Making the Rounds

On March 16, George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) MD students waited with anticipation to discover where their residency training would begin.
In her new role as associate dean and associate vice president for development and alumni relations at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), Carolyn J.
Trudy Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, has been named associate dean for health sciences research at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS).
The George Washington University’s (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and the Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken SPH) are joining forces to prepare clinician-leaders for their future careers.
Sara Melita was recently selected to serve as the senior advisor and chief of staff to Jeffrey S. Akman, M.D. ’81, RESD ’85, vice president for health affairs, Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Administrative Medicine, and dean of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS).
Putting Health Care on Center Stage: Standing on the stage in George Washington University’s (GW’s) Jack Morton Auditorium in February, Sens. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) debated the state of the U.S. health care system.
Every year, medical and physical therapy students vote on the educators who have had a significant impact on their education; the 2017 Golden Apple Award recipients were Zhiyong Han, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine; Marie Almira-Suarez, M.D., assistant professor
On the second day of the 22nd annual George Washington University (GW) Research Days, School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) students had a chance to show off their work outside the classroom to their peers and the GW community.
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) recognized the GW Hospital as one of 52 institutions in the United States to have achieved meritorious outcomes of surgical patient care.
The George Washington University Hospital (GW Hospital) recently earned accreditation as a Comprehensive Stroke Center from the Joint Commission and American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, making it one of fewer than 100 hospitals nationwide to receive the recognition.