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The GW Cancer Institute has launched the new Cancer Control Technical Assistance Portal (TAP), which will serve as an online resource for CDC-funded Comprehensive Cancer Control programs.

An interdisciplinary team of GW researchers are investigating more accurate and rapid methods of identification of bacterial pathogens in patients with pulmonary infections, which could lead to more targeted antimicrobial therapy with potentially less adverse effects and lower costs. Next-…

SMHS celebrated incoming class, outstanding current physical therapy students, and resident alumni during the annual White Coat Ceremony and Convocation on Sept. 17.

Shahram Majidi, M.D., a second-year resident in the Department of Neurology, received at $154K grant from the American Heart Association to study the presence of diffuse brain swelling and injury in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.

Steven Farmer, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of medicine and health policy, received a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the effect of malpractice risk and financial incentives on cardiac testing, which will inform ongoing state malpractice reforms and federal…

The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) welcomes Amy G. Hertz, who will serve as the senior advisor and chief of staff to Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D., Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Administrative Medicine, dean of SMHS, and vice president for health…

Congratulations to George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences alumnus, Rick Hillegas, PA-C ’74, who was named a distinguished fellow by the American Academy of Physician Assistants for his contributions to patient care and his work in occupational medicine.

Researchers at The Milken Institute School of Public Health, together with the Rodham Institute, were awarded a grant estimated to be funded at $23.8 million from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to study a new model that aims to improve HIV prevention and care while lowering…

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that it has received a generous grant from KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America for equipment to help train future health care leaders in the latest surgical and other treatment techniques.

Our community remembers Navdeep Kang, a fourth-year medical student, class of 2015. The SMHS community is invited to gather today from 4-6 p.m. in the Weingold Conference Room on the 7th floor of Ross Hall for support and to remember Nav.