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The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences MD program Class of 2024 celebrates graduation, May 18.

The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Physical Therapy (PT) Class of 2024 graduates gathered for the Doctor of Physical Therapy Awards Ceremony, May 17.

Supna Kudchadkar, MD, 2024 AOA Alpha Chapter Visiting Professor, addressed the GW AOA chapter’s newest members at the 69th Annual Banquet and Induction Ceremony.

More than 250 research submissions highlighting the breadth of research and scholarly activities at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) were featured during the 2024 GW SMHS Research Showcase, April 25.

First-year medical student Ishan Abdullah, MSI, BS ’23, received the 15th Annual Marilyn J. Koering Award recognizing his academic achievement in the anatomical sciences.

LaQuandra Nesbitt, MD, MPH, presented the keynote of the GW Law School’s annual Health Law and Policy Symposium. This year’s event explored the question “Is the Constitution Bad for Your Health?”

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) hosted the second installment of the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences Bicentennial Lecture Series, titled “Maintaining a Healthy Brain,” April 10.

Rong Li, PhD, chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine and Ross Professor of Basic Science Research received the 2024 GW Inventor of the Year award for his research addressing breast cancer treatment and prevention, particularly triple-negative breast cancer.

Barbara Lee Bass, MD, RESD ’86, was honored by Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office on Women’s Policy and Initiatives at the annual Washington Women of Excellence Awards, March 28, 2024.

In honor of Women’s History Month we look back on the GW MD Program’s First Alumna, Clara Bliss Hinds, MD 1887.