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GW Medical Faculty Associates Recieves Prestigious CINE Award for Documentary Highlighting MFA Breast Care Program
Congratulations to The GW Medical Faculty Associates (MFA) for winning a 2011 CINE Golden Eagle award in the Science & Technology competition for the Television & Film industries. Their winning submission is a documentary titled, 'Survivor: Cara Scharf' that tells the story of a twenty-…
Neuroscience Professor, Dr. LaMantia, Awarded NIH Grant
Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and Director of the GW Institute for Neuroscience in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify molecular mechanisms that define…
World AIDS Day Event at GW Campus
The GW SMHS was part of an event that took place on the GW Campus to mark World AIDS Day 2011. ONE and (RED) hosted this event to recognize reaching “the beginning of the end of AIDS.”
Congressman Olson Introduces Bill To Save Lives & Protect Good Samaritans
Congressman Pete Olson Introduced the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2011, H.R. 3511, that will establish a uniform base of liability protection for businesses that acquire AEDs and the good Samaritans who use them. The Cheney Cardiovascular Institute supports and applauds Congressman Olson's…
GW Professor Debra Herrmann Receives 2011 Rising Star Award by the Physician Assistant Education Association
Debra Herrmann, MSHS, MPH, PA-C, assistant professor of Physician Assistant Studies in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, is the recipient of the 2011 Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Rising Star Award.
Dennis Narango Named Associate Dean and Associate Vice President of Development & Alumni Relations
Dennis Narango has been named associate dean of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and associate vice president of GW Medicine development and alumni relations. Mr. Narango will join GW on Nov. 21, 2011.
Alum Named President-Elect of Medical Society of Virginia
GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences alum, Russell C. Libby, M.D., F.A.A.P, was installed as president-elect of the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) during the Society’s annual meeting held on October 30th at Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va.
GW Cheney Cardiovascular Institute Awards Research Grants to GW Faculty and Fellows
GW Cheney Cardiovascular Institute awards grants to advance research in the area of cardiology.
New Physician Advisor for Office of International Medicine Programs
Dr. Jeffrey Berger has been appointed as physician advisor for the Office of International Medicine Programs.
Third Year Psychiatric Resident Awarded Laughlin Fellowship by American College of Psychiatrists
Third year psychiatric resident, Brandon Kohrt, M.D., Ph.D., has been selected as one of ten Laughlin Fellows by the American College of Psychiatrists. The Laughlin Fellows are chosen from an elite pool of applicants deemed likely to make a significant contribution to the field of psychiatry. They…
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