Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Ida L. Castro, vice president for community engagement, associate dean for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, has announced her plans to depart from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) at the end of June. Ida has contributed to GCSOM, our mission and this community in so many ways that will be remembered by many of our constituents, and especially by the many students who have benefited from her wisdom and from the opportunities she created for them over the years, said Steven J. Scheinman, MD, GCSOM president and dean. We should all be grateful to her and congratulate her on her plans, which include the luxury of slowing down a bit, something she well deserves. https://bddy.me/3h5aRaY

With Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's national leadership and expertise in genomics and informatics and USciences Online's legacy in healthcare and s...cience education, we offer master's programs where students gain the tools needed to drive the future of healthcare and science to improve the lives of patients everywhere. https://online.usciences.edu/about/partnerships.html

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s Center for Student Engagement, Diversity & Inclusion along with the Asians in the Diaspora Planning Committee presented a series of events in April to celebrate Asian cultures! Although May is the official Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, student planners chose April to recognize the contributions and the history, culture and achievements of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Asia is broad... and encompasses many diverse cultures, said student planner Jade Zheng. We tried to plan events that highlighted the cultures of many AAPI students here at Geisinger, along with more generalized themes and events that would impact more students. On April 21, Dr. Kevin Ahuna kicked off AAPI cultural heritage month with his talk, Asian, American, and Male: Identity at the Intersection. Dr. Ahuna lives and works in Buffalo, N.Y., as a student affairs professional and adjunct professor. His academic interests focus on how race, gender and social class impact college students and this provides the foundation for his work in his current role as the director of the Intercultural and Diversity Center at the University at Buffalo. Following Dr. Ahuna’s talk, participants enjoyed Indian food. The students also held craft-making events that included mask designs using Koi fish and lotus flower themes to keep in mind important symbols in many Asian cultures. Other crafts featured were paper lantern making, Chinese paper cutting art and Indian rangoli design activity. Various tea sachets these with preparation instructions were included for participants to enjoy, as well.

Today May 2, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine conferred Doctor of Medicine degrees upon the 98 students who compose our graduating Class of 2021. Congrats to our newest doctors! #GCSOM2021 https://bddy.me/3xGJ3Qf

Our MD Class of 2021 commencement ceremony is underway! Congrats, graduates! #GCSOM2021 To join the live stream visit http://gcsomcommencement.hosted.events (PW: GCSOM2021).

Alumni! Share your personal and professional good news with us at: geisinger.edu/AlumniUpdate. You can also email updates and photos (we love pics!) to Chris Boland, director of Alumni Relations, at [email protected]. : Match Day 2015

This Thursday, Dec. 10, Noon 1 p.m. ET, Annie Deaver, LMSW, and Vicki T. Sapp, PhD, will present "Diversity and Inclusion: Practical Meanings and Application for Healthcare." This is the final event of "Healthcare Ethics, Humanities and Social Justice: A webinar series produced by the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in conjunction with Misericordia University with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities." This virtual event is free and open to the p...ublic. Attendees need to RSVP to receive Zoom meeting information. Continuing medical education credits and continuing education units are available. To learn more or to register, visit: https://bddy.me/2VNdhPP

On Sept. 22, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s MD Class of 2024 participated in the Green Dot Bystander Intervention workshop. Green Dot is a strategy that focuses on the powerful role we can all play as bystanders, whether we are students, faculty or staff. Pictured are some of our GCSOM community members who are continuing the conversation after the workshop ended. Whether it is having discussions with peers, a Green Dot Zoom virtual background or having the Green Dot logo in an email signature, our community is committed to safety. What’s your Green Dot? #livethegreendot #greendot365

Irene Cho, MD Class of 2024 and Abigail Geisinger Scholar, comes to us from New York, N.Y. and graduated from New York University. Interested in family medicine, she was attracted to Geisinger’s community-centered, patient-centered approach to care. Learn about our Abigail Geisinger Scholars Program: geisinger.edu/AbigailScholars

I think it's an enormous gift to pursue medicine and particularly academic medicine, Steven J. Scheinman, MD, president and dean of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, talks about 'Making Better Health Easier' on this Osmosis Raise the Line podcast. https://bddy.me/2JuTt0T