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Within most successful researchers there lies a stubborn streak; a flicker of perseverance that lights the way past personal and professional setbacks en route to the next big idea. So it was for Jean L.
The newest member of the Department of Urology at GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), Paul Rusilko, D.O., specializes in an area of the field that has long been underrepresented amongst the medical community in Washington, D.C.
Compton Benjamin, M.D., Ph.D., RESD ’09, assistant professor of urology at GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), regularly treats patients for everything from kidney, prostate, and testicular cancer to kidney stones and erectile dysfunction.
The Physician Assistant Class of 2015 received their short white coats during a ceremony on Oct. 4.
Nixon recently toured the department’s new laboratory space with Dean Akman.
Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., shared her perspective on the future of health care quality during the inaugural SMHS Annual Health Care Quality Lecture, Oct. 17.
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences installed Dean Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D. '81, RESD '85, as the Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Administrative Medicine.
Walter A. Bloedorn’s Impact on GW Medicine
"Hospice Voices: Lessons for Living at the End of Life" by Eric Lindner was released on Oct. 12. Lindner is donating all of the book profits to organizations committed to improving the lives of hospice patients and their families, including the GW Institute for Spirituality and Health.
The SMHS Class of ’63 was honored at a special luncheon hosted by Dean Akman.