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Debra Herrmann, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, was interviewed by U.S. News & World Report for a story on physician assistants and their importance in the health care community.

Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, was quoted in an article in TIME, originally published in Real Simple, on how to help your brain continue to develop neurons and build new connections to strengthen memory as you age, a phenomenon called neuroplasticity.

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is pleased to welcome Jo Shapiro, M.D. ’80, to serve as the keynote speaker at the school’s annual White Coat and Honor Code Ceremony on Aug. 9.

Hal Jenson, M.D. ’79, will soon welcome the inaugural class of Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, as the institution’s founding dean.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is now accepting applications for a new, online graduate degree program in emergency medical services leadership for the fall 2014 term.

Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Ph.D., director of the GW Institute for Neuroscience and professor of pharmacology and physiology, received a $739K grant from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative to study the link between autism and disrupted brain development.

Chiara Manzini, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology and physiology, was published in Cell Reports for her research finding that autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability often occur together and may even share similar genetic causes.

Leana Wen, M.D., director of patient-centered care research and instructor of emergency medicine, talked to WTOP-FM about teaching patients how to better advocate for their health and her book, recently released in paperback, “When Doctors Don’t Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary…

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences has introduced a new, online graduate degree for health care quality, which is now accepting applications for the fall 2014 term.

Linda Kusner, Ph.D., assistant research professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, and Henry Kaminski, M.D., chair of the Department of Neurology, were featured in Medical News Today for their recently published research in PLOS ONE, finding that autoimmune disorders share…