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Compilation of virtual celebrations of students and SMHS 2020 MD graduation speakers
MD Program Graduates Bridge Social Distance to Come Together for Hooding Ceremony
From living rooms and backyards across the country, members of the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) MD Program Class of 2020 took the next step in their medical careers in a virtual graduation celebration on Sunday, May 17.
A graduation cap with a tassle that says 2020
Kane King Dodek Society Reception Kicks Off Commencement Weekend
The George Washington University (GW) Commencement Weekend celebrations kicked off on May 13 with the 83rd annual Kane King Dodek Obstetrics Honor Society reception, honoring the year’s outstanding faculty, residents, and students.
Congratulations graduates class of 2020 | books leaning on each other next to an apple and a globe, all illustrated in chalkboard style
AΩA Medical Honor Society Announces Newest Members at a Social Distance
For the first time in its 65-year history, George Washington University’s (GW) Alpha Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (AΩA) announced that this year’s AΩA graduation-week events, the annual AΩA grand rounds lecture and the awards banquet, were “unavoidably canceled,” due to
60% of children with asthma have frequent nocturnal symptoms - $56 billion market | two children using inhalers
SMHS Students Tackle the Business of Medicine in GW New Venture Competition
Two teams from the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) advanced to the final round of the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s 2020 New Venture Competition.
Support & Protect our physicians, nurses, and care givers at this crucial time. | A medical professional wears a facemask and faceshield
GW COVID-19 Response Fund Supports Academic and Clinical Mission of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) launched a GW COVID-19 Response Fund to support the academic and clinical mission of SMHS during this global health crisis.
Map of US showing states where GW SMHS Class of 2020 MD students matched for residency training
A Virtually Perfect Match
COVID-19 didn't deter students from the excitement of the day. When the clock hit noon they gathered with family and friends around computer monitors and across D.C. and the country for a virtual reveal of their residency match.  
Illustrated head laying on its right side with squiggly lines for hair
Better Living Through Measurement
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 Disease Control.
Dr. Jeffrey Akma speaking into a microphone and gesturing
Making a Statement
Jeffrey S. Akman, MD ’81, RESD ’85, vice president for health affairs, Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Administrative Medicine, and dean of SMHS, delivered the annual State of the School address during Reunion Weekend on Sept. 14, offering attendees an overview of the progress that has been made…
Eduardo M. Sotomayor, MD posing with Jay Katzen, MD
Eduardo M. Sotomayor, MD, Installed as Inaugural Dr. Cyrus Katzen Family Director
With his formal installation as the inaugural Dr. Cyrus Katzen Family Director of the George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center on Aug. 13, Eduardo M. Sotomayor, MD, joined an elite group of 29 endowed professors, chairs, and directors throughout the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences…
Four panelists sit together in front of a 'GW Rodham Institute' labeled wall
Rodham Institute Celebrates the Art of Medicine and the Science of the Soul at 6th Annual Summit
“Incorporating the Arts to Improve the Health and Wellbeing of Washington, D.C.” brought out community leaders and clinicians to the 6th Annual Rodham Institute Summit.
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