Georgetown School of Medicine Alumni

Bioethics Founder, Georgetown Professor Pellegrino Passes Away

Dr. Edmund D. Pellegrino, Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Medical Ethics and senior scholar at Georgetown's Kennedy Institute of Ethics passed away yesterday at the age of 92.  Read more about Dr. Pellegrino's work and dedication to Georgetown and the bioethics field.

World of Choices: Medical Alumni & Student Networking Event

On Thursday, April 11, over 30 Georgetown medical alumni mentored current and incoming Georgetown medical students on specialty and career decisions.  This event provided a platform for students to visit alumni representing various specialties and ask questions about their specialty decisions, training experience, and work/life balance.  Check out pictures from the event.

Four Medical Alumni receive the 2013 Founders Alumni Awards

Congratulations, Shannon Becker Green (C'02, M'07), Timothy K. Duffin (M'88, R'92), Walter J. Giblin (C'80, M'84), and  Mark J. Jaffe (M'79) for your dedication and support to the Georgetown University School of Medicine.  The Founders Alumni Awards were bestowed on Friday, February 8 at the 2013 Alumni Service Recognition Awards Banquet.  

Georgetown Medical Student Hopes to Help Others, Study Health Systems

After he graduates from Georgetown's School of Medicine, Rhodes Scholarship finalist Armond Esmaili (NHS'11, M'15) hopes to examine how health systems can better delivery therapies and prevent illness for patients most in need of care.  Read more »

Exciting Upcoming Events

Check out our events calendar for all of the exciting upcoming events we have planned for 2013, including an alumni and student happy hour & basketball game, the Match Day BBQ, and the 4th annual Biotechnology Panel and Networking event. 

Medical Reunion Weekend 2012 was a great success!

Over 400 alumni and guests returned to Georgetown University to celebrate Medical Reunion Weekend 2012.  Check out the weekend highlight video and the pictures from the events here. 

Remembering Dr. William C. Maxted (C'50, M'54, R'61)

Dr. William C. Maxted (C'50, M'54, R'61) a Georgetown University graduate, faculty member, and dean passed away Monday, August 20 at Georgetown University Hospital.  Dean Stephen Mitchell remembers Dr. Maxted in a memorial letter to the Georgetown medical community.   Read more »

2012 White Coat Ceremony Welcomes the M'16 Class

The annual White Coat ceremony on Friday, August 10, officially welcomed the Georgetown School of Medicine Class of 2016 to Georgetown University as they begin their journey to become a physician.  Read more »

2012 White Coat Ceremony Video

This year the Georgetown School of Medicine streamed the ceremony live so that family, friends, and alumni could participate in the ceremony.  The ceremony is now available to watch online.  Watch the video here. 

The story of a gift

Elinor Bond Martin, M.D. (M'79, R'83), lived her life as the embodiment of cura personalis, the Jesuit ideal of caring for the whole person that permeates every aspect of a medical education at Georgetown University.  To honor her inspiring career and the countless lives she touched, her family has established the Elinor Bond Martin, M.D. (M'79, R'83) Endowed Scholarship for the School of Medicine.  To learn more about her incredible career path and to see how great caring leads to great philanthropy, please watch the video below.

School of Medicine Alumni Elected to the 2012-2013 Georgetown University Alumni Association Board of Governors

The Office of Medical & Dental Alumni Programs would like to congratulate two Georgetown University School of Medicine Alumni and Medical Alumni Board members on their election to the Georgetown University Alumni Association Board of Governors.  Regina Torsney Durkin, M.D. (C'73, M'77) and Francis Palumbo, M.D. (C'68, M'72, R'75) were elected by majority vote on Tuesday, June 26th.  View the 2012-2013 Board of Governor Roster.