Alumni News

Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D., vice president for health affairs at GW and dean of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was sworn in as a new member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS on May 21, 2015.

Community members gathered to hear SMHS doctors discuss innovations in kidney research and donations.

Keating drew on Greek titan Prometheus and his punishment as illustration of regenerative medicine.

Major General Nadja West, M.D. ’88, has a clear memory of her first day at GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS).

For Sheila Pinette, D.O., PA ’83, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the path leading to Maine’s highest public health office was a fast-paced and challenging journey – and one that began at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Science

Members of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) M.D. program classes from 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, and 2004 gathered in Ross 101 to listen as Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D., Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Administrative Medicine, vice president for health affairs and dean…

Alumni Weekend 2014 brought nearly 130 alumni and their spouses back to Foggy Bottom to celebrate their class reunions.

It wasn’t long ago that medical students relied on the nearly 1,000-page “Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking” to learn crucial examining skills.

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is pleased to welcome Jo Shapiro, M.D. ’80, to serve as the keynote speaker at the school’s annual White Coat and Honor Code Ceremony on Aug. 9.

Hal Jenson, M.D. ’79, will soon welcome the inaugural class of Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, as the institution’s founding dean.