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Just days after George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) students gathered to express concerns about gun violence and patient safety, two more shootings occurred: One in Wisconsin and one in Pennsylvania.

After receiving scholarship support from GW, Dr. Essel’s giving back through his work in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and investing in students who will become physicians helping others.

The threat of Hurricane Florence loomed over the George Washington (GW) University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Reunion Weekend, but the clouds and spots of rain didn’t dampen the spirits of those attending the annual event.

First-year MD, PT, and PA students volunteered with the Special Olympics Young Athletes program for Community Service Day.

In mid-September, the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) started a tradition: the Stuart S. Kassan, MD ’72, Lecture Series.

There is more to the elements of style than whether you can get away with wearing white after Labor Day. In terms of branding, marketing, and writing, style equals grammar and punctuation plus accuracy and consistency.

Leading up to his first year of medical school at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), David Agdashian, now a second-year MD student, had the opportunity to work at the Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

SMHS welcomed the MD Class of 2022 at the White Coat and Honor Code Ceremony.

Lexis Deshazor-Burnett, a rising junior at North Carolina A&T State University, credits the George Washington University (GW) Summer Program Advancing Research on Cancer (GW-SPARC) with opening her eyes to the myriad research paths she could follow.

Before SMHS welcomed the incoming MD Class of 2022 during the White Coat Ceremony, first-year medical students, their alumni parents, and family members gathered for the annual SMHS Legacy Brunch.