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Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), in collaboration with colleagues in France and Germany, have developed a model organism from a genetically modified parasitic worm to better study neglected tropical disease.

The George Washington University (GW) Center for Injury Prevention & Control at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) launched a public health campaign on TikTok to persuade young drivers in Washington, D.C., to slow down on the road.

The George Washington (GW) University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) announced the appointment of Stephanie Sharps, MD, FACP, as the new Assistant Dean for Student Affairs for the GW Regional Medical Campus (RMC) at LifeBridge Health, serving as the chief advocate and first point…

The George Washington University (GW) Medical Faculty Associates (GW MFA), is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher T. Smedley, MPM, as the Chief Clinical Affairs and Strategy Officer. Smedley served as a consultant in this role, and officially transitioned into the position on May…

The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and Pfizer Global Medical Grants are collaborating to offer a grant opportunity focused on broad implementation of GW’s Teledermatology Help Desk Clinic model in underserved areas across the United States.

Air quality in the Washington, D.C. area is unusually poor, and while it may be invisible some days, the threat is still there. Daniel Baram, MD, associate professor of medicine at the George Washington (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and division Director of Pulmonary…

Washington, D.C., community celebrates the next milestone in the development of the Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center, GW Health, June 22. The new $403 million hospital complex, on track for completion in early 2025.

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (GW SMHS) and the GW Medical Faculty Associates (GW MFA) are pleased to announce that Daniel Stein, MD, MHS, will serve as the interim chair of the GW Department of Urology.

GW’s Academic Medical Enterprise Hosted a health care booth for the annual Capital Pride Festival, June 11.

Joyce Maring, DPT, EdD, chair of the Department of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences since 2013, will transition into a new role on July 1, 2023, to serve as the Executive Associate Dean for Health Sciences. Ellen Costello, PT, PhD, professor in the Department of Health, Human…