McCollough Scholars

More information on application process and eligibility criteria can be found on the Apply page.  Deadline for first round submission is December 16, 2022, at midnight.

Welcome back students!  Join the McCollough Pre-Medical Scholars Program as we kick off another academic year.  This event is for current and incoming students of the McCollough Pre-Medical Scholars Program.  Wear your McCollough Pre-Medical Scholars T-shirts.

Dr. Carrie Cwiak will give a talk to McCollough students on Friday, September 15, 2023, from 3- 5 p.m. in LY Hall 329. ABOUT Dr. Carrie A. Cwiak, MD, MPH completed her medical degree at Saint Louis University and residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Connecticut. She completed her Fellowship in Family Planning and Masters in Public Health in Epidemiology at Emory. She has been providing patient care for the Grady Health System since 2001. She [...]

Join us for a lecture titled, "Physician-Assisted Dying and the Limits of Ethical Medical Practice" with Dr. Holly Kantin. October 23rd, 3:00-4:30, Lloyd 133   Physician-assisted dying (PAD) is illegal in many countries and in most that allow it, eligibility is limited to the terminally ill—i.e., to those with a prognosis of six or fewer months left to live. However, in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Canada, PAD laws are far more liberal. In all three countries, a patient may be [...]

Dr. Elisa Reverman will give a talk to pre-med students and faculty on Friday, October 6, 2023, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. in Lloyd 306. ABOUT Elisa is a PhD Candidate in the Philosophy department at Georgetown University. Her primary academic interests are in bioethics, research ethics, social epistemology, and the epistemology of testimony. Her dissertation is under the supervision of John Greco, and is focused on testimony in the clinical context and medical gaslighting. Elisa holds a B.S. in biology, [...]

Dr. Joel Reynolds will talk about his work on the intersection of disability and medicine on Thursday, October 19, 2023, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. in Lloyd 16. ABOUT Joel Michael Reynolds is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Disability Studies at Georgetown University, Senior Research Scholar in the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Senior Bioethics Advisor to and Fellow of The Hastings Center, and Faculty Scholar of The Greenwall Foundation. At Georgetown, Dr. Reynolds is also a core faculty member [...]

Branden Fitelson, Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University will speak with students on Friday, November 3, 2023, BIDGOOD HALL 379. Scholar lecture 10:30-12:00 and departmental lecture 2:00-4:00.  ABOUT Branden Fitelson is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University. Before teaching at Northeastern, Branden held teaching positions at Rutgers, UC-Berkeley, San José State, and Stanford and visiting positions at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy at LMU-Munich (MCMP @ LMU) and the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation at the University [...]