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The GW Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research announced the winners of the 2018 GW Hospital Leadership in Practice Innovation Award. 

Jesse Pines, MD, MBA, director of the Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research and professor of emergency medicine, and Arvind Venkat, MD, chair of research at US Acute Care Solutions, co-authored a report published in Annals of Emergency Medicine finding major measurement issues in…

Carolyn J. Drew has been named associate dean and associate vice president for development and alumni relations at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Christina Puchalski, MD, was recognized by members of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine as one of the 30 most influential leaders in hospice and palliative medicine.

Aisha Liferidge, MD, MPH, was appointed to the board of directors for the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Dominic Raj, MD, received a research grant from Relypsa to investigate the role of the microbiome in potassium homeostasis.

For the eighth consecutive year, graduates of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Physical Therapy Program achieved a 100 percent first-time pass rate on the National Physical Therapy Examination.

Shawneequa Callier, JD, MA, associate professor of clinical research and leadership, received the 2017 Genome Recognition of Employee Accomplishments and Talents Award from the National Human Genome Research Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

Maura Polanski, PA-C, MS, MHPE, was named chair and associate professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences will participate in the First International Scientific Research Summit of the GW-Spain Consortium in Madrid on Dec. 1–2.