Alumni News

From the minute she started as an MD student at the George Washington University (GW), Cara Muñoz-Buchanan knew she wanted to help create an elective in criminal justice health. Just a few months ago that dream became a reality – in part thanks to the Lazarus Scholars in Health Care Delivery…

It’s a phrase that Guillermo “Memo” Sanchez, MSHS ’13, MPH ’13, PA-C, tosses out casually: “Creativity and the hard sciences don’t have to be mutually exclusive.

Joshua D’Angelo, DPT ’13, was among this year’s nine GW alumni honored with a 2018 Alumni Achievement Award for career accomplishments and service to the university. 

After receiving scholarship support from GW, Dr. Essel’s giving back through his work in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and investing in students who will become physicians helping others.

The threat of Hurricane Florence loomed over the George Washington (GW) University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Reunion Weekend, but the clouds and spots of rain didn’t dampen the spirits of those attending the annual event.

In mid-September, the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) started a tradition: the Stuart S. Kassan, MD ’72, Lecture Series.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce a new endowed lecture series – the Stuart S. Kassan, MD ‘72, Lecture Series – hosted by the Division of Rheumatology. 

SMHS welcomed the MD Class of 2022 at the White Coat and Honor Code Ceremony.

Before SMHS welcomed the incoming MD Class of 2022 during the White Coat Ceremony, first-year medical students, their alumni parents, and family members gathered for the annual SMHS Legacy Brunch.

As a child, Sushmita Malik, MD Class of 2020, loved to switch her television between her two favorite shows: “Arthur” and “ER.” Her fascination with emergency medicine never waned. “Someone comes into the emergency department with a problem and you’re there to fix it,” she says.