Making the Rounds

This past July, the George Washington University Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center screened its 1,000th person for kidney disease.

In 2014, the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) earned a continuing training grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a high-threat response training program for the whole community.

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.

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.

Christina Pugliese, now a second-year MD student at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), found herself spending the summer after her first year of medical school in an unlikely place: Gabon, Africa.

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).