Crisis Response
As the GW community, and the country, continue to learn the full impact a public health crisis can have, SMHS is keeping students, faculty, and staff informed about clinical public health through a new online Learning Lab educational series.
Students at SMHS may not, right now, be able to use their burgeoning medical knowledge to make a direct impact in a health care setting, but they are finding unique ways to help the workers on the front lines of this battle.
Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), discusses strategies for managing the isolation and stress brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
When planning their wedding, Yuan James Rao, MD, director of brachytherapy at the GW Cancer Center and assistant professor of radiology at SMHS, and Destie Provenzano, a PhD candidate in the GW Department of Biomedical Engineering, had no idea the day would land amid a global health crisis.
Nancy Gaba, MD, Oscar I. and Mildred S. Dodek and Joan B. and Oscar I. Dodek, Jr. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, spoke to WTTG-FOX5 for a segment address the concerns expecting mothers have about delivering during a pandemic.
Hana Akselrod, MD, assistant professor of medicine, spoke to Voice of America for an article on treatments being developed and tested for COVID-19.
Pooja Lakshmin, MD, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, co-authored an article for The New York Times about the psychiatric effects of some of the treatments being considered to treat COVID-19.
Robert Shesser, MD, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, spoke to WTTG-FOX5 for a segment on the need for protective gear in emergency rooms during COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 didn't deter students from the excitement of the day. When the clock hit noon they gathered with family and friends around computer monitors and across D.C. and the country for a virtual reveal of their residency match.
Keith Mortman, MD, associate professor of surgery, spoke with WJLA-ABC7 for a segment about the use of virtual reality technology to view the damage COVID-19 can have on a patient's lungs.