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The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce a new neurologic physical therapy residency pilot program. The pilot program will begin in August 2013.

New research out of the GW Cancer Institute focuses on the difficulties of transitioning to adulthood while dealing with the long-term and late effects of cancer and its treatment. The study was recently published in the Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship, titled “Improving Cancer…

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that HIV/AIDS researcher, Douglas F. Nixon, M.D., Ph.D., will be joining the faculty on Oct. 1, 2013 as the Ross Professor of Basic Science Research and chair of the department of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine…

As a professor, mentor, and friend, Dr. Frank Miller was one of the most beloved faculty members at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He was an outstanding teacher, shaping the future careers of generations of medical students from 1944 until his retirement in 1985.

Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct associate professor of medicine, was profiled by the Washington Times-Reporter, focusing on his upcoming speaking engagement about his latest book, “Power Foods for the Brain,” at Illinois Central College.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences welcomes Derreous Ransom, M.S., M.B.A., who has joined the administration as the Executive Director for Resource Management and Operations in the office of Resource Management, Operations, and Emergency Preparedness.

The Katzen Cancer Research Center at GW has awarded over $500,000 to GW researchers, with the intent to stimulate collaborative investigation into clinical and translational research, that will reduce mortality and improve the quality of life of Americans.

Eric Hoffman, Ph.D., professor of integrative systems biology, was quoted in an article in PolicyMic about the life altering effects of government cuts to medical research.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Lance B. Kaplan, M.B.A., will join the administration as the associate dean of finance, administration, and operations. Among his responsibilities, Kaplan will manage the school’s budget, oversee day to day financial and…

Sarah Rebstock, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, was interviewed by The New York Times about using video games to treat pain disorders at Children's National.  She was also interviewed by The Washington Post, WTOP-FM, and Parenting magazine.