Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (Geisinger Commonwealth) is the newest member of the Geisinger Health System family. Geisinger Commonwealth offers a community-based model of medical education with campuses in Doylestown, Scranton, Sayre, Wilkes-Barre and Williamsport. Geisinger Commonwealth offers Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Master of Biomedical Sciences (MBS) degrees. The college’s innovative curriculum, focused on caring for people in the context of their lives and their community, attracts the next generation of physicians and scientists from within its 17-county region in northeast and north central Pennsylvania as well as from across the state and the nation. Geisinger Commonwealth is committed to non-discrimination in all employment and educational opportunities. Visit www.geisinger.edu/gcsom.

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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (Geisinger Commonwealth) is the newest member of the Geisinger Health System family. Geisinger Commonwealth offers a community-based model of medical education with campuses in Doylestown, Scranton, Sayre, Wilkes-Barre and Williamsport. Geisinger Commonwealth offers Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Master of Biomedical Sciences (MBS) degrees. The college’s innovative curriculum, focused on caring for people in the context of their lives and their community, attracts the next generation of physicians and scientists from within its 17-county region in northeast and north central Pennsylvania as well as from across the state and the nation. Geisinger Commonwealth is committed to non-discrimination in all employment and educational opportunities. Visit www.geisinger.edu/gcsom.

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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's 11th annual Turkey Trot raised more than $10,000 for Friends of the Poor
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine medical students hosted the school's 11th annual Turkey Trot 5K/10K in November. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the students planned a virtual race instead of the traditional in-person event. Despite this challenge, student organizers raised more than $10,000 for Friends of the Poor.
Rachel Evans
Sydney Shade
Rebecca Petlansky
Jude Polit-Moran
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Community Service - Feb 9
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine sounders, faculty help raise Pan-African flag in Scranton
A Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine faculty member and two students helped The Black Scranton Project unveil its Black History Month programming by raising the Pan-African Flag at an annual event held at Scranton City Hall.
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Community Service - Feb 15
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine announces military, ophthalmology matches
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine announced that six of its current fourth-year medical students have successfully matched into residency programs.
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Achievement (Other) - Feb 10
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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine student published by American Academy of Family Physicians
Cynthia Ciccotelli, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's MD Class of 2021, recently published "Tips from the Virtual Interview Trail" on the "Leader Voices" blog of the American Academy of Family Physicians. The blog was published on Jan. 27 and can be viewed at https://www.aafp.org/news/blogs/leadervoices/entry/20210127lv-virtualinterview.html.
Cynthia Ciccotelli
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Achievement (Other) - Feb 4
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Student leaders at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine brighten the holidays with Game Night
On Saturday, Jan. 2, Student Engagement Leaders (SEL) held a Holiday Game Night. The event was geared to GCSOM students who were spending holidays alone or away from family, as well as those looking for a fun night to spend with friends. SEL gave students the option to sign up in teams or to be placed individually and randomly into a team.
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Leadership - Feb 2
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Eight elected to leadership positions on Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's Graduate Student Council
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) Master of Biomedical Sciences (MBS) Class of 2021 held elections for Graduate Student Council. Eight MBS students were elected to leadership positions.
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Gabrielle Wilks
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Leadership - 2020 Sep 11
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students invited to present research at conferences
Three Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) students conducted research to evaluate the lived experiences of first-generation medical students. They were invited to present their findings at two conferences. The first invitation was for a poster presentation at the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Student Affairs, Careers in Medicine and Organization of Student Representatives (GSA-CiM-OSR) Professional Development Conference in Chicago. The second invitation was to present the research as a workshop at the 2020 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) in New York City.
Danielle LaPointe
Ashanti Littlejohn
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Research / Grant - 2020 Mar 9
Lycoming County Medical Society awards scholarship to Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine student
The Lycoming County Medical Society awarded a $3,000 scholarship to Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine student Tyler Bogaczyk of Williamsport. A member of GCSOM's MD Class of 2023, Bogaczyk is also a participant in the Abigail Geisinger Scholars Program. Acceptance to the program allows students to graduate without tuition debt, provided they become Geisinger physicians upon completion of residency training.
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Scholarship - 2020 Feb 20
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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) student, Michael Yi to present at NRMP meeting
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) student, Michael Yi, a member of the MD Class of 2023 will present at the National Residency Matching Program's (NRMP) virtual meeting, "Transition to Residency," being held Oct. 16-17.
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Research / Grant - 2020 Sep 21
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Pennsylvania Medical Society Alliance bestows Alliance Medical Education Scholarship (AMES) upon Amelia Mackarey of Clarks Summit, a fourth-year medical student at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
The Pennsylvania Medical Society Alliance has bestowed an Alliance Medical Education Scholarship (AMES) upon Amelia Mackarey of Clarks Summit, a fourth-year medical student at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM). The scholarships will be awarded at the Pennsylvania Medical Society House of Delegates Meeting in Hershey on Saturday Oct. 26.
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Scholarship - 2019 Aug 16
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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students organize Lunar New Year event
A group of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students representing the school's Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association and South Asian Society led the planning and organization of GCSOM's first Lunar New Year's celebration Jan. 22.
Misha Patel
Johanna Dungca
Kelly Ca
Amy Phou
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Club or Organization - 2020 Jan 24
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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) chapter of the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) participates in Policy Summit
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) chapter of the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) recently participated in LMSA's Policy Summit held in October in Washington, D.C. Fourth-year student, Yoseph Aldras, who served as president in his second year, served as the conference co-chair of LMSA's national Policy Committee. In that position, he helped plan the summit, developed promotional materials, worked with invited speakers and reviewed policy resolutions drafted by attendees at the three-day event.
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Club or Organization - 2019 Oct 9
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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students' work to fight childhood obesity wins Pa. Medical Society award
Three Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) students joined a Geisinger Health Foundation team working to address the problem of childhood obesity. The students' poster presenting the program, Pediatricians Prescribing Play: A Unique and Scalable Approach To Combat Childhood Obesity, won third place in the Pennsylvania Medical Society's 2019 Student, Resident and Fellow Poster Contest.
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Academic Award - 2019 Nov 14
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine student, Rachel Polinski, receives John R. & Maureen J. Pesavento Community Service Award
Maureen Pesavento presented the John R. & Maureen J. Pesavento Community Service Award to fourth-year Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) medical student, Rachel Polinski. Mrs. Pesavento created the award through the Scranton Area Foundation to recognize a graduating medical student with a deep commitment to community service. GCSOM requires students to perform 100 hours of community service. Dr. Polinski logged more than 347 hours of service, working as a camp counselor and teaching sign language. Dr. Polinski will now pursue a residency in emergency medicine at West Virginia University School of Medicine.
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Academic Award - 2018 May 16
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine graduates receive military commissions
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine bestowed its annual end-of-year awards upon deserving students and faculty during a ceremony in May. At the ceremony, five stundets recevied military commissions.
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Military - 2019 Jun 7
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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine confers Doctor of Medicine degrees in May 5 ceremony
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) conferred 99 doctor of medicine (MD) degrees upon students who compose Geisinger Commonwealth's graduating Class of 2019. Commencement ceremonies were held Sunday, May 5 at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. Greetings were offered by Mr. Robert J. Dietz, PE, GCSOM board chair and by Jaewon Ryu, MD, JD, Geisinger interim president/CEO. Holly J. Humphrey, MD, was keynote speaker. Dr. Humphrey is president at Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation and former dean for medical education and Ralph W. Gerard Professor in Medicine atThe University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Sarah Hayek, MD, GCSOM Class of 2015 offered greetings from GCSOM's growing Alumni Society.
Natasha Kohanzadeh
Jessica Morales
Nichole Ogojiaku
Stephen Mazurkivich
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Graduation - 2019 May 22
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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine confers master of biomedical sciences degrees at May 6 commencement ceremony
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) conferred master of biomedical sciences (MBS) degrees upon members of its Class of 2018 at commencement ceremonies held May 6.
Adriana Feliz
Josephine Sinamano
Bo Jung
Sheream Reed
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Graduation - 2018 May 16
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Thirteen students at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine inducted into Gold Humanism Honor Society
Thirteen medical students at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine were inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) on March 14.
Jessica Morales
Nichole Ogojiaku
Elizabeth Boyle
Benjamin Dixson
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Honor Society - 2019 Mar 25
17 members of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) MD Class of 2019 earn induction into highly respected national medical honor society
Dr. Margrit Shoemaker, assistant chair of internal medicine and councilor, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Theta Chapter of Pennsylvania, announced that 17 members of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) MD Class of 2019 have earned induction into the highly respected national medical honor society.
Elizabeth Boyle
Eduardo Ortiz
Benjamin Dixson
Christopher Edwards
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Honor Society - 2018 Aug 10
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine student's lifesaving decision may save a life in Spain
In the spring of his first year at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM), medical student Scott Schoenborn was walking past a "Be the Match" table in the school lobby and decided to stop. "It was some paperwork and a cheek swab that would be used to determine a potential match for bone marrow donation. It took just a few minutes and I forgot about it soon after," he said. Eighteen months later that casual decision to stop had a huge impact on someone a continent away.
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Volunteer - 2019 Jan 14
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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students complete medical mission trip to Jamaica
A Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine faculty member and three fourth-year medical students recently completed a medical mission trip to Mandeville, Jamaica. The students examined patients, assisted with patient triage, recorded patient complaints, took vital signs, distributed medicines and helped with clinic logistics. Each student who accompanied Dr. Dawgert is a recipient of The Jennifer A. Sidari, M.D. '13 Global Health Award.
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Volunteer - 2018 Apr 11
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GCSOM students elected to statewide Medical Society posts
Students from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) were well represented at the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) annual House of Delegates meeting in Hershey on Oct. 26. During the meeting, PAMED's Medical Student Section held elections for statewide offices. Several GCSOM students were elected to leadership positions.
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Business/professional - 2018 Nov 8
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Student leaders from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine attend CONQUER Student Leadership Conference
Student leaders from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (Geisinger Commonwealth) attended the CONQUER Student Leadership Conference at Marywood University on Nov. 12. Amy Kline, MA associate director of Geisinger Commonwealth's Center for Learning Excellence was also a presenter at the conference. The purpose of the conference was to help students hone their leadership skills. The keynote speaker at the event was Eric McElvenney, a Marine who was injured by an IED in Afghanistan, who discovered that the technique he used to reach the finish line at the Ironman Triathalon could be used to surmount challenges every leader faces. Student leaders at Geisinger Commonwealth cited several things they took away from the conference, among them: the power of resiliency, the importance of maintaining a positive outlook and goal-setting. They also learned ways to be agents of social change. "I didn't know what to expect, but this conference actually helped me answer some questions I had been thinking about regarding the world and my place in it," said one student leader.
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Navindra Tajeshwar
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Student Government - 2017 Nov 21
Geisinger Commonwealth medical students, Jessica Briscoe of Houston, chosen for Howard Hughes Medical Institute's (HHMI) Medical Research Fellows Program
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's (HHMI) Medical Research Fellows Program has selected 79 talented medical and veterinary students to conduct in-depth, mentored biomedical research. Among the fellows chosen is Jessica Briscoe of Houston, now completing her third year of medical school at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.
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Academic competition - 2017 May 1
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