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GW Researchs Receive Award from National Cancer Institute to Study Cancer from a Neglected Tropical Disease
WASHINGTON (June 16, 2011) — Researchers from The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) have been awarded a five-year, $500,000-per-year R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
SMHS Student Recognized by the Point Foundation for Exemplary Academics and Leadership in the Community
Dan O’Neill, a third-year medical student pursuing his MD/MPH at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and an HIV awareness activist, is one of 34 scholars, out of 2000 applicants, chosen to receive a scholarship from the Point Foundation.
Dr. James Griffith, Recognized by the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture
Dr. James L. Griffith, professor and interim chair of Psychiatry and Neurology and director of the Psychiatry Residency Program at SMHS, was awarded the Creative Scholarship Award by the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture (SSPC) at their annual meeting, June 2 – 4.
Dr. Henry J. Kaminski Joins SMHS as Chair of the Department of Neurology
SMHS announced today that Henry J. Kaminski, M.D., will be joining the faculty as the Meta Amalia Neumann Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology in September 2011.
Department of Emergency Medicine Announces the First EMT-Basic Clinical Summer Program for High School Students
The Department of Emergency Medicine of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is hosting the DC area’s first EMT-Basic Clinical Summer Program aimed at high school and first/second year college students interested in a healthcare delivery career.
Dr. Alan G. Wasserman is Elected to the Board of Directors of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
The Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society has announced that Dr. Alan G. Wasserman, chairman of the Department of Medicine at SMHS, has been elected to the Board of Directors as a Councilor Director.
U.S.News and World Report: Children’s National Medical Center among Best Children’s Hospitals
Children’s National Medical Center is once again ranked among America’s best pediatric institutions by U.S.News & World Report. This is the first year that the nation’s children’s hospital is featured on the list of elite pediatric specialty care providers in all 10 pediatric subspecialty areas…
SMHS and Kids Against Hunger Prepare 60,000 Meals for Famine-Stricken Families
Today, more than 500 first- and second-year medical and health science students, faculty, and staff from SMHS scooped, measured, and bagged meals made of rice, dehydrated vegetables, soybeans, and 21 vitamins and minerals. In partnership with the DC Chapter of Kids Against Hunger, they assembled…
Leonard Wartofsky, M.D., M.P.H, Receives Alumni Achievement Award
Leonard Wartofsky, M.D., M.P.H., who earned four degrees from GW, was one of five distinguished alumni who received this year’s Alumni Achievement Awards. The award are the highest form of recognition that the University and the GW Alumni Association bestow upon alumni each year.
Alum, Dr. Richard Kovar, Named 2012 Family Physician of the Year
Richard Kovar, MD ‘80, was named 2012 Family Physician of the Year by the American Academy of Family Physicians.