In the program summary I got during my interview (which I so nicely dug up for you guys 🙂 ), this is what it says about cura personalis, in bold type:
The Georgetown medical experience is centered in "cura personalis" - care for the whole person: a commitment to the psychological, spiritual, and social as well as physical being of the person.
It goes on to say - This philosophy finds expression in research and in scholarship, as well as in the dialogue of science and service, faith and techology.
Another thing unique about Gtown is their comprehensive program on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). They also have a Religious Traditions in Health Care course where they discuss spiritual and ethical dimensions of medical practice.
Anothe really neat thing about Georgetown is that in the 4th year, you get to do Acting Internships in surgery, medicine, and a specialty of your choice. You get to manage your own patients and teach third year students, just like real intern!
You guys could look up the rest. I can't possibly type out everything in here, but hope that gives you a better idea of what Georgetown is about. If you do interview there, Georgeena is an amazing speaker but she makes Georgetown sound so elite. But she stresses this idea of cura personalis A LOT and she boasts about how it was created and how Gtown is the first school to take all aspects of a patient into consideration during treatment. Great school nonetheless, just not for me.
