Katherine Dvorak
Friends and family cheered and wiped away tears as members of the George Washington University (GW) Physician Assistant (P.A.) Class of 2017 donned long coats of dazzling white — a symbol of their transition from students to medical professionals.
More than 3,000 miles from Washington, D.C., lies the Toledo District of Belize, where in May 2017 three Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) students at SMHS spent six days learning about the country while also teaching its children about disability awareness.
School of Medicine and Health Sciences graduates had the “time of their lives” at the 2017 M.D. Diploma Ceremony on May 21, thanks to a couple of their more musically inclined classmates, as well as the support from their family, friends, teachers, and mentors.
Eight GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences M.D. students received the opportunity to participate in a learning experience abroad thanks to the Leonard C. Akman, M.D. ’43, Global Medicine Scholarship.
GW scientists, students, and faculty gathered for a day-long celebration of the study of the brain during the 7th Annual Neuroscience Symposium, a chance for attendees to learn about research being done around the U.S. — and in their own backyard.
Panel sessions and discussions held on Capitol Hill in mid-April as part of George Washington University’s (GW) 17th Annual Health Policy Grand Rounds focused on topics including emergency care’s role in the health care delivery system, pharmaceutical pricing, and physician advocacy.
Samantha Brugmann, Ph.D. ’05, associate professor in the Department of Surgery and Department of Pediatrics within the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, returned to SMHS to present a research seminar on her work, titled “Understanding the Cellular and Molecular Etiology of Craniofacial…
This year’s Himmelfarb Library Annual Art Show, the library's 30th, officially kicked off with a reception on April 6 and is open on the library’s first floor through May 5.
If you have a goal, always strive for it and never give up. That’s the advice Susan Koering, sister of SMHS Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Cell Biology Marilyn Koering, Ph.D., gave to first-year anatomy students before presenting the 8th annual Marilyn Koering Award.
Camara Jones, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., the immediate past president of the American Public Health Association, spoke to SMHS students and faculty about racism in health care and its impact on the wellness of the United States in a recent lecture.
