News Archive

In early 2018, a woman in her 30s, we’ll call her Sue although that’s not her real name, decided that she’d like to try one of those hip electric scooters she’d seen whizzing around town. Bad decision.

Pooja Lakshmin, MD, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, spoke to Glamour for an article on treating prenatal depression.

Nathaniel DeNicola, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, spoke to NBC News about the association between very hot weather and premature births.

First-year MD student Amil Agarwal presented a poster on hidradenitis suppurativa at the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting in November.

Jeffrey Bethony, PhD, professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, spoke to Nature for an article on why only vaccines can eradicate infection by parasitic worms.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences was honored with the Distinguished Academic Partner Award by the Northern Virginia Community College Educational Foundation.

The Clara Bliss Hinds Society at GW is a career and leadership development organization within SMHS aimed at enhancing the work environment for women and promoting equity in promotion, tenure, and recognition of women throughout the school, as well as promoting networking and mentorship…

For the 10th consecutive year, all of the graduates from the SMHS Class of 2019 Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy successfully passed the National Physical Therapy Licensing Examination on their first attempt.

Beginning March 1, 2020, Children’s National Hospital neonatologists will staff the neonatal intensive care unit and the Well-Baby Service at GW Hospital. 

Abhya Vij, a second-year MD student SMHS, is using her passion for innovation to create a wearable device that may one day help children in disadvantaged communities better understand asthma triggers.