Each
summer, MedStar Health and Georgetown University collaborate to provide rising
second-year medical students the opportunity to participate in research. This
summer was unprecedented, to say the least, but fortunately, due to the
adaptability of the students and mentors, more than 90 students participated in
research via a virtual format. This is another example of our continued resilience
despite the difficulties we have faced in 2020 to date.
To
culminate this summer’s work, the students presented at the very first virtual
MedStar-Georgetown Summer Research Capstone with a little over 200 attendees.
The first hour of the evening included remarks from the directors of the
four summer research programs, a presentation from one of the former scholars
and a Sarah Stewart Lecture by Dr. Rachel Scott, entitled HIV & Women:
disparities in health outcomes & representation in research.
I even
gave a few remarks on how my summer between 1st and 2nd
year of medical school helped to shape my career. The students presented their
work in the final hour of the evening, in groups of 4-6 students, each
moderated by two faculty. Topics ranged from COVID-19, HIV, palliative care,
population health, orthopedics,
surgery, health disparities and medical
education, to name a few.
For
those who may be interested, you can view the recordings using the links below.
Plenary
Session Recording
Student
Presentation Recordings
Congratulations to all our students and a big thank you to
all of the mentors and moderators!