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SMHS M.D. Students Advocate for Patients on Capitol Hill
As part of the #ProtectOurPatients campaign, students walked to Capitol Hill to deliver a petition asking Congress not to repeal the health care law.
Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture Highlights Desegregation of Medical Schools
Vanessa Northington Gamble, M.D., Ph.D., discusses the integration movement through the eyes of Edith Irby at the inaugural lecture on Jan. 24.
SMHS Student Volunteers Show Energy, Leadership at Presidential Inauguration
As most of Washington, D.C. slept during the early hours of Jan. 20, a group of School of Medicine and Health Sciences students made their way to the National Mall to assist with medical aid at the Presidential Inauguration.
A Message from Dean Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D.
The School of Medicine and Health Sciences values and supports all members of our diverse community and the contributions they make to our mission.
A Seat at the Table
Third-year M.D. student Ashtin Jeney discusses her passion for advocacy and her role as a board member of the American Medical Association Political Action Committee.
GW Researcher Finds Genetic Cause of New Type of Muscular Dystrophy
Chiara Manzini, Ph.D., assistant professor in pharmacology & physiology, published research in the American Journal of Human Genetics about a newly discovered mutation in the INPP5K gene, which leads to short stature, muscle weakness, intellectual disability, and cataracts, and…
Unraveling the Mysteries of HIV Integration in Flatworm Parasites
Researchers at GW's School of Medicine and Health Sciences investigate how to manipulate the genes of the schistosome parasite to disrupt its ability to survive and infect people. 
GW Cancer Leader Co-authors Lancet Commentary on International Cancer Control Access & Equity
Mandi Pratt-Chapman, M.A., associate center director for patient-centered initiatives and health equity at the GW Cancer Center, co-authored a commentary published in The Lancet Oncology, which calls to bridge the gap between the achievable and the accessible in cancer care.
To the GW SMHS Community
Our community remembers Navdeep Kang, a fourth-year medical student, class of 2015. The SMHS community is invited to gather today from 4-6 p.m. in the Weingold Conference Room on the 7th floor of Ross Hall for support and to remember Nav.
GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Receives Cutting-Edge Surgical Equipment from KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America for Simulation and Training Future Health Leaders
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that it has received a generous grant from KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America for equipment to help train future health care leaders in the latest surgical and other treatment techniques.