Georgetown University School of Medicine

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08/26/2026

08/19/2026

This summer, high school students from D.C. and Prince William County, Va. joined Georgetown's School of Medicine for the 2026 Gateway Exploration Program (GEP). Between faculty-led lectures, clinical shadowing, museum visits and mentoring sessions, these scholars performed health equity research and proposed solutions to challenges affecting their own communities.

Rama El-Munawwar, a rising senior, studied how cultural adjustment affects immigrant teenagers' mental health, drawing on her own experience moving back to the U.S. Leo Stitziel examined food deserts in D.C.'s Wards 7 and 8, motivated by his father's childhood without food security. His research found that only 11% of D.C. is classified as a food desert, yet 82% of those food deserts sit in Wards 7 and 8.

The GEP scholars shared what they learned about medicine and healthcare during the closing ceremony. As rising senior Christine Park put it, "At its core, healthcare is built on empathy, trust and a genuine commitment to improving the lives of others."

Brian Fuentes, another rising senior, summed up the experience with, "Thank you for believing in our futures and investing in us."
https://meded.georgetown.edu/news-stories/gep-opens-doors-to-opportunities-in-medicine-for-local-high-school-students/

The high school students in the 2026 Gateway Exploration Program gained formative experience with research, clinical shadowing and mentoring.

08/17/2026

Over six weeks this summer, 24 U.S. undergraduates in Georgetown's ARCHES program spent more than 100 hours in immersive research with GUMC faculty, work that culminated in capstone presentations on July 24.

"This year we were fortunate to double the size of ARCHES, and with it, double the number of students who now have a real pathway into medicine," said Khaseem Davis, PhD, senior associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at the School of Medicine. "That growth matters because access is everything."

ARCHES fellows gained research experience alongside clinical shadowing, community-based learning at local nonprofits, professional development workshops and networking opportunities. To illustrate a few experiences: Maisam Alhaj Mohammad, a Syrian refugee who grew up in Jordan, worked with Judy Wang, PhD, at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, studying aspects of breast cancer survivorship; Jefferson Vasquez-Reyes became the inaugural Davetrina Seles Gadson, PhD, Scholar and examined how where a person lives relates to stroke severity in Washington, DC; and Saniya Lewis, who first connected with Georgetown in high school through the Gateway Exploration Program, researched diet quality among women with and without HIV.

"For so many of our scholars, ARCHES is the first time someone has opened a door to research, mentorship and hands-on experience they simply wouldn't have had otherwise," Davis said.

Read the full story to meet some of this year's ARCHES fellows.

The ARCHES pathway program offers research, mentorship and hands-on experience to college-age students who would not have had the opportunity otherwise.

08/13/2026

Games. Crafts. Splashes. Big smiles all around 💛🏀🎨

Before their first day of class, our M1s were already showing up for the DC community.

46 incoming students spent their orientation weekend giving back — two days with 22 kids at HOYA Clinic Summer Sports Camp, hosted at The Triumph, a transitional housing facility in Southeast DC, organized by our M2s and Dr. Moore.

This camp serves as the first taste of what actually looks like in practice: showing up for the whole person. ✨

08/12/2026

We welcomed our Class of 2030 at the White Coat Ceremony on August 7 in historic Gaston Hall. More than 200 incoming students received the coats that mark their entry into medicine.

The ceremony centered on cura personalis, care for the whole person, and the responsibility of wearing the coat. Executive Dean Norman Beauchamp, MD, MHS, told students that the coat stands as a visible pledge to their patients, colleagues, and themselves.

Each student found a handwritten note from an alum through the expanded Pockets of Hoya Letters initiative, a welcome into a community that spans generations of Hoya physicians.

The class was chosen from nearly 15,000 applicants and reflects the university's reach. California leads with 55 students, followed by Virginia with 23 and Maryland with 18, alongside classmates from New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. International students joined from Australia, China, Ethiopia, Japan, and South Korea.

Their backgrounds run wide. The cohort includes EMTs, mental health advocates, systems engineers, teaching assistants, authors, and competitive dancers who arrive with a record of service and human connection.

Welcome to Georgetown!

Read the full story at https://meded.georgetown.edu/news-stories/georgetown-school-of-medicine-welcomes-the-class-of-2030/.

The values defining a Georgetown medical education took center stage as the Class of 2030 gathered for this year’s White Coat Ceremony.

08/07/2026

White Coat Ceremony August 7, 2026

08/07/2026

Welcome to Georgetown, Class of 2030.

Today, you will receive your white coat. That coat carries the trust of every patient, family and community you will serve and your promise to care for them with not only skill, but compassion.

Families, friends, faculty, and staff will celebrate this moment with you as your journey to being a future physician begins. We are proud of everything that brought you here and everything ahead of you.

Thank you to our alumni who wrote words of inspiration that are tucked in the pocket of our future-physicians’ new white coats.

Congratulations, future doctors. 🎉