Spring 2015 Issue

Terry Kind, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of pediatrics and the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ (SMHS) new assistant dean for clinical education, is taking curriculum to task.
GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) recently granted pilot funding to three investigative teams as part of its Emerging Scholars Program.
When it comes to education, innovation is critical ­— and so are those who incorporate and improve on what’s new.
Christina Puchalski, M.D.
GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences faculty member Juliet Lee, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, was among the winners of the 2015 Bender Teaching Awards.
Researchers, including Robert Miller, Ph.D., senior associate dean for research, Vivian Gill Distinguished Research Professor, and professor of anatomy and regenerative biology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, have taken another step forward in tackling
Mark Batshaw, M.D., associate dean for academic affairs and professor of pediatrics at GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences, is ascending to a new leadership position: president-elect of the American Pediatric Society (APS).
GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) has promoted four assistant and associate deans by removing their “interim” title.
“I feel excited, nervous, and anxious,” said Dalya Elhady, a fourth-year medical student at GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), in the minutes leading up to Match Day.
Ingrid Rodriguez was the first in her family to attend and graduate college. She credits the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) DC Health and Academic Pre Program (DC HAPP) for giving her the confidence to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse.