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Committed to Service
GW medical and health sciences students along with staff and faculty teamed up for Commitment to Community Day.
Rick Hillegas, PA-C ’74, Receives Top Honor From the American Academy of Physician Assistants
Congratulations to George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences alumnus, Rick Hillegas, PA-C ’74, who was named a distinguished fellow by the American Academy of Physician Assistants for his contributions to patient care and his work in occupational medicine.
GW Researcher Receives $2Mil Grant to Study the Effect of Malpractice Risk and Financial Incentives on Cardiac Testing
Steven Farmer, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of medicine and health policy, received a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the effect of malpractice risk and financial incentives on cardiac testing, which will inform ongoing state malpractice reforms and federal…
Amy G. Hertz to Serve as Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff to Dean of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Vice President for Health Affairs at GW
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) welcomes Amy G. Hertz, who will serve as the senior advisor and chief of staff to Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D., Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Administrative Medicine, dean of SMHS, and vice president for health affairs…
GW Researcher Receives Grant to Study Brain Swelling Following Bleeding in the Brain
Shahram Majidi, M.D., a second-year resident in the Department of Neurology, received at $154K grant from the American Heart Association to study the presence of diffuse brain swelling and injury in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.
Interdisciplinary Research Team Finds Method for More Precise Diagnosis of Pneumonia
An interdisciplinary team of GW researchers are investigating more accurate and rapid methods of identification of bacterial pathogens in patients with pulmonary infections, which could lead to more targeted antimicrobial therapy with potentially less adverse effects and lower costs. Next-…
GW Cancer Institute Launches New Technical Assistance Portal for Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs
The GW Cancer Institute has launched the new Cancer Control Technical Assistance Portal (TAP), which will serve as an online resource for CDC-funded Comprehensive Cancer Control programs.
At the Heart of Excellence
SMHS celebrated incoming class, outstanding current physical therapy students, and resident alumni during the annual White Coat Ceremony and Convocation on Sept. 17.
Stressing Out
The 6th Annual Allan B. Weingold Obstetrics and Gynecology Lecture on Sept. 19 focused on stress prevention strategies.
Ismanie Guillaume, Third-Year Medical Student, Selected to Participate in American Society of Hematology’s Minority Medical Student Award Program
Congratulations to Ismanie Guillaume, a third-year medical student at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, who was chosen as one of just 12 medical students to participate in the 2014 class of the American Society of Hematology’s Minority Medical Student Award…