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Showcasing Accomplishments
The annual Health Sciences Showcase highlighted departmental and IMPACT initiative endeavors through creative video presentations.
The GW Cancer Center Joins Nearly 1,000 Local and National Organizations to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates Nationwide
The GW Cancer Center has joined with nearly 1,000 local and national organizations to support the 80% by 2018 initiative, led by the American Cancer Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable. The 80% by 2018 initiative represents a shared…
GW Researchers Create Conceptual Model for Acute, Unscheduled Care
Jesse Pines, M.D., M.B.A., director of the Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research (CHIPR), as well as other GW CHIPR researchers, created a conceptual model for episodes of acute, unscheduled care. The model, published in Annals of Emergency Medicine, will help researchers,…
GW Chosen to Help Lead National Effort to Find a Cure for HIV/AIDS
Researchers from GW have received a $28 million grant from the NIH to lead an 18-site collaboration, named “BELIEVE,” to find a cure for HIV.
The GW Institute for Spirituality and Health Celebrates 15 Years
The GW Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish) celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. GWish is a recognized leader in building the global movement to create more compassionate health care systems.
GW Cancer Center Receives $1Mil to Promote Health Equity Through Patient-Provider Training Program
The GW Cancer Center received a one million dollar grant from the Pfizer Foundation to advance equitable, patient-centered cancer care by providing resources for patients and health care providers to have improved conversations, including a focus on patient health literacy, and cultural sensitivity…
GW Establishes New Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences has established a new Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research. The new Center will absorb the Office of Clinical Practice Innovation and Urgent Matters, expanding its reach across GW.
Continuing the Conversation
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences hosted a Town Hall to discuss racial bias on July 13.
Dr. Ian Toma Selected as 2016-2018 Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar for Education and Research Project in Moldova
Ian Toma, M.D., MSHS ’04, Ph.D.‘11, associate research professor of clinical research and leadership and medicine, was selected as a Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar to facilitate bioinformatics and genomics education and to conduct a research project in Moldova.
Dr. Robert Kaiser Elected to Serve on Board of Directors for the American Academy of Home Care Medicine
Robert Kaiser, M.D., associate professor of medicine, was elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Home Care Medicine.