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GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) physical therapy (PT) students spent a Saturday earlier this month helping those in need in their community and abroad as part of the annual international PT Day of Service.

The GW PA Program invited students, faculty, staff, preceptors, alumni, and friends to the PA Week reception to celebrate 50 years of the profession.

One word echoed throughout the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Physical Therapy (PT) Convocation on Oct. 16: potential.

Robert Siegel, MD '77, was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, the highest honor given to alumni by the university and the GW Alumni Association.

In September, about 30 new members of the SMHS faculty met with Jeffery S. Akman, MD ’81, RESD ’85, vice president for health affairs, Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Administrative Medicine, and dean of SMHS, for a chance to learn about all SMHS has to offer.

Barbara Goff, MD, discussed screening, early diagnosis, and prevention of ovarian cancer at the 14th Annual Susan Patricia Teck Memorial Lecture.

Matthew Hahn, MD ’97, discussed the mantra that shapes his relationship with patients at the 12th Annual Stuart M. Fidler Memorial Lecture.

Twenty-one years after the start of the George Washington University (GW) Medical Faculty Associates’ (MFA) Mobile Mammography Program, supporters gathered at the Embassy of France in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17 for the Blush Luncheon to toast a new mammovan and the future of the program.

David Acosta, MD, chief diversity and inclusion officer at the AAMC, discussed racial barriers in academic medicine in a special Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, co-sponsored by the SMHS Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

The Office of International Medicine Programs welcomed participants, faculty, and staff to the annual event, which included recognition of outstanding faculty and the accomplishments of the program.