Announcements

The GW Center for Healthcare Innovation Policy Research Calls for Submissions for the GW Hospital Leadership in Innovation Practice Awards
The GW Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is now accepting submissions for the 2017-18 GW Hospital Leadership in Innovation Practice Awards. 
Dr. Helen Burstin posing for a portrait
Helen Burstin, MD, MPH, Named EVP and CEO for Council of Medical Specialty Societies
Helen Burstin, MD, MPH, associate clinical professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was named the executive vice president and CEO for the Council of Medical Specialty Societies.
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Sharad Goyal, MD, Receives ASTRO Health Policy Fellowship
Sharad Goyal, MD, professor of radiology at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and chief of the Division of Radiation Oncology at GW Hospital, on receiving the 2017 Health Policy Fellowship from the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
The GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences Partners with Research!America for “Reasons for Research” Campaign
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) partnered with Research!America to participate in its “Reasons for Research” campaign.
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James Gehring, MD, Elected Physician Director-at-Large of the NCCPA Board of Directors
James Gehring, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was elected to the board of directors of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
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Tracy Church, MBA, CPA, Appointed Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations at SMHS
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Tracy Church, MBA, CPA, will serve as the executive director of development and alumni relations.
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GWish Director Christina Puchalski Attends Meetings on Global Efforts to Improve Palliative Care
Medical and spiritual leaders, including George Washington University (GW) Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish) Director Christina Puchalski, MD ’94, FACP, FAAHPM, convened in Rome this spring with the commitment to growing patients’ rights to palliative care worldwide.
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Researchers Identify Ways to Build Clinician-Investigator Workforce
Alison K. Hall, PhD, associate dean for research workforce development at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and collaborators at the National Institutes of Health, published an article in Academic Medicine exploring the clinician-investigators workforce.
GW Department of Dermatology Faculty to Speak at 2017 American Academy of Dermatology Summer Meeting
Faculty from the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences Department of Dermatology will speak at the 2017 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Summer Meeting. The meeting will be held July 27-30 in New York, New York.
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Yolanda Haywood, MD, RESD ’87, BA ’81, Receives $1.2 Million Grant for Upward Bound Program
Yolanda Haywood, MD, RESD ’87, BA ’81, associate dean for diversity, inclusion, and student affairs and associate professor of emergency medicine, at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, received a $1.2 million grant for the Upward Bound program for which she is the principal investigator…
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