Winter 2026

Growing up, I always wanted to be a nurse. But first, I had to go to college. I only applied to two schools: Duke and Georgetown—and was accepted by both. I chose Georgetown because it was the closest to my hometown of Freehold, N.J.

Roughly half of the School of Medicine Class of 1966, seen here during their third year, posed for a picture in the medical amphitheater. The graduating class included George Peckham (M’66), who would later establish the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and create a neonatology division at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine. Peckham also developed a neonatal resuscitation program used worldwide and a regional neonatal transportation program.

Photo: Georgetown University Archives (from the 1965 Grand Rounds School of Medicine Yearbook)