Announcements

GW is on the brink of new discoveries with the launch of GW’s Center for Biomolecular Sciences (CBMS).

The Foundation for Physical Therapy recognized GW’s Physical Therapy Program with the Award of Merit for the 2014-2015 Miami-Marquette Challenge.

Katherine Chretien, M.D., associate professor of medicine, was named assistant dean for student affairs for the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Ken Harwood, PT, Ph.D., program director for health care quality, director for research for the Physical Therapy (DPT) program, and associate professor of clinical research and leadership, served on a panel at a congressional briefing on May 12, 2015 where Congressman John Conyers re-introduced…

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Margaret M. Plack, Ed.D., D.P.T., P.T., will serve as the interim chair of the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership (CRL).

Kristy Lynn Hawley, M.P.H., rising fourth-year medical student at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, received the American Medical Association Foundation’s 2015 Leadership Award.

Congratulations to Larrie Greenberg, M.D., clinical professor of Pediatrics, and senior consultant for the Office of Medical Education, who is the first recipient of the Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA) Distinguished Educator Award.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Wright, Ph.D., PA-C, who will serve as the interim chair and program director of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies.

Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A., will address M.D. graduates at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences M.D. Diploma Ceremony on Sunday, May 17.

Juliet Lee, M.D., assistant professor of surgery at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was selected as a 2015 Bender Teaching Award recipient.