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Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D., vice president for health affairs at GW and dean of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was sworn in as a new member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS on May 21, 2015.

Research by Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, and published in Nutrition and Diabetes, found that a plant-based diet reduces the pain of diabetic neuropathy.

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.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Doctor of Medicine graduates received their diplomas during a ceremony, May 17.

New SMHS graduates credit family support, determination, and a vision of success for academic and service accomplishments.

The M.D. Class of 2018 participated in a multi-day clinical public health exercise to learn their roles as future physicians in eradicating asthma in kids.

Seventy-four percent of Americans cannot name a living scientist, 61 percent cannot name an institute where biomedical research is conducted, and just 9 percent of Americans have heard of the National Institutes of Health.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Physician Assistant Class of 2015 received their long white coats during a ceremony, May 15.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, GW Hospital, and The GW Medical Faculty Associates are pleased to announce Raj Rao, M.D., as the new chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.

Faculty and students recognize talent, hard work, and dedication at ceremony during graduation weekend.