Public Health

Researchers at the GW Health Workforce Institute today announced a $5.5 million award from The Atlantic Philanthropies to promote health workforce equity by identifying, connecting and preparing leaders in the field to advance social mission in health professions education. 
An interdisciplinary, city-wide consortium of researchers, led by Alan E. Greenberg, MD, MPH, professor and chair in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Milken Institute School of Public Health, has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health for an expected $7.5 million…
SMHS residents participate in a course unique to GW, Residency Fellowship in Health Policy.
Madelyn Gould, Ph.D., M.P.H., delivered the 21st Annual Seymour Perlin, M.D., Lecture on Suicidology on Dec. 18.
Researchers at The Milken Institute School of Public Health, together with the Rodham Institute, were awarded a grant estimated to be funded at $23.8 million from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to study a new model that aims to improve HIV prevention and care while lowering…
Eliot Sorel, M.D., clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was interviewed by GW Today on Announcementss made at the White House Healthy Kids & Safe Sports Concussion Summit and the future of safety in youth sports.
Jennifer Lee, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine, was recently appointed Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe.
Lawrence “Bopper” Deyton, MSPH, M.D. ‘85, has been named senior associate dean for clinical public health.
Vinayak Jha, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, was a guest on Aljazeera America's America Tonight to discuss CVS's decision to stop selling tobacco in its stores. Jha also appeared on NBC4 and was quoted by Politico.
Roger Mitchell, M.D., RESD ’06, was recently appointed the District’s new Chief Medical Examiner by Mayor Vincent C. Gray.