Health Sciences is a vibrant, diverse community of faculty, staff and students across 50+ academic and research programs in 18 health care fields within the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Our highly-ranked programs drive innovation in health and health care delivery through education, scholarship and service. We prepare learners for success through shared aspirations, achievements and influence. We are actively working to tackle today’s health care challenges and prepare for those of tomorrow. Our remarkable community has a shared goal to build a greater world.
Health Sciences Degrees
Our Values
Diversity & Inclusion. Collaboration. Innovation.
Strategic Focus Areas
Investing in People
Meet Alhaji Bah, Ayrana Brooks, Tiffany Guevara Fuentes, and Tesnim Mohammed.
The four teenagers are among the newest students attending the Governor’s Health Sciences Academy (Academy) at Alexandria City High School. And they represent the future of health care.
Strategic Focus Areas
Influencing Health Professions Education, Healthcare Policy and Practice
When Michael Taber, a 2017 alumnus of the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (DPT) at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), sees an issue that needs to be addressed, he readily tries to find a solution.
Strategic Focus Areas
Living Our Social Mission
The main gym at Catholic University of America in late September was a cacophony of laughter and chatter as health care professionals and students provided health services and education for young Special Olympics athletes.
Strategic Focus Areas
Catalyzing Innovation and Entrepreneurism
They serve in different departments. They have dissimilar research. One’s a clinician, one’s not. Harrison Reed and Maranda Ward might not appear to have a lot in common, but they both agree that the Emerging Scholars Fellowship (ESF) is a boon for their academic careers.
