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“You are all a part of a community working together to improve health care,” said Margaret Plack, P.T., Ed.D., interim senior associate dean for Health Sciences, as she welcomed graduates, faculty, family and friends to the Lisner Auditorium at...
The line for free stroke screenings in the Ross Hall courtyard, May 6, provided a snapshot of Washington, D.C.’s eclectic foot traffic. The steady stream of attendees — who added up to 303 by the event’s close — were businesspeople, construction...
At The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), excellence in teaching is not an exception — it’s the rule. And yet, each year, a few professors stand out to their peers and students as the best of the best,...
What do the New York Subway system, the Peace Corps, and GW’s Interdisciplinary Student Community-Oriented Prevention Enhancement Service (ISCOPES) have in common?
They are all “things that last,” said Gene "Rusty" Kallenberg, M.D.,...
Just a few decades ago, the connection between neurobiology and cancer biology was suspected, but unspoken.
“Today, it represents one of the most robust interfaces between basic neuroscience and clinical medicine,” said Anthony-Samuel...
The thought first struck what Vinayak Jha, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine, calls his “ridiculous nerve.”
Then, it struck his curiosity nerve,...
Since its founding in 2006, the GW HEALing (Healthcare, Education and Active Living) Clinic has helped expand healthcare access to vulnerable populations in Washington D.C. Each week, the after-hours clinic, operated by student volunteers from...
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) welcomed 600 new students on Saturday. Some held human body parts in the gross anatomy lab. Some learned how to suture. And others were shown how to deliver a baby....
It’s not surprising that Karin Kuhn, a first-year medical student at The George Washington University, decided to become a doctor. As a child, while her peers played with trucks and dolls, Kuhn used her scientist father’s microscope as a “toy.”...
Move over, Surgery and Emergency Medicine. Primary Care is where the excitement is these days, a group of 20 students in GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences came to believe during a special hands-on event at the GW Hospital in January....
