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Students DC HAPP received white coats from their mentors during the graduation celebration held in April.

Flight paramedic and SMHS Health Sciences Distinguished Scholar Kurtis Guy, BSHS ’18 has always dreamed of becoming a doctor – and GW is helping him along the way.

From special museum exhibits to arts festivals, the Washington, D.C., region has much to offer family, friends, and loved ones visiting for George Washington University’s graduation weekend.

The SMHS research enterprise continues to blossom, and new and updated educational programs are attracting researchers, including those just entering the field.

Innovation and exploration reigned during the Second Annual Medical and Health App Development Workshop at the George Washington University (GW).

The eighth annual GW Institute for Neuroscience Symposium focused on the science of language and communication, and among the many presentations were discussions on vocal control networks, developmental brain plasticity after pediatric stroke, and neuroscience of autism spectrum disorders.

GW is expanding its clinical enterprise with a recent contract awarded to the GW Medical Faculty Associates (MFA) by United Medical Center (UMC). The MFA is providing professionals to staff UMC’s adult emergency services, and, in July, will be in charge of its hospitalist services.

Through her nonprofit, Jennifer Wall, PA-C, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, has made a significant impact on patient care in Malawi, where residents are at high risk for burn injuries.

For many in the lecture hall during the Marilyn Koering Award ceremony, Marilyn Koering, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, a devoted teacher, research scientist, mentor, and patient advocate, was an inspiration.

Cultural identity and the understanding of one’s self play into how the brain processes information and in how violence is motivated by one’s identity, topics discussed at the GW Department of Psychiatry’s most recent Grand Rounds.