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GW SMHS Kudos, May 2021
Highlights of recent achievements and recognition of the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences students, alumni, faculty, and staff.
Medical Student, Resident, and Chair of the GW SMHS Dermatology Department Publish Letter in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
In a letter published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, a team from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Department of Dermatology assessed how dermatology residency programs were using Instagram during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finding Growth in Research
The predoctoral NIH fellowship, also known as the Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award, is earned by scholars based on the quality of their mentored research proposal and career development plan.
Curcumin Nanoparticles May Be Viable Adjuvant for Sunscreen
A collaborative team from the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Albert Einstein College of Medicine published on the possibility that curcumin may be a viable photoprotective adjuvant when delivered through nanoparticles,
IBS Student Awarded Fulbright Grant To Conduct Research in Europe
Jonathan LoTempio Jr., a doctoral candidate in the genomics and bioinformatics program at the George Washington University Institute for Biomedical Science (IBS), received a grant through the Fulbright Schuman program to pursue research at the Institut für Höhere Studien in Vienna, Austria,…
Steven Davis, MD, To Serve as Interim Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Steven Davis, MD, student clerkship director and associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, will serve as interim assistant dean for student affairs for the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
From Associate Dean to Professor Emerita: Mary Corcoran, PhD, To Retire
Mary Corcoran, PhD, professor of clinical research and leadership at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), is prolific and productive, inquisitive and driven, a boon to SMHS. Despite her move from full-time professor to Professor Emerita, Corcoran’s…
Health Sciences Graduates Encouraged To Take Lessons Forward
On Saturday, May 15, the graduates of the George Washington University Health Sciences Programs celebrated their graduation in a virtual ceremony for the second year, as COVID-19 restrictions continued to prevent large gatherings. Although they couldn’t be together, graduates, faculty, and…
AΩA Welcomes New Members During 2021 Graduation Celebrations
The Alpha Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society partnered with the Clara Bliss Hinds Society for Women in Medicine and Sciences, to add the inaugural Leadership in Medicine Lecture to its annual AΩA Visiting Professorship and AΩA Induction Ceremony. National Institutes of…
MD Class of 2021 Celebrates Big Changes on the Horizon
Members of the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) MD program Class of 2021, faculty members and alumni of the school, and friends and family from across the country and around the world once again gathered virtually to acknowledge and celebrate the hard…