The cholera outbreak in Haiti is part of a worldwide pandemic that began 50 years ago. Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Research Professor, Walter G. Ross Professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, says cholera is one of the fastest killers because it produces toxins that damage the intestines and it takes all the water out of a person's body.
Haiti Not Equipped For Cholera
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The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences faculty promotion and/or tenure list and the members of the Class of 2025 Emeriti Faculty.
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) welcomed members of the MD Program Class of 2025 to the medical profession during the annual Graduation and Diploma Ceremony, at Lisner Auditorium on May 18.
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) celebrated the 2025 cohort of health sciences program graduates broad range of disciplines, and they gathered for the Graduation Celebration and Diploma Ceremony on May 17.