We are so proud of our 2023 IMHS graduates for all their effort and accomplishments throughout the program! We invite you to read the BGE Commencement story and find photos of IMHS graduates in the BGE Commencement photo album and the IMHS Commencement Gala photo album.
This program’s graduates have gone into a variety of careers. A majority of our graduates traditionally enter medical school, while others have pursued careers in dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine and acupuncture.
A number of students enrolled in our M.S./M.D. program at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, and others are pursuing doctoral training in biomedical research to obtain. Other areas of interest for our graduates have included law school and public policy.
Medical School Acceptance
Based on alumni data, 156 of our alumni applied to medical school during or within three years after graduation. Of these alumni, 151 attended medical school. Our program has an exceptionally high post-graduation acceptance rate.
Career Placement
Graduates who have directly entered the workforce are now working for federal agencies (NIH, EPA, the National Archives); industry (Eli Lilly, Procter & Gamble, contract research organizations); nonprofit organizations (Physicians for a National Health Program, Amnesty International); and academic institutions. Some are teaching.
Our graduates are considered uniquely qualified for complementary and integrative medicine (CIM)-related positions and have continuously secured fellowships at NCI’s Office of Complementary and Alternative Medicine since 2005. Others are currently employed at the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine.
Student accomplishments include a number of papers published in the medical literature or presented at scientific conferences and CIM-related initiatives in their medical schools. Others have joined the American Medical Student Association and taken on leadership roles in incorporating and implementing educational CIM programs and initiatives.
Office of Career Strategy & Professional Development
Biomedical Graduate Education’s career office supports students with one-on-one advising sessions, courses and workshops, and job boards.
Alumni Profiles
Our alumni profiles give an insider’s view of career paths after Georgetown, diversity, and academic excellence. We invite you to browse the profiles and to share your story through BGE’s virtual interview form.
Shannon McDonnell, a 2024 graduate of the M.S. in Integrative Medicine & Health Sciences program, is a nurse coordinator for Federal Occupational Health (FOH), U.S. Department of Health and Human…
“The extraordinary graduate level science courses made me a better competitor when I applied to dental school. I now have an expansive amount of knowledge about numerous CAM modalities and health care…
“Most of all, come in with the understanding that the supportive faculty, staff, and the nurturing environment of the program will allow you to soar as high as you wish if you are willing to put in th…
Georgetown Alumnus Honored for Work with Disadvantaged Students
Georgetown alumnus Adeeb Barqawi has been named Teacher of the Year by the Texas Alternative Certification Association, one of three teachers selected for the 2012-2013 school year.…
The M.S. in Integrative Medicine & Health Sciences (IMHS) was previously called Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). There will be references to CAM in the alumni profiles.
Class Photos
