Health Sciences News

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences was honored with the Distinguished Academic Partner Award by the Northern Virginia Community College Educational Foundation.
One of the most unique aspects of attending GW is its home in the nation’s capital. Recently, second-year SMHS PA students, Tatum Little and Bradley Cundiff, took advantage of GW’s location by lobbying on Capitol Hill in support of their future profession.  
Reamer L. Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C, DFAAPA, senior associate dean for health sciences and professor of physician assistant (PA) studies, and Howard Straker, EdD, MPH, PA-C, assistant professor of PA studies, were elected and inducted to leadership positions at the Physician Assistant Education…
The GW PA Program celebrated the dedication and service of some of its faculty and students at the PA Week Reception in October.
In a research paper in the American Journal of Men’s Health, Robert Turner II, PhD, assistant professor of clinical research and leadership, sought to expand upon investigations into risks for depressive symptoms in former athletes in the NFL.
Four students from the Physician Assistant Studies Program at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences are participating on Students Board Committees with the AAPA Student Academy.
Congratulations to Maranda Ward, EdD ’17, MPH, assistant professor of clinical research and leadership at SMHS, who earned a spot on the Leadership Center for Excellence’s 40 Under 40 list.
Barbara Lee Bass, a widely respected academic medicine leader, surgeon and researcher who completed her residency and served on faculty at the GW, has been named vice president for health affairs and dean of the SMHS.
The editorial team of JAAPA, including Reamer L. Bushardt, PharmD, PA-C, DFAAPA, senior associate dean for health sciences, Harrison Reed, MMSc, PA-C, assistant professor of physician assistant studies, and Teri L. Capshaw, MBA, communications and editorial director for health sciences, was…
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce a new Doctor of Health Sciences Program in Leadership in Clinical Practice and Education. The program will be housed within the Department of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences.