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The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2017 celebrated their dedication to service, academia, and their patients at the program’s Graduation Awards Ceremony, May 19.

More than 3,000 miles from Washington, D.C., lies the Toledo District of Belize, where in May 2017 three Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) students at SMHS spent six days learning about the country while also teaching its children about disability awareness.

Jennifer Bires, LICSW, OSW-C, program coordinator of patient support services at the GW Cancer Center, was named the 2017 AOSW Oncology Social Worker of the Year.

The 80th meeting of the Kane King Dodek Obstetrical Society, held May 17, was filled with excitement, yet also a tone of remembrance. 

At the M.D. graduation on May 21, Raymond Lucas, M.D., associate dean for faculty affairs and professional development at the SMHS, announced 10 professors who have received Emeritus status.

School of Medicine and Health Sciences graduates had the “time of their lives” at the 2017 M.D. Diploma Ceremony on May 21, thanks to a couple of their more musically inclined classmates, as well as the support from their family, friends, teachers, and mentors.

Graduates from SMHS health sciences programs received their diplomas on May 20 at Lisner Auditorium in front of friends, family and faculty. 

Friends and family cheered and wiped away tears as members of the George Washington University (GW) Physician Assistant (P.A.) Class of 2017 donned long coats of dazzling white — a symbol of their transition from students to medical professionals.

Kris Lehnhardt, M.D., assistant professor of emergency medicine, was interviewed by National Geographic for an article about the possibilities of reproduction in space.

Kavita Parikh, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, was quoted in an AAP News article discussing her study of children injured in accidents involving firearms, and recommendations for gun safety.