Hoyas Giving Back

Dramatically reducing medical student debt is a key fundraising priority for the School of Medicine. Gifts to the Medical School Scholarship Fund provide critical financial support for students with demonstrated financial need.

Dramatically reducing medical student debt is a key fundraising priority for the School of Medicine. Gifts to the Medical School Scholarship Fund provide critical financial support for students with demonstrated financial need.

Gifts to the Medical Dean’s Educational Fund support key initiatives set forth by the Dean for Medical Education at the School of Medicine.

As part of Georgetown University School of Medicine’s commitment to underserved communities and supporting physicians who are representative of those communities, GUSOM is advancing a number of medical and healthcare education pipeline programs focused on pathways to these careers as early as high school. The Georgetown Experimental Medical Studies Program (GEMS) is a core pillar of this commitment. This one-year, non-degree, post-baccalaureate program is designed to equip underrepresented and disadvantaged students for success in medical education. Since its inception in 1977, GEMS graduates have matriculated into GUSOM, as well as many other medical schools.

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Initially endowed through the generosity of Stephen Ray Mitchell, M.D. (W’86, MBA’13, P’15), Dean Emeritus for Medical Education, and his wife, Ellen, this scholarship benefits medical students with demonstrated financial need whose holistic background and experience suggest they are uniquely able to contribute to the diversity of the Georgetown community and the communities they will serve throughout their careers.

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Sponsor a first year medical student at Georgetown by providing their white coat, which they will wear for the first time on Friday, August 8, 2025 at the White Coat Ceremony in Gaston Hall. To include a note, along with your gift, to an incoming student, please visit g.town/pocketofhoyanotes or reach out to gumcengagement@georgetown.edu. To ensure that your note is delivered at the White Coat Ceremony, please be sure to submit your note by July 25.

Established in 2024 through the generosity of Francis Jay Crosson, M.D. (C’66, M’70), the Emergency Fund supports Georgetown medical school students in need of financial assistance should they be faced with an unanticipated emergency. Funds are managed and distributed by the Office of Student Affairs at the School of Medicine. *To designate a gift to this fund, please write in “Emergency Fund” in the ‘Other’ field located on the giving form found here.

Inspired by the Jesuit value of cura personalis, care of the whole person, the Georgetown University School of Medicine educates future medical leaders to become knowledgeable, ethical, skillful and compassionate physicians and biomedical scientists. One of only four Jesuit medical schools in the United States, Georgetown understands that many of our students enroll here because of this identity—seeking a student experience distinct from other elite universities. Led by Medical Campus Ministry, there are a number of ways for students at the School of Medicine to engage and deepen their faith, including weekday Masses, Ignatian retreats, one-on-one spiritual direction, and other community events where chaplains and other guests gather with students over food and drinks to discuss their faith and take questions on related issues.

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