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Graduation Celebration 2021 May 7-16 | Virtual flyer for GW SMHS graduation
2021 Virtual Graduation Events Line Up
Information about Graduation Week events and ceremonies running from Friday, May 7, through Sunday, May 16.
SMHS Professor Receives $2 Million for Research on Physical Fitness and Dementia
Qing Zeng, PhD, professor of clinical research and leadership at SMHS, received a $2 million grant for research to examine the role of physical fitness in preventing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in veterans.
GW Faculty Participate in Virtual American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science D.C. and VA Spring Meeting
The D.C. and Virginia chapters of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science will be holding their spring meeting on Saturday, April 10 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET. Many faculty from GW will be participating.
Dr. Tamara Ritsema posing for a portrait
Long-time Leader and Innovator, Tamara Ritsema, Tapped to Serve as Interim Chair of GW Department of Physician Assistant Studies
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) has selected Tamara “Tami” Ritsema, PhD, MPH, MMSc, PA-C, associate professor of physician assistant (PA) studies, to serve as the interim chair of the Department of PA Studies at GW SMHS, beginning on March 1, 2021…
President Biden walking with Dr. Kevin O'Connor at the White House
SMHS Professor Tapped to Serve as Physician to the President
Associate Professor of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences, and of Medicine, at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Kevin O’Connor, DO, was recently appointed to serve as the Physician to the President by 46th President of the United States Joseph…
TC Williams High School students learning to take blood pressure on a dummy arm
Virginia Expands Partnership with SMHS to Meet the Region's Need for Health Science Professionals
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) has received a $700,000 grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia to implement an innovative educational project in the life sciences and expand regional job opportunities for students in the Governor’s Health…
Dr. Melissa Tice posing for a portrait
Melissa Tice, PhD, Walks Through the FDA Vaccine Approval Process
As news emerges that COVID-19 vaccine trials from U.S. pharmaceutical corporations Pfizer and Moderna are showing, in preliminary data, high-efficacy rates, a new question is being asked: What comes next?
A medical table containing sample analysis objects and a COVID-19 pcr test
SMHS Biomedical Laboratory Science Students Take on COVID-19 Testing
As Naval Hospital Bremerton, in Bremerton, Washington, began to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increased demand to be prepared to provide testing for those in need.
Dr. Paige McDonald posing for a portrait
Paige McDonald to Serve as Vice Chair of Department of Clinical Research and Leadership at GW SMHS
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences has named Paige McDonald, EdD ’12, assistant professor of clinical research and leadership, to serve in a new role as vice chair of the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership (CRL). 
Drs. Samar Nasser and Trudy Mallinson posing for portraits
Trudy Mallinson, PhD, and Samar A. Nasser, PhD, Named Co-Directors of PhD in Translational Health Sciences Program at SMHS
Trudy Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FACRM, and Samar A. Nasser, PhD, MPH, PA-C, have been named co-program directors of the PhD in Translational Health Sciences Program in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership.
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