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In a recent study, Maranda C. Ward, EdD, MPH, assistant professor of clinical research and leadership at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, assessed the impact of a writing assignment on students’ awareness of racialized health disparities.

Aileen Chang, MD, assistant professor of medicine, spoke to FOX5 for a live segment about mosquito-borne diseases and how to prevent them.

Neerja Vashist, a doctoral candidate in the genomics and bioinformatics program at the George Washington University Institute for Biomedical Science, is the first to receive a research award through the Fulbright Program to study in India for the 2021-2022 academic year. Vashist will be…

Pooja Sodha, MD, assistant professor of dermatology, spoke to Today.com about whether LED masks are effective against acne and wrinkles.

Victoria Shanmugam, MD, director of the Division of Rheumatology and professor of medicine, spoke to Tegna Broadcasting for a segment on whether COVID-19 vaccines are as effective for immunocompromised people.

Reem Al Shabeeb, a 2021 graduate of The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), is one of the authors of the study, “The Infection Rate of Intralesional Triamcinolone and the Safety of Compounding in Dermatology for Intradermal and Subcutaneous Injection: A…

Three orthopaedic surgery residents at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences published a study in which they surveyed orthopaedic surgery resident program directors to determine how the change in the medical licensing Step 1 exam would affect residency selection…

Marie Borum, MD, director of the Division of Gastroenterology and professor of medicine, spoke to The Washington Post about perforated ulcers, what causes them, and how they are treated.

Over the course of the pandemic and the events of 2020 and 2021, the Rodham Institute has enhanced its goal of achieving health equity. Through community outreach and sustained work to eliminate health disparities and improve people’s lives, the Rodham Institute is making a difference throughout…

A pair of faculty members in the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Clinical Research and Leadership were among five GW professors to receive the 23rd Annual Morton A. Bender Teaching Awards.