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The theme of this year’s Rodham Institute Summit was “Building and Strengthening Resilience in Our Community.” The summit’s message was reflected by keynote speaker Hillary Rodham Clinton, former senator and secretary of state. 

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

Leo Chalupa, PhD, vice president for research and professor of pharmacology and physiology, authored an op-ed for The Hill discussing the status of neuroscience in the U.S. and how it can progress.

Fourth-year GW SMHS medical student Sojung Yi’s deep interest in global health has taken her to various places around the world, including a year of global health work made possible by the GW Lazarus Scholars in Health Care Delivery program.

Jesse Pines, MD, director of the Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research and professor of emergency medicine and of health policy and management, spoke to Associated Press for an article discussing the effects of some health insurers trying to curb unnecessary emergency room visits…

James L. Griffith, MD, chair for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Leon M. Yochelson Professor of Psychiatry at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, received the Oskar Pfister Award from the American Psychiatric Association.

Maureen Monaghan, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of pediatrics, spoke to U.S. News & World Report for an article discussing a study that used an online game to help patients better control their blood sugar.

Over 100 faculty members at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences were recognized by Washingtonian Magazine as 2017 Top Doctors.

Adam Friedman, MD, associate professor of dermatology, spoke to TIME for an article discussing the effects of stress on the skin.

Leaders from across Washington, D.C. came together to attend the 5th annual GW Rodham Institute Summit to discuss health equity in the District. Those on the front lines of making quality, compassionate health care accessible to all had the opportunity to hear from former Secretary of State…