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Congratulations to the 2012 “Golden Apple” awardees. The Golden Apple awards recognize the contributions of medical school professors who have made significant impacts on the students’ education.
From the diagnosis of acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage to the awareness of urban pests and pesticides to the epidemiology of dengue fever in St. Lucia, the topics studied by students and faculty at the George Washington University are not just fascinating— they have the potential to…
Jonathan Reiner, M.D., professor of Medicine and clinician at the GW Medical Faculty Associates, was quoted in The Washington Post about the status of former vice president, Richard Cheney following his heart transplant.
Two years of basic sciences, two years of clinical rotations. That’s the standard medical education curriculum, a formula that’s been in place for decades in many American medical schools.
Raphael Karkowski, a fourth-year medical student at GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), wasn’t sure if it was nerves or just a sugar rush from brunch. Whatever it was, he knew his heartbeat was picking up its pace.
Joseph Giordano, M.D., former chairman of the Department for Surgery, was featured in the Washington Post.
Gary Little, M.D., assistant professor of Emergency Medicine, commented in an article about the dangers of overexertion in unseasonably warm weather.
Gary Little, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine and GW Hospital Medical Director, gave runners who were participating in D.C.'s Rock and Roll Marathon a few reminders to help their body adjust from winter running to warm weather running.
Michael Irwig, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine and clinician at the GW Medical Faculty Associates, commented on a new study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine that finds male rats receiving oral finasteride treatment for four weeks had a 25% reduction in the weight of their penis (corpora…
The George Washington University is host to the world’s leaders in the area of research that focuses on Thymosins— small proteins present in many animal tissues that have diverse biological activities