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GW Alumnus Richard Whitley, MD ’71, Discusses Remdesivir Research, Use Against COVID-19
Researchers are working feverishly to discover effective treatments for COVID-19. One drug showing early promise is remdesivir, which is being studied with the help of GW alumnus Richard Whitley, MD ’71, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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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.  
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GW SMHS Welcomes the New Dean and MFA Chief Executive Officer Barbara L. Bass, MD, RESD '86
Today, as Barbara L. Bass, MD, RESD '86, begins her first day at GW serving as the new Vice President for Health Affairs, Dean of the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Chief Executive Officer of the GW Medical Faculty Associates (GW MFA), the GW community…
GW SMHS Online Bachelor's Programs Ranked in Top 20 by U.S. News & World Report
GW's online bachelor's degree programs were ranked among the top 20 programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
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Alumnus Receives Fellowship Award to Support Health Equity Project
Alumnus Joshua Barocas, MD '10, received the Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship Award to support a project to advance health equity.
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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…
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Class of 1969 Shares Memories of Med School
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences inducted members of the MD Class of 1969 into the H Street Society during MD Reunion Weekend.
Dr. Hope Jackson speaking into a microphone
Annual Frank Miller Lecture Focuses on Navigating the Digital Age
Dipping one’s toes into social mediacan at times seem daunting, but it can also be incredibly helpful and rewarding, said Hope Jackson, MD ’09, RESD ’16, assistant professor of surgery at SMHS, at the Annual Frank Miller Lecture.
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…
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