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GW SMHS physician assistant (PA) Class of 2022 traded their short white coats for the long version, signaling their achievement as graduates.

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences returned to in-person events for the Health Sciences Programs Class of 2022 graduation.

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences celebrated the graduation and hooding of the MD program Class of 2022, featuring remarks by LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH, director of the District of Columbia Department of Health.

Today, Universal Health Services (UHS) and the George Washington University (GW) announce restructured terms of their long-standing partnership agreement and investment in the George Washington University Hospital (GW Hospital).

Surgeons at the George Washington University (GW) Transplant Institute’s Liver Transplantation Program recently completed the institute’s first liver transplant. The institute expands much needed comprehensive liver care services for residents of Washington, D.C., and the surrounding communities.

Members of the MD program Class of 2024 were joined by faculty, family, and friends to celebrate the 23rd Annual George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) White Coat and Honor Code Ceremony.

More than 150 MD program students presented abstracts, poster sessions, and selected oral presentations on a range of disciplines, such as clinical and translational science, clinical public health, and medical education-related research.

Melissa Carroll, PhD, associate professor of anatomy and cell biology at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences, who received the inaugural GW Out for Health Lavender Award.

The Akman Innovation Fund, created in 2019 in honor of Jeffrey S. Akman, MD ’81, RESD ’85, former dean of GW SMHS, selected its inaugural pair of recipients.

Camille Leoni, BS ’21, received the 13th Annual Marilyn J. Koering Award, April 6. The award — named in honor of Marilyn Koering, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Cell Biology, who taught at GW for 34 years — is presented each year to a first-year medical student for their outstanding work in…