Katherine Dvorak
Induction into the H Street Society, named to commemorate the location of the former GW medical school, is held during alumni weekend and allows members of the class celebrating their 50th reunion to share stories about their time at GW.
The role of youth in their health and the health of their communities was the theme of the 4th Annual Rodham Institute Summit. Community leaders, clinicians and students presenting at the day-long event emphasized how to engage and lift up young people living in underserved areas.
Every October, the nation celebrates Physician Assistants (PA) Week. To mark the annual celebration, the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) hosts an awards reception to honor individuals for their dedication to the profession.
The long-term effects of childhood immunization can be a controversial subject in almost any setting. Recently, a panel of experts speaking as part of a George Washington University and ICF International forum sought to unravel issues surrounding the practice.
At the 11th Annual Stuart M. Fidler, M.D., Memorial Lecture series, surgeon and New York Times columnist Pauline W. Chen, M.D., spoke about Mary Amanda Dixon Jones, a leading surgeon in the late 1880s and the first in the United States to perform a successful hysterectomy.
The joint scientific summit between GW and Khon Kaen University is paving the way for future international collaborations.