News Archive

Howard Straker, PA-C, M.P.H., assistant professor of physician assistant studies, was interviewed by WTOP for a piece on the looming doctor shortage. Straker says practices can use physician assistants to help with the influx of new patients.

Leana Wen, M.D., instructor of emergency medicine, wrote a guest blog post for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) on her experiences that lead her to an interest in patient-centered outcomes research and her hopes for the field.

Michael Compton, M.D., professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in an article in The Epoch Times about ways law enforcement can work with the mentally ill to thwart tragic outcomes.  

The Department of Physician Assistant Studies at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences recently completed its reaccreditation process with the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) and will remain nationally accredited…

In the Capital featured GW researchers, who have received more than $13 million in federal funding over the last month.

“I had no parents and no money. There was not much in the way of financial aid available, and tuition was higher than I could afford.”

GW medicine and health sciences students, along with staff and faculty teamed up for Commitment to Community Day.

Cathleen Clancy, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine, talked to USA Today about treating young people in the emergency department who have taken the popular club drug "Molly," which is touted as a pure capsule of the hallucinogen Ecstasy.  

Leana Wen, M.D., instructor of emergency medicine and director of patient-centered care research, was a guest on The Doctors to discuss ways patients can avoid being overtested and overtreated. 

Compton Benjamin, M.D., assistant professor of urology, was interviewed on WTOP about Dr. Drew Pinsky's diagnosis of prostate cancer. He shares what men should be doing and who is at risk.