Spring 2018 Issue

Competition for top placement in U.S. News and World Report rankings can be stiff, so the Health Sciences section of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) came up with a solution: the Undergraduate Task Force.

Gazing at the iconic 19th-century Japanese woodcut known as “The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” one would hardly suspect it contains a key to a medical breakthrough. Yet the pigment in the artwork has opened a new perspective in the treatment of juvenile cancer.

With time ticking away, quick treatment of sudden cardiac arrests, which affect more than 300,000 people every year, is critical — and the Rodham Institute is making sure more hands are available to save lives.

The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Department of Physical Therapy and Health Care Sciences has been renamed the Department of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences to better reflect its mission.

Tracy Church, MBA, CPA, joined the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) last fall as executive director of development and alumni relations.

Samantha Brugmann, PhD ’05, had one simple Christmas wish when she was 11 years old: a microscope.

Strong commitment to social responsibility is at the heart of the SMHS mission

During their third-year OB/GYN rotation, a group of medical students at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) filtered through the mock-exam rooms of the Clinical Learning And Simulation Skills Center (CLASS Center).

Addressing the health of the justice system’s at-risk population to improve the public’s health at large

Talal Alzahrani, MD, MPH, was always interested in cardiology, particularly in cardiovascular disease.