Crisis Response

To contain the flood of information on COVID-19, faculty and staff across GW are developing weekly intelligence reports for frontline providers and leaders throughout the GW medical enterprise.
Adam Friedman, MD, interim chair of the Department of Dermatology, spoke with CNN about the toll coronavirus-related stress has on skin.
Neal Sikka, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine, spoke with AARP for an article about the uncommon symptoms of COVID-19 that people should know about.
Bruno Petinaux, MD, chief medical officer at GW Hospital and clinical associate professor of emergency medicine, spoke with The Washington Post for an article on the COVID-19 response in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, and how the region's hospitals would respond to a spike in cases.
Every day Americans face myriad hardships as the COVID-19 pandemic continues without end. One major challenge is mental health.
Washington, D.C., taps GW expertise to help develop a plan to reopen the city following weeks of manditory stay at home orders in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.  
Gary Simon, MD, PhD, director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Walter G. Ross Professor of Clinical Research, spoke with C-SPAN's Washington Journal Primtime about COVID-19 updates and next steps in the response.
Jennifer Lee, MD, clinical associate professor of emergency medicine, authored an article for CNN about the importance of effective communication and coordination in reopening the country from the pandemic.
Reamer Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C, senior associate dean for health sciences and professor of physician assistant studies, recently testified at a panel hosted by the Council on Graduate Medical Education discussing ways to protect and support PAs and other members of the health care workforce during…
As COVID-19 continues its global impact, attendees of the second SMHS virtual Learning Lab were educated on the effects of the virus on marginalized communities throughout the United States.