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An International Approach

Karl Burgin, Ph.D., adjunct professor at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, shares his experiences in global regulatory affairs.

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Adams Offers a First-Hand Look at the Development of GW’s Orthopaedics Department

A question-and-answer session with Dr. John Adams, who details the evolution of the Department of Orthopaedics.

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Cancer Care in the 21st Century

Eduardo M. Sotomayor, M.D., discussed the need for cancer research to focus on prevention and early detection.
 

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Imperatives of Global Health

Joseph C. Kolars, M.D., analyzed the impact of global health initiatives on medical education programs at the Medical Education Grand Rounds on Dec. 4.

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Emergency Department Boarding Is Improving But Still a Problem

Jesse M. Pines, M.B.A., M.D., director of the Office for Clinical Practice Innovation and professor of emergency medicine and health policy, co-authored a paper published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, finding effective interventions to address "boarding" have not been adopted in many…

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Bank of America Awards $25K Grant to Support GW Pipeline Programs in D.C.

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences to support Upward Bound and the Health Education Leadership Program at the Rodham Institute. 

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Study Finds Most Crowded U.S. Hospitals Did Not Adopt Proven Interventions

Jesse M. Pines, M.B.A., M.D., director of the Office for Clinical Practice Innovation and professor of emergency medicine and health policy, co-authored a paper published in Health Affairs, finding the most crowded emergency departments in the U.S. have not adopted proven interventions to…

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Professional Lobbying

SMHS physician assistant (PA) students go to Capitol Hill to garner support for PA legislation during PA Hill Day.

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Stuart Kassan Receives Paulding Phelps award at the 2015 American College of Rheumatology Conference

Stuart Kassan, M.D. '72 received the Paulding Phelps Award at the 2015 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting.

GW SMHS Faculty Members Jeffrey Berger, Mary Ottolini Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to GME

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education awarded Jeffrey Berger, M.D., M.B.A., and Mary Ottolini, M.D., M.P.H. for their outstanding contributions to graduate medical education.