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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.

To improve health equity and health care access and to bring research and technology to Wards 7 and 8 in Washington, D.C., GW Hospital signed a letter of intent to oversee the opening of a new hospital and health complex in Southeast D.C.

Juliet Lee, MD, MA ’17, joined the Master Teacher Leadership Development Program to take the next step in gaining new skills and instruction in education and leadership. The year-long program was developed in 2002 as a partnership between GSEHD and SMHS.

Robert H. Miller, PhD, a neuroscientist, researcher, and administrator in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been named the university’s new vice president for research. 

Genesis Tackie joined the GW SMHS Upward Bound program to enhance his education and improve in school. He didn’t know he would find a new community, a group of like-minded friends “who want to better themselves.”

The Continuing Training Grant program hosted through SMHS has produced several TECC-based training courses offered across the country.

SMHS hosted a panel discussion for health care profession advisers wanting to learn more about admissions requirements

The program, coordinated by the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Office of Diversity and Inclusion, works to increase access to health careers and expand diversity in the medical field.