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Health Sciences Graduates Urged to Be Leaders in Health Professions
Be innovative. Be collaborative. Be just. That was the charge to students during the 2020 graduation celebration ceremony for health sciences programs at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS).
The GW Academic Medical Enterprise, UHS, and District of Columbia Government Agree to Enter into Negotiations to Support the Establishment and Operation of New East End Hospital
The D.C. Government, GW’s Academic Medical Enterprise, and Universal Health Services have finalized a non-binding memorandum of agreement to enter into negotiations to support the establishment and operation of a hospital and health care services on the St. Elizabeths campus in Southeast, D.C.
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SMHS Education Goes Virtual
To honor social distancing requirements, while still meeting its educational mission, SMHS is using creativity and ingenuity to take learning online.
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GW COVID-19 Response Fund Supports Academic and Clinical Mission of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) launched a GW COVID-19 Response Fund to support the academic and clinical mission of SMHS during this global health crisis.
SMHS Clinical Public Health Faculty Host Learning Lab on COVID-19
As the GW community, and the country, continue to learn the full impact a public health crisis can have, SMHS is keeping students, faculty, and staff informed about clinical public health through a new online Learning Lab educational series.
Map of US showing states where GW SMHS Class of 2020 MD students matched for residency training
A Virtually Perfect Match
COVID-19 didn't deter students from the excitement of the day. When the clock hit noon they gathered with family and friends around computer monitors and across D.C. and the country for a virtual reveal of their residency match.  
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SMHS, GW MFA Get to Know Dean Barbara L. Bass, MD
More than 30 years after completing her residency at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), Barbara L. Bass, MD, RESD ’86, returned to her Foggy Bottom roots filled with optimism for the future of the school and its partners.
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Laboratories in Ross Hall Renovated to Support Growing Research Community at SMHS
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is investing $3.9 million to convert 13,500 square feet of lab space in Ross Hall into state-of-the-art research facilities.
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GW Health Village Draws Crowds at NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo
Thousands of Washington, D.C., area residents streamed through the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in January to take part in the annual two-day NBC4-Telemundo44 Health & Fitness Expo. 
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GW SMHS Welcomes the New Dean and MFA Chief Executive Officer Barbara L. Bass, MD, RESD '86
Today, as Barbara L. Bass, MD, RESD '86, begins her first day at GW serving as the new Vice President for Health Affairs, Dean of the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Chief Executive Officer of the GW Medical Faculty Associates (GW MFA), the GW community…
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