Announcements

Ellen Costello, PT, PhD, has been named director of the Physical Therapy Program in the Department of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Joyce Maring, EdD, DPT, chair and associate professor of the Department of Physical Therapy and Health Care Sciences and program director for the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, was elected to serve on the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.

Christina Puchalski, MD, was recognized by members of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine as one of the 30 most influential leaders in hospice and palliative medicine.

Aisha Liferidge, MD, MPH, was appointed to the board of directors for the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Dominic Raj, MD, received a research grant from Relypsa to investigate the role of the microbiome in potassium homeostasis.

For the eighth consecutive year, graduates of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Physical Therapy Program achieved a 100 percent first-time pass rate on the National Physical Therapy Examination.

Shawneequa Callier, JD, MA, associate professor of clinical research and leadership, received the 2017 Genome Recognition of Employee Accomplishments and Talents Award from the National Human Genome Research Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

Maura Polanski, PA-C, MS, MHPE, was named chair and associate professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Ameet Singh, MD, co-authored a study that details the successful trial of a frontal sinus impant that allows anti-inflammatory drugs into the frontal sinus tissue of patients with chronic sinusitis. The research was published in JAMA Otolaryngology – Health & Neck Surgery.

Neuroscientists from SMHS, the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, and the Milken Institute School of Public Health will participate at Neuroscience 2017.