All Posts: student experience
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Why the School of Health is My Favorite Campus Community
Zoe Van Zelm (H’29) had always dreamed about working in public health and international development, making Georgetown her dream school. But for the first-year student, it’s…
February 19, 2026
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School of Health Student Uncovers Barriers to Sickle Cell Care in Rural Ghana
Tara-Yesomi Wenegieme (G’26), a student in the Master of Science in Global Health program, is completing her 14-week international fieldwork requirement in Dodowa, a rural part…
December 9, 2025
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School of Health Event Focuses on Emotional Intelligence
Philanthropist Deborah Sawaf led an interactive session exploring emotional intelligence as a tool for global well-being, leadership and human connection on Oct.. …
October 29, 2025
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School of Health Students Selected as Georgetown Storytellers
Global Health major Zoe Van Zelm (H’29) joins Health Care Management & Policy major Ashley Jeong (H’26) and other Georgetown students in this year’s cast of Georgetown…
October 14, 2025
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Why I Chose to Study Health Care as My Path to Change
Ruth Morgan, a junior in the School of Health studying health care management and policy and minoring in medical humanities, shares her story in the Student Life Blog, a blog…
September 15, 2025
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School of Health Students Embrace Patient Advocacy While Teaching Health Literacy Courses in Alaska
Each summer, School of Health students volunteer to teach health literacy classes to immigrants in Anchorage, Alaska. Through a longstanding collaboration with the Alaska…
August 1, 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…
April 25, 2025
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Should You Take Antibiotics for a Sinus Infection? Students Are Working To Find Out
In the largest-of-its-kind study, Dan Merenstein, MD, professor in the School of Medicine and School of Health, and co-investigator Nawar Shara of MedStar Health, are…
April 14, 2025
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School of Health Students Travel to Kenya To Learn Local Solutions For Community Needs
School of Health students spent their spring break in Nairobi, Kenya, visiting government agencies, international companies and nongovernment organizations’ offices in order to…
April 9, 2025
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Graduate Students Visit Spanish Health Care Facilities as Part of Global Experience
Graduate students in the Master of Science in Health Systems Administration (MHSA) program traveled to Spain during their spring break to learn about the nation’s health care…
April 3, 2025