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The Graduate Student Association (GSA) represents all Ph.D. and Master’s students at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Accordingly, the GSA acts as a liaison between the graduate student body and various University entities to ensure student needs are being fulfilled. The GSA offers many other services that aim to improve graduate student life.
Social Events
The GSA hosts numerous social events throughout the year to allow students from different SOM program to meet and connect
Advocacy
The GSA brings the ideals and opinions of the graduate students to University administrators, and reciprocally communicates the ideals and standards of the University to students
Funding
The GSA provides funding for student groups and sponsors travel grants to help cover the costs of attending a scientific conference
Resources
The GSA serves as a hub for information on all aspects of graduate student life
General Body Meetings
The GSA hosts a monthly GSA general body meeting, open to any SOM graduate students, at 5:00 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month. Meetings are currently virtual by zoom. Come to our meetings to learn about the new and exciting things that are happening (social events, policies, workshops, etc.) and how to get involved with the GSA!
The survey contains relevant information for event logistics, as well as information about white coats, coat sizing, name spelling and pronunciation, etc. Please take a moment to fill this out with the survey.
Survey Deadline is September 2nd
GSA Graduate White Coat Ceremony
The Graduate Coating Ceremony honors Ph.D. candidates who have passed their qualifying exams, transitioning from a Ph.D. student to a Ph.D. candidate. Each coat is embroidered with the student’s name and with a graduate student pin affixed, which represents the unity of each of the 14 Johns Hopkins University doctoral programs.
COVID-19 Updates
The University has released a number of email communications in the past few weeks regarding COVID-19. Click to learn more and see how it might affect you.
Virtual Town Hall
The Office of Graduate Biomedical Education (OGBE), in partnership with the GSA, hosted its first virtual town hall on October 1st, 2020 and a second on December 14th, 2020. The first town hall featured 5 panelists and addressed student concerns regarding the start of the 2020-2021 academic year as well as the on-going COVID-19 situation. The second town hall addressed plans for the upcoming Spring semester.
Interested in hearing what was discussed? Click the links below.
GSA Survey Results
Interested in the GSA’s most recent developments? Click here to check out the 2019-2020 GSA survey and report
The mental health of our graduate students is incredibly important to us. If you need immediate assistance:
National Suicide Prevention Hotline:
Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Crisis Text Line:
Text “hello” to 741741
If it’s an emergency, always dial 911.
Explore available on-campus and external resources below
Upcoming Events and Seminars:
GSA Student Spotlight
Each month, the GSA will be recognizing one graduate student (PhD or MS) who has achieved excellence academically, or in the community!
Winners will receive a $25 gift card, GSA goodie bag, and will be featured right here on the GSA website!
Click the link below to learn more about the program and how to apply. Winners will be announced at the GSA general body meetings.
September 2022 Award Winners
Rachel J. Boyd
Program: Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology
After working diligently over the past year to plan a comprehensive research proposal and experimental timelines, I was awarded a Canadian Institutes for Health Research Doctoral Foreign Study Award, which will fund 3 years of my doctoral research efforts. Only 9 Canadian PhD students win this award each year, and my proposal was ranked #3. During this time, I also wrote a review article that outlines the basis for my doctoral thesis work, which was just accepted for publication in the Journal of Neuroinflammation. This publication marks my first, first-author publication related to my thesis work.
Brandi Glover
Program: Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Brandi has recently started a new student group at Hopkins geared at creating a space for student mothers. She was nominated her for her vision to see and fill a need at Hopkins as well as her desire to help and find resources for those in her situation. We are excited to see the good impact the group will have for students at Hopkins!
Interested in nominating yourself, or a peer, for an award?
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