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More than 3,000 miles from Washington, D.C., lies the Toledo District of Belize, where in May 2017 three Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) students at SMHS spent six days learning about the country while also teaching its children about disability awareness.
The 80th meeting of the Kane King Dodek Obstetrical Society, held May 17, was filled with excitement, yet also a tone of remembrance. 
At the M.D. graduation on May 21, Raymond Lucas, M.D., associate dean for faculty affairs and professional development at the SMHS, announced 10 professors who have received Emeritus status.
School of Medicine and Health Sciences graduates had the “time of their lives” at the 2017 M.D. Diploma Ceremony on May 21, thanks to a couple of their more musically inclined classmates, as well as the support from their family, friends, teachers, and mentors.
Class of 2017 M.D. program students received awards for their achievements at the annual Medical Student Gala, held Friday, May 19.
SMHS professors Kat Calabrese, M.D. ’08, RESD ’12, and Susan Ceryak, Ph.D. ’94, M.S. ’90, receive honor for their skill in the classroom.
Eight GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences M.D. students received the opportunity to participate in a learning experience abroad thanks to the Leonard C. Akman, M.D. ’43, Global Medicine Scholarship. 
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Department of Dermatology hosted a free skin cancer screening on Thursday, May 4, during Skin Cancer Awareness Month.
Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H., answered this question at the annual Irene Tamagna Lecture on Hypertension in early May.
The Third Annual Poetry Fest, held April 24, featured 27 George Washington University and VA health care professionals reciting their favorite verses.