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“Is this going to be on the final?” Mykia Washington eagerly asked her instructor during a fierce round of math Jeopardy. It’s an unusual question to hear from the mouth of a 14-year-old on a mid-summer morning, the sun already beating down on a sweltering Foggy Bottom.
Anyone who has taken a course in higher education is familiar with end-of-semester evaluations. They typically come in the form of surveys that employ Likert scales, which score responses along a range that spans from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree.” Students are presented with…
Historically minorities have been underrepresented in the science and research fields. Looking to offer more educational opportunities and increase the number of underrepresented minority (URM) students considering research as a career path, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at…
Healing involves much more than just treating a disease. For many patients, spirituality plays an integral role in the journey through illness and healing. Integrating this ideal into whole-person care can be challenging for many doctors in today’s health care system.
The George Washington Cancer Institute will be collaborating with the National Institutes of Health Federal Credit Union to create a program that will promote patient-centered care practices for cancer survivors.
On Thursday, August 23, students at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science (SMHS) will put down their books and study materials to help those in need at this year’s Commitment to Community Day. Hundreds of faculty, students, residents, staff, and alumni will spend…
It is my distinct pleasure to welcome our new and returning students, residents, faculty, and staff. It’s truly one of my favorite times to be at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Each year, the arriving classes of new students bring with them such an exhilarating sense of promise…
Legacy families and adopt-a-doc families from 1975–96, gathered for the second annual Medical Legacy Brunch at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C. Aug. 18.
Family and friends of the newest class of medical students at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) packed the aisles of Lisner Auditorium Aug.18 to celebrate the symbolic beginning of the medical careers of the Class of 2016.
WASHINGTON (August 17, 2012) — The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is pleased to announce that Lisa Alexander, Ed.D., M.P.H., P.A. ’79 , has been tapped to serve as the program director for the GW Physician Assistants (PA) program, one of the nation’s leading PA programs,…