GUSOM LMSA

22/04/2023

¡Hola Familia! We hope everyone is having a great weekend! This Wednesday, we will be collabing with Hoya Clinic for a virtual meeting to learn more about caring for undocumented immigrants, and how that fits in with our current health infrastructure.

If you have any questions you would like to ask our panelists, please fill out the google form in our bio!

The zoom meeting code is 99457804624.

15/04/2023

30/01/2023

This past weekend our chapter had the fantastic opportunity to attend the 50th LMSA NE conference at John Hopkins! First of all, we want to congratulate for delivering such a well-crafted itinerary and inspiring workshops! We met many students from other LMSA chapters, and to see so many faces striving for the same goal of paving the way for the future generation of Latino/a providers is one of the many things that bring us together. Un futuro para todos!

13/11/2022

Just a reminder we have opened the applications for a new e-board!! Make sure to apply if you’re interested in getting more involved with LMSA and want to help grow the hispanic and latino community at our school! If you have any questions just let us know!

It has been so great serving as your eboard for the 2021-2022 school year 🥹☺️

Deadline: Monday, Nov 14 at midnight

Link to Apply: https://forms.gle/GVU3dFHMiK3Vcdr96

19/10/2022

We are so overjoyed and thankful for all the volunteers, members, peers, partners and collaborates who came out to our first community health fair and fall festival at Fairfax on Ocotber 15th!

It was a great learning experience and an amazing opportunity to connect with residents in the DMV area! We are all so proud to see all that we have accomplished in year, and we are so grateful that we can continue to aid and empower our students, members and the hispanic community around us!😊

Again, we could not have done it without all of your help and support!Thank you all so so much! 💙🚑

19/10/2022

In our last post of our series showcasing hispanics who have been pioneers in the world of medicine, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we have Mr. Miramontes and Dr. Novello!

Read on to learn more about their work and how they have shaped the field of medicine and healthcare!

18/10/2022

We are calling all new and experienced dancers (or non dancers :D) from all levels to join us for our Latin Dance Night Fundraiser Event! Please come ready to learn, mingle with other graduate students and dance together! Join us at Copley Formal Lounge at 7pm on Friday, October 21!

As our closing event for Hispanic Heritage Month we are very excited to end the month with music love and some great company! This event requires pre-purchased tickets which will be $15 per person. Ticket includes 2 hours of dance lessons, by professional instructors, followed by social dancing and all-inclusive food and drinks! Please note that you will have until 5PM on Friday, October 21 to get tickets. All the proceeds will go towards GUSOM LMSA service and outreach projects for the following year!

We hope to see you there! Spread the
word and bring a friend!

Link for tickets: https://cvent.me/VmOeWb

16/10/2022

On our next event for Hispanic Heritage Month is our much anticipated Folk Health Remedies in Hispanic Cultures Panel! Join us tomorrow at 7pm over zoom for an educational and fun panel discussion, featuring Dr. Zara, on different health remedies hispanic countries use and how effective they might or might not be!

We hope you’ll join us and share some of the folk health remedies you and your family use! 🪴🍛💊



Zoom link: https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/96763172281

12/10/2022

08/10/2022

Join us at our inaugural Community Health Fair in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month next Saturday, Oct 15th! We’ve partnered with the HOYA clinic and Fairfax County Dept of Neighborhood & Community Services to bring a health fair to the Northern VA community and will be offering various health screenings and information to the community!

Huge thank you to our sponsors: Anthem Healthkeepers, United Healthcare Community Plan, NHMA/Vaccinate for All Campaign, and ECNV. Thank you to the 20+ community organizations who have signed up to participate and table at our event!

There are many opportunities to get involved! Please reach out if you’d like to volunteer: lmsa.gusom@gmail.com.

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01/10/2022

Even though Hispanic and Latinos make up about 19% of the US population there is only about 6% of physicians who identify as being latino. Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month we want to not only celebrate the diversity of our latino cultures, but also advocate for our community and bring awareness to the disparity many of our people face!

It is crucial to have more latino physicians given that we are the ones who know the struggles and challenges our patients face the best, and having more representation within healthcare would allow for better quality and standard of care for our minority patients!

As medical students we can do our part by becoming more involved within the admissions process and helping recruit more latino students, and allowing for a strong support system to keep students guided and engaged throughout their journey to becoming great physicians!

Join us in celebrating the first annual National Latino Physicians Day (NLPD)!

30/09/2022

To continue on our series highlighting hispanics who have made great contributions within medicine, this week we’re focusing on two brilliant Latinas who have transformed the field in unique ways!

Read on to learn more about the impacts of Dr. Helen Rodriguez and, our very own, Dr. Sarah Stewart!

Sources: https://som.georgetown.edu/stewartsocietybio/ & https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/celebrating-10-hispanic-pioneers-medicine

25/09/2022

Thank you to our volunteers and collaborators at today’s DC Greens Service Event! Through the DC Greens Rx program, we helped enroll families in ward 8 and allowed them the opportunity to be provided fresh fruits/veggies every month from their local Giants Food store! We also had a blast practicing yoga and mediation techniques with the community. 🍃💙

23/09/2022

Had a great time seeing the new Molina Exhibit and celebrating at the Latino Heritage Festival at the Museum of American History! It was a great way to learn how different Latin American countries have shaped American History, while celebrating their own history and cultures!

Thank you to those who stopped by for our first social of HHM!🤗

23/09/2022

Thank you to those who came out to our first event for HHM and a big shout out to our amazing panelists! It was so insightful to hear about diabetes and its impact on hispanic communities and how we as aspiring physicians can play a role in decreasing health disparities and help our patients overcome some of the challenges they might be facing!

23/09/2022

Our first group picture with most of the M1s and M2s came out so cute!

We’re so happy to see how hispanic and latino representation has been increasing over the years! 😍

Stay tuned for our upper classmen picture soon to come! 📸

14/09/2022

We are excited to announce our first social event to kick start Hispanic Heritage Month: Latino Heritage Festival brought to you by the Museum of Natural History as it celebrates HHM and the debute of the Molina Familia Latino Gallery as its first exhibit presented by the National Museum of thee American Latino!

Join us this Saturday, September 17th from 12-3pm as we walk through the exhibits, enjoy family-fun activities, cooking demonstration and fun performances all day long! For more information on this event click here: https://latino.si.edu/events/latino-heritage-festival-family-day-and-concert
(Please note this is an all day event from 11am-8:30pm and is free to the public but LMSA will be going from 12-3pm!)

We hope to see you there!

If you plan to join us please RSVP so we know who to expect: https://forms.gle/eygTNFUffXqHDThJ9

12/09/2022

Hola familia! Hey family!

As we approach the start of Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15), Georgetown LMSA warmly presents a series of events to celebrate the diversity within Hispanic/Latino countries and bring awareness to cultural traditions and health disparities within our communities.

We invite you to join us throughout the month, by engaging in thought-provoking educational and celebratory events, and become more culturally-aware student-physicians.

Here is an overview of our events throughout Hispanic Heritage Month for you to keep an eye out! More information regarding each event will be sent out closer to it! We hope to see you all there!

RSVP On this link to let us know ow many people to expect per event: https://forms.gle/4KmaFfhvjqpAYJXw8