Posts: student experience

• Nursing and Medical Students Debate Ethical Dilemmas as Pellegrino Student Scholars

  (December 9, 2022) — In a clinical bioethics program unique to Georgetown, a select group of nursing and medical students — known as Pellegrino Student Scholars — work closely together as they discover that practicing cura personalis includes navigating challenging ethical decisions with their patients and families. “Clinical bioethics provides the tools needed to navigate […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: bioethics, cura personalis, medical ethics, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, Pellegrino Scholars Program, student experience

• Veterans Day 2022: Stories from GUMC Student Veterans

  (November 11, 2022) — Georgetown University is home to over 1,200 military-connected students, including current service members, veterans and military families. On Veterans Day — and throughout the year — we honor their service to our country. We introduce you to a few current and former students who credit their time in the service with […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: School of Medicine, School of Nursing, student experience, student veterans

• School of Health Undergraduates Track Disease Outbreaks at Global Health Organizations

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: education, global health, School of Health, student experience

• School of Health Undergraduates Conduct Research in Ghana as Part of a Team of Interdisciplinary Scholars

  Two School of Health undergraduates embedded with a team of researchers say experiencing public health and cultural humility in real time has taken their global health coursework to a new level.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: global health, research, School of Health, student experience

• At Student Research Day, Doctoral Students Translate Lab Research for Interdisciplinary Audience

  (October 14, 2022) — An annual student-run research conference for graduate students in Biomedical Graduate Education (BGE) programs provided an opportunity for students to translate their passion for their research into a language understood by those outside of their labs. Organized by the Medical Center Graduate Student Organization (MCGSO) with support from BGE staff, Student […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Biomedical Graduate Education, research, student experience, student research

• Medical Students Train Congressional Staffers on Opioid Overdose Reversal

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: community outreach, School of Medicine, student experience

• Georgetown Students Help Recently Arrived Refugees Navigate the U.S. Health Care System

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: refugee health, School of Medicine, service to others, student experience

• Nursing, Medical Students Administer Flu Shots

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: School of Medicine, School of Nursing, service to others, student experience

• Latino Medical Students Strive to Increase Health Access and Build a Sense of Community

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: latine health, population health, racial equity, service to others, student experience

• Pre-Orientation Program Introduces Incoming Students to Pursuing Health Care with a Social Justice Focus

  (August 19, 2022) — CURA, the only pre-orientation program at Georgetown focused on health, immerses incoming students in the Jesuit values of community and service and sets out to imbue students with the knowledge that a person cannot be healthy without addressing underlying social determinants. “CURA welcomes students to Georgetown and builds a sense of […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: CURA, School of Health, School of Nursing, social justice, student experience, student pre-orientation