Welcome #Hoyas2026
We welcome you as part of the Georgetown University Class of 2026! We are excited that you will be a student at one of our two new schools launching on July 1: the School of Health or the School of Nursing.
The School of Health builds on Georgetown’s 170-year commitment to health and medicine, and advances the strong foundation established by departments currently housed in the former School of Nursing & Health Studies. The School of Health reflects the ongoing, but urgent need to focus our collective efforts on applied health research and on creating a more equitable, evidence-driven and values-based health care system that can withstand the enormous challenges facing our country. The search for the dean for the School of Health is underway and will be announced soon.
The nursing school builds on a 120-year tradition of educational excellence at the professional, advanced practice, and doctoral levels, while raising the school’s profile in research and scholarship. As the nation’s largest health care profession, nursing represents a fundamental core of the workforce. Education at the School of Nursing is grounded in cura personalis — the care and development of the whole person — by educating students for a meaningful life, challenging them intensively, but also supporting them in their learning. The School of Nursing will be led by Roberta Waite, EdD, PMHCNS, RN, MSN, ANEF, FAAN, a transformational nurse leader who will become the dean on July 1, 2022. Volume up … Meet Dean Waite.
Meet Interim Dean of the School of Nursing & Health Studies John Monahan
Professor John T. Monahan, JD, serves as interim dean of the School of Nursing & Health Studies. He is also senior advisor to Georgetown University’s president. A Georgetown community member for many years, he holds Georgetown academic appointments as professor of medicine, senior lecturer at Georgetown Law, and senior fellow at the McCourt School of Public Policy, and has taught courses at NHS, Georgetown Law, and the School of Foreign Service.
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Where Our Grads Go
A common question we receive from admitted students is where some of our graduates go after Georgetown. Our school has a long history of graduating students who work in settings including community-based and faith-based organizations, the federal government, higher education, hospitals and health systems, and the military. Students and graduates have also earned prestigious Fulbright, Rhodes, and Udall scholarships.
Recent News from NHS
Recent News from NHS
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Georgetown School of Health 2025 Commencement Speaker: Maria D. Van Kerkhove, PhD
In recognition of her numerous contributions to investigating and demystifying public health, Georgetown University School of Health welcomes Maria Van Kerkhove, PhD, as its commencement speaker for the graduating class of 2025.
April 28, 2025
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Students Find a Community of Researchers at Annual Undergraduate Research Conference
A record 109 Georgetown students from majors including biology, nursing, chemistry, psychology and human science presented their work at this year’s Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) on April 15.
April 25, 2025
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Two School of Health Students Receive Community Service Award
In commemoration of the Jesuit value of “people for others” through service, two School of Health students have been presented with a Lena Landegger Community Service Award: Mary Truong (H’25) and Tara Haas (H’25). Both are human science majors and disability studies minors.
April 24, 2025
Some Photos of Our NHS Community!
