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Nathaniel DeNicola, M.D., assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, discussed research in a Reuters article about the use of marijuana by pregnant teenagers.

Family and friends of SMHS medical students attended Day in the Life of a Medical Student on April 1. The event allows the students' families to participate in lectures and hands-on sessions to experience life as a medical student.

This year’s Himmelfarb Library Annual Art Show, the library's 30th, officially kicked off with a reception on April 6 and is open on the library’s first floor through May 5. 

If you have a goal, always strive for it and never give up. That’s the advice Susan Koering, sister of SMHS Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Cell Biology Marilyn Koering, Ph.D., gave to first-year anatomy students before presenting the 8th annual Marilyn Koering Award.

Christina Puchalski, M.D. ’94, RESD ‘97, director of the GW Institute for Spirituality and Health, professor of medicine, spoke to Interfaith Radio about the importance of attending to the spirit as much as the body at the end of life, and the theory of gerotranscendence.

Jesse M. Pines, M.D., director of the Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research and professor of emergency medicine and health policy and management at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, will be a featured speaker during the Becker’s Hospital Review 8th …

Laura Anthony, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatric and behavioral science and pediatrics, was interviewed for an EdWeek video, suggesting ways that teachers can support students with autism.

Mandi Pratt-Chapman, associate center director for patient-centered initiatives and health equity at the GW Cancer Center, discussed the role of patient navigators in the health care workforce in an article for HFMA Leadership.

John Hawdon, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, became vice president of the American Society of Parasitologists (ASP) and received the 2016 ASP Henry Baldwin Ward Medal.

On the second day of the 22nd annual GW Research Days, School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) students had a chance to show off their work outside the classroom to their peers and the SMHS community.