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.
(see more)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.
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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Feb 2
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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2020 Sep 11
Student leaders speak at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's annual National First-Generation College Celebration
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) held its annual National First-Generation College Celebration on Nov. 8. The event included a first-generation meet and greet reception where student leaders shared their experiences with attendees, including faculty, staff and fellow students.
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2019 Nov 18
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) MBS students participate in diversity and inclusion conference
On Oct. 19, several members of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) master of biomedical sciences (MBS) Class of 2020 traveled to Wilkes-Barre to participate in Wilkes University's third annual diversity & inclusion conference, entitled, "Understanding & Addressing Social Inequalities." The purpose was to raise awareness of and develop competency in diversity and social justice topics. Wilkes University awarded certificates of completion at the end of the conference.
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2019 Nov 13
Medical students at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine elected to leadership positions
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) recently held elections for Medical Student Council (MSC). MSC was established to advance the interests and well-being of the medical school and its current and future students. MSC represents the united voice of medical students and provides programs and activities, which support the school's mission and core values. The elected officers of MSC work to strengthen existing bonds between students, faculty, staff and administration and to enrich the school's educational excellence and student affairs programs. MSC is composed of an executive board, senate and general assembly.
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2019 Nov 13
Students at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's Doylestown campus elect class officers
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) Doylestown campus recently held an election for Graduate Student Council (GSC). GSC represents the united voice of Doylestown graduate students and provides programs and activities which support the college's mission and core values. The elected officers of GSC will work to strengthen existing bonds between students, faculty, staff and administration and to enrich the college's educational excellence and student affairs programs.
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2019 Nov 13
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine to present at Gold Humanism Summit
Amelia Mackarey and Victoria O'Brien, both members of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) MD Class of 2020 have been selected to present a poster at the 2019 Gold Humanism Summit describing their work creating, developing and publishing the newsletter, Grateful at Geisinger.
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2019 Jul 29
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine bestows Excellence in Leadership awards upon two MBS students
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine bestowed its annual end-of-year awards upon deserving students and faculty at ceremonies in May. Two master of biomedical sciences (MBS) students received Excellence in Leadership awards.
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2019 Jun 7
GCSOM student invited to speak at 2020 Medical Symposium on Human Trafficking
Kristina Borham of Oxford, a fourth-year medical student at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM), has been invited to share her experiences building awareness of human trafficking among medical students at the 2020 Medical Symposium on Human Trafficking to be held in February in Richmond, Virginia.
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2019 Oct 9
Geisinger Commonwealth Medical students elected to Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians leadership positions
Two medical students at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) were elected by their statewide peers to be student representatives to the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians (PAFP).
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2019 May 22
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine student, Alfred Hamilton, selected to attend leadership development program
The Association of American Medical Colleges(AAMC) has accepted Alfred Hamilton III, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) MD Class of 2022, to its leadership development program, RISE: Developing Future Leaders in Academic Medicine & Science. AAMC selected just 50 medical students nationwide to attend the inaugural conference in Washington, DC. It will be held June 21-23.
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2019 May 14
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students attend The 2019 Latino Health and Health Disparities Conference
On April 1 a group of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) students traveled with Dr. Vicki Sapp, GCSOM's director for student engagement, diversity and inclusion to attend Strengthening Latino Health: The 2019 Latino Health and Health Disparities Conference held at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistryin Rochester, N.Y.
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2019 Apr 16
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students chosen to participate in leadership summit
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) students Sarah Dwyer and John Piserchio, both members of the MD Class of 2022, were selected to participate in the STARS Leadership Summit in Austin, Texas from Jan. 11 through Jan. 13. At this summit, the GCSOM students, along with other medical-student leaders, will share ideas and resources related to Choosing Wisely, an initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation. Choosing Wiselyseeks to advance a national dialogue on avoiding unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures. They will also learn about creating local and regional change in the areas of medical waste and overuse and drive change at their medical schools to improve the value of patient care.
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2018 Dec 21
Ashanti Littlejohn, first-year medical student at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, appointed to InterSchool Planning Committee
On Nov. 17, Ashanti Littlejohn, a first-year medical student at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM), traveled with 22 other GCSOM students to Drexel University's College of Medicine participate in the 2018 Racism in Medicine Conference. At the conclusion of the event, Ms. Littlejohn was appointed to represent GCSOM on the annual conference's Inter School Planning Committee.
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2018 Dec 6
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students help lead Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) 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. Second-year medical students Jasmine Santos and Andres Rodriguez are co-presidents of GCSOM's chapter. Third-year student, Yoseph Aldras, who served as president in his second year, is now external liaison for 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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2018 Nov 20
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine student was elected a national delegate to the American Association of Medical Colleges' Organization of Student Representatives for Northeast Region
Alexa Bolock of Waverly, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) MD Class of 2021, was elected a national delegate to the American Association of Medical Colleges' (AAMC) Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) for the Northeast Region. Her election gives GCSOM students a powerful voice within academic medicine at a national level.
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2018 Nov 9
Sotonye Douglas of Brooklyn wins prestigious SNMA National MAPS Member of the Year award
Sotonye Douglas of Brooklyn, New York, president of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) chapter of the Minority Association of Premedical Students (MAPS) won the 2017-2018 SNMA National MAPS Member of the Year award. This award recognizes one individual out of thousands of MAPS members across the nation and Caribbean who is involved in MAPS on the local, regional and national levels. The winner implements new and unique activities that enhance the chapter's community service involvement and is involved as a role model to others through mentoring and outreach.
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2018 May 9
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students present at AAMC conference
Four medical students recently represented Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine at the Association of American Medical Colleges' (AAMC) annual meeting in Boston. The meeting, Learn Serve Lead 2017, welcomed thousands of attendees-including medical school deans, hospital CEOs, clinicians, faculty, researchers, scientists, educators, hospital and university administrators, residents and medical students-to discuss the issues affecting the academic medicine community.
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2017 Dec 13
Jessica Morales of West Jordan, third-year medical student at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, attends invitation-only leadership summit
Jessica Morales of West Jordan, a third-year medical student at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, recently attended Primary Care Progress's (PCP) annual Gregg Stracks Leadership Summit, an invitation-only, three-day training bringing together faculty, student and professional leaders from across PCP's national network.
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2017 Oct 18
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's MD Class of 2021 elects class officers
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (Geisinger Commonwealth) MD Class of 2021 recently elected its class officers. Class officers join the school's Medical Student Council (MSC), which was established to advance the interests and well-being of the medical school and its current and future students.
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2017 Oct 9
Share@Geisinger Commonwealth talks created to allow master of biomedical sciences (MBS) students to share their insights
Master of Biomedical Sciences (MBS) students at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine have inaugurated a series of talks called "Share@Geisinger." The talks focus on health, science and medicine, as well as inspirational personal experiences, struggles and achievements, and current and past health-related issues.
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2017 Dec 7
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine bestows leadership award upon DivineMercy Bakare
On Saturday, May 6, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine master of biomedical sciences (MBS) students attended an awards ceremony held to recognize the significant achievements of the MBS Class of 2017. Receiving the Excellence in Leadership award was DivineMercy Bakare of Brooklyn Park.
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2017 May 10
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine master of biomedical sciences students organize Cultural Awareness Day
On Saturday, April 8, students in the master of biomedical sciences program at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's Doylestown campus (MBS-D) participated in a Cultural Awareness Day at the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute.
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2017 Apr 19
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students lead effort to bring information, peace of mind to breast cancer patients
Ashley Labdick of Allentown and Nicole Klein of Emmaus, both second-year medical students at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in Scranton, are leading an effort to bring information and peace of mind to local patients coping with metastatic breast cancer.
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2017 Jan 19
TCMC MBS students lead food drive for Bucks County Opportunity Council
Students enrolled in The Commonwealth Medical College's (TCMC) master of biomedical science program at the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute (BSBI) in Doylestown conducted a holiday food drive benefitting the Bucks County Opportunity Council.
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2016 Dec 20
Geetika Gupta, of Newtown, elected medical student representative to the Lackawanna County Medical Society
Geetika Gupta, of Newtown, was elected medical student representative to the Lackawanna County Medical Society (LCMS). Ms. Gupta, a member of The Commonwealth Medical College's (TCMC) Class of 2019, is serving on the board of LCMS for a one-year term.
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2016 Dec 5
Geetika Gupta, of Newtown, re-elected president of The Commonwealth Medical College's (TCMC) chapter of the Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association (APAMSA)
Geetika Gupta, of Newtown, was re-elected president of The Commonwealth Medical College's (TCMC) chapter of the Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association (APAMSA). APAMSA is a national organization that provides an important forum for Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) medical students to meet, exchange information and experiences and develop personally and professionally.
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2016 Dec 5
TCMC student leaders to host Affordable Care Act enrollment event Nov. 30
The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC) in conjunction with The Advocacy Alliance will hold an Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance registration event on Wednesday, Nov. 30, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at TCMC's Medical Science Building at 525 Pine Street, Scranton.
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2016 Nov 14
Preventive Medicine Interest Group at TCMC assists in planning Nov. 30 lecture
Student leaders of the Preventive Medicine Interest Group at The Commonwealth Medical College in Scranton are helping to plan a Nov. 30 lecture by renowned biochemist and author, T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.
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2016 Nov 10
Nichole Ogojiaku of Marietta attends Student National Medical Association leadership institute
Nichole Ogojiaku, M.S., a second-year medical student at The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC) recently attended the regional leadership institute hosted by the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) in Philadelphia. Ogojiaku is political advocacy liaison for SNMA's Region 8 (Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware).
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2016 Sep 20