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SMHS Faculty Members Awarded Medical Research Grants
In August, The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) received three federally funded research project grants (R01s) and one federally funded cooperative agreement research project grant (U01).
New GW Initiative Advances Efforts Toward Understanding Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
One out of every 88 children in the United States will develop autism sometime during the first three years of life, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
GW Vascular Surgeon Anton Sidawy, M.D., Becomes University’s Fifth Lewis B. Saltz Chair of Surgery
On the 50th anniversary of the installation of the first Lewis B. Saltz Chair of Surgery, the George Washington University medical community turned out to honor Anton Sidawy, M.D., M.P.H. ’99, on the occasion of his installation as the Lewis B. Saltz Chair of Surgery, Sept. 19.
NSF Director Discusses the Future of Science and Engineering Research and Innovation
Science and engineering research is entering a new era where global challenges require global solutions. Subra Suresh, Sc.D., director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), discussed the challenges and opportunities associated with this new era of science and engineering research and…
Partnered for Successful Pregnancies
School of Medicine and Health Sciences Student Interest Group Pairs Medical Students Eager for Experience with Expectant Mothers for Better Outcomes
Free Cancer Screening Day and The Foggy Bottom Block Party
The School of Medicine and Health Sciences, along with the GW Medical Faculty Associates and the GW Hospital, hosted a free cancer screening day on Oct. 19 from 9 am to 2 pm. GW offered screening for skin cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and administered lung-function testing.
GW Office of International Medicine Programs Offers Unique Medical Research Fellowship Opportunity
Early this fall, GW’s Office of International Medicine Programs (IMP) launched the Medical Research Fellowship Program (MRFP).
GW Breast Care Center Annual Luncheon Supports Breast Cancer Survivors
Women in pink scarves, hats, and jackets filed into the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Oct. 24. They registered and received nametags, but few needed them; they were at home. As they entered the reception hall faces lit up and hugs were given freely as old friends reunited.
On Track: Focused on Community Health
Utsha Khatri’s first exposure to medicine was from the perspective of treating the underserved. She believes that multiple factors influence a patient’s prospects for good health — education, stress, access to healthy foods, etc.
A Flawless Delivery: After 42 Years of Service Larsen Steps Down as Chair of OBGYN
It’s a typical Thursday for John Larsen, M.D., chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) at GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences.