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In the alphabet of educational strategies and associations, the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is adopting what is quickly becoming vital: IPE, or interprofessional education.
Cellular Signaling Pathway Could Lead Scientists to a Cure for Cancer
At the start of the 2014-15 academic year, incoming M.D. program students in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) began a rigorous journey that will ultimately lead them to careers in medicine.
For more than two decades, most of which has been spent on the faculty of clinical partners Children’s National Health System (Children’s National) and GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), Stephen J.
As a rule, Physician Assistants (PA) are passionate about their profession. They aren’t simply practitioners, they are proponents, eager to extol the virtues of their chosen field.
Luther W. Brady Jr., M.D. ’48, B.A. ’46, A.A. ’44, HON ’04
Afternoon tea is a time-honored daily British tradition. It’s an opportunity to sit, sip, and chat with friends or co-workers. Growing up in Cambridge, England, Douglas F. Nixon, M.D., Ph.D, is well acquainted with the custom.
GW’s Blood & Bone Marrow Transplant Program Is the One Best Option for Area Patients in Need
The term clinical nutritionist brings to mind someone expert in the impact of food on health and wellness; the clinical equivalent of a lifestyle guru, best suited to advising patients about what diets might help them achieve specific health-related goals.
An 89-year-old woman is airlifted to George Washington University Hospital (GW Hospital) suffering from degenerative disease — a gradual weakening of tissues and organs due to lifestyle choices and normal bodily wear and tear.