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As large scissors cut into a white ribbon adorned with the logo of the Governor’s Health Sciences Academy at T.C. Williams, cheers echoed across the auditorium from those gathered to celebrating the official launch of the program.
The GW Biomedical Informatics Center is implementing new methodologies to better understand a large pool of medical data.
The Selma Liss Blum and Jerome W. Blum Surgical Education Fund provides for educational expenses and materials in the GW Department of Surgery, and includes the Stanley M. Knoll, MD, Endowed Surgical Prize, an annual award for the GW surgery resident who exemplifies clinical excellence.
Kristiina Parviainen-Yang, MD, RESD '99, discussed thyroid disease during pregnancy at the 10th Annual Allan B. Weingold Lecture
SMHS received a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to develop an educational pipeline program.
Diversity often is defined as increasing representation of people from all backgrounds in a particular field, but it’s also more than varying the makeup of an organization, it’s supporting diversity of thought, says Keith Melancon.
The GW Postdoc Association hosted Postdoc Appreciation Day on Sept. 21 as part of the National Postdoc Association Postdoc Appreciation Week from Sept. 17–21. 
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.