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GW Medicine + Health

Medicine + Health is the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science’s flagship publication that showcases the research and clinical expertise of the SMHS faculty.

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GW Health Sciences is shaping the future of health care through innovative and hands-on training.

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Research discovery and translation to practice are at the core of the mission for George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

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SMHS 2019 Commencement

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What we do every single day as clinicians and healers is impacting and changing lives. It's about what we do on a day-to-day basis to the lives of those who are students, residents, faculty, to what we do for our community and what we can do globally. Dean Akman

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Recognized as a leader in Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, and Clinical Research education, these programs develop clinicians and leaders for successful careers.

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MD Program

Emphasizing education through cooperation and collaboration, and using state-of-the-art facilities, the MD curriculum prepares graduates for residencies in numerous concentrations.

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Graduate Medical Education

GME supports residents throughout their training at SMHS, and provides detailed information, resources, policies, and support for current residents at all stages of their programs.

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MD students in rural Haitian village

International Medicine Programs

IMP serves more than 7,000 health care professionals through approximately 120 partnerships in over 45 countries.

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PhD Programs

As the administrative and academic home for PhD training, the Institute of Biomedical Sciences oversees a core curriculum and assists students in navigate graduate training.

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Reamer L. Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C, DFAAPA
GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Receives Distinguished Academic Partner Award from the NOVA Educational Foundation

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences was honored with the Distinguished Academic Partner Award by the Northern Virginia Community College Educational Foundation.

New Review Article Looks at Use of Toll-Like Receptors in HIV Eradication
December 6, 2019 Announcement

A new review article from researchers at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences provides an extensive characterization of state-of-the-art uses for toll-like receptors in HIV eradication.

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GW Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center and the GW Transplant Institute Honored with the 2019 National Kidney Foundation Community Partnership Award
December 6, 2019 Announcement

The GW Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center and the GW Transplant Institute received the 2019 National Kidney Foundation Community Partnership Award at the 39th Annual Kidney Ball on Nov. 23 in Washington, D.C.

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GW-led Consortium Receives $2.2M Grant to Fund BioCompute Object Specification Project
December 4, 2019 Research News, Press Release

A consortium led by GW has been refunded for their BioCompute Object Specification Project, thanks to a $2.2 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Better Living Through Measurement
December 4, 2019 Health Sciences News, Research News, Featured News

Each year, close to 3 million Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)-related emergencies arrive at hospitals and ambulatory care centers across the country, according to the Centers for...

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Tackling Traumatic Brain Injury
December 4, 2019 Health Sciences News, Research News, Featured News

Robert W. Turner II has a doctorate in sociology from the City University of New York, but his most significant degree was earned at the School of Hard Knocks — more familiarly...

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Turning to Biomarkers to Put TBI Symptoms in the Past
December 4, 2019 Research News, Featured News

Could the brain provide biological clues following a traumatic injury that would improve the outcome for the patient?

The George Washington University (GW) Hospital is...

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Metabolic Niches in Cancer and Inflammation

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

HIV and Hepatic Inflammation and Fibrosis

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - 12:00pm

Session 4: How to Talk About Race, Power, & Privilege in the Classroom

Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 10:00am to 11:00am

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