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  • Our students obtain extensive hands-on experience before beginning work in clinical/research settings.
  • We prepare future clinicians and leaders for employment in laboratories, patient care, and management.
  • Our faculty educators, clinicians, and researchers are committed to the next generation of professionals.
  • We place students with high-caliber preceptors in exceptional clinical sites.
  • Our convenient and flexible distance education programs deliver a first-rate GW education.

Health Sciences Programs

GW Health Sciences are clinical and healthcare-related academic programs in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Recognized as a leader in Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, and Clinical Research education, Health Sciences Programs develop clinicians and leaders for successful careers in a variety of areas including the lab sciences, patient care, management, and quality improvement.

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Time for Service

Professor Debra Herrmann

Bench to Bedside

Physical Therapy Students Make Time for Service

A group of GW graduate students volunteer more than 1,200 hours during the fall semester.

Professor Debra Herrmann Receives Rising Star Award

Debra Herrmann, MSHS, MPH, PA-C, assistant professor of Physician Assistant Studies, is the recipient of the award given by the Physician Assistant Education Association for demonstrated contributions in teaching, research, administration, and professional service in the area of physician assistant (PA) education.

Bench to Bedside

Our new program in Clinical and Translational Research supports researcher's efforts to help ER physicians make evidence-based decisions.