BSN Program Special Interest Groups
BSN students are encouraged to engage with peers who share their areas of interest within the nursing field.
Academic Council
The Academic Council is a group of students who represent students in the BSN Program, the school’s undergraduates. The council acts as a liaison between the school’s students, faculty, and administration and plays an active role in issues such as class and curricular changes, academic policies, and plans for the future of the School of Nursing. Learn more about the council.
Contact: sonacademiccouncil@georgetown.edu
Critical Care Interest Group
The Critical Care Interest Group promotes interest in critical care (emergency medicine and intensive care) among Georgetown nursing students. We provide opportunities for career exploration, externship advice, code practice, and involvement with ED and ICU nurses.
Contact: Noah Money (nbm52@georgetown.edu) or Julia Ferrante (jkf56@georgetown.edu).
Legislative Action Special Interest Group
In the Russell Senate Office Building during a 2023 visit to Capitol Hill
The SNAG-LAG empowers members to become informed advocates for positive change in health care policy. We provide opportunities for engagement through twice monthly meetings and guest speakers. Our Washington, DC, location affords distinct advocacy opportunities, including meeting with U.S. Senate staffers on Capitol Hill.
Contact: Claire Auslander (cra60@georgetown.edu) or Julia Strimling (jds384@georgetown.edu)
Pediatrics Special Interest Group
The Pediatrics Special Interest Group explores different areas of pediatric nursing, offers volunteer opportunities to students related to the field, and hosts events that serve pediatric medicine and population.
Recent activities include:
- Coordinating with Medstar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH) to provide student volunteers at their annual NICU reunion
- Working with the Mary’s Center to host a toy drive to gift children of underserved communities during the holiday season.
- Touring the NICU at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Contact: Claudia Byun (csb121@georgetown.edu) or Shrishti Chhajlani (sc2188@georgetown.edu)
Quality and Safety Special Interest Group
A guest speaker from MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare
The Quality and Safety Special Interest Group empowers nursing students to champion patient safety and quality in health care through collaboration with students, faculty and health care professionals.
Recent activities include:
- Sending out safety tips in the academic council newsletter
- Screening and discussion of “To Err is Human”
- Hosting a guest speaker on human factors engineering.
Contact to join: cjg112@georgetown.edu