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“I don’t know many people outside my class who can say that they loved medical school, but I loved being a GW medical student,” said Tara Jeanne O’Toole, M.D. ’81, one of three recipients of this year’s Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.

Fitzhugh Mullan, Ph.D., M.D., assistant clinical professor of pediatrics, was a guest on "To the Point" on NPR to discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act on physicians.

Benjamin Blatt, M.D., professor of medicine, was interviewed by The AAMC Reporter for an article about training future leaders in academic medicine.

Nathan Punwani, M.D., an internal medicine resident, wrote a letter to the editor in response to The New York Times article, “Health Insurance Exchanges Scramble to Be Ready as Opening Day Nears.”

Aaron Rakow, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in The Washington Post for a story on children with celiac disease, who often feel isolated because of their dietary restrictions. This story was also published in The Columbian.

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.