News
Press Release
May 22, 2012
Media Availability: GW Professor’s Research, Published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, Contributes to Warning Added to Label of the Drug, Propecia
GW Professor, Dr. Michael Irwig, author of a 2011 study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, titled, “Persistent Sexual Side Effects of Finasteride for Male Pattern Hair Loss,” is available to speak with media about the recent changes required by the FDA to include a warning about possible persistent sexual side effects on packaging of the drug, Propecia. Dr. Irwig continues to study men with long-term effects of this drug.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=779&account=SMHS
Press Release
May 15, 2012
SMHS to Participate in the Beyond Flexner: Social Mission in Medical Education Conference
This week, several members of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) community will participate in the Beyond Flexner: Social Mission in Medical Education conference, focusing on the role of the social mission in the future of U.S. medical education. The conference will address the inclusion of health equity and social determinants of health in the educational and training curricula of future physicians and health care professionals. It will take place May 15-17 in Tulsa, Okla. and is geared toward physicians, medical students, and health care leaders from across the United States.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=775&account=SMHS
Press Release
May 03, 2012
Roger J. Packer, MD, Co-Authors New Neuro-Oncology Textbook
A new, streamlined text book, titled Neuro-Oncology, which is part of the Neurology in Practice Series, co-authored by Roger J. Packer, M.D., professor of Neurology and of Pediatrics at GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Senior Vice President of Neurosciences and Behavioral Medicine at Children’s National Medical Center, and David Schiff, M.D., provides a concise update on translational research and best clinical practices in a rapidly evolving discipline.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=768&account=SMHS
Press Release
April 30, 2012
Antimicrobial Resistance for Common UTI Drug Increases Five Fold Since 2000
In a surveillance study of over 12 million bacteria, investigators at The George Washington University and Providence Hospital found E. coli antimicrobial resistance to ciprofloxacin, the most commonly prescribed antimicrobial for urinary tract infections in the U.S., increased over five-fold from 2000 to 2010.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=763&account=SMHS
Press Release
April 23, 2012
Katzen Cancer Research Center Awards Research Funding for Innovative Cancer Research
The Dr. Cyrus and Myrtle Katzen Cancer Research Center at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, now in its third year as a cancer research center, has awarded nearly $350,000 through its annual research grants program. The pilot funding to four researchers focused on cancer biology and therapy explores uncharted territory in cancer research. The goal is to make significant improvements in cancer prevention, early diagnosis and treatment, and ultimately lead to a cure. Through collaboration with the Schools and departments at GW, the pilot funding will serve as a catalyst for innovation.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=760&account=SMHS
Press Release
April 23, 2012
GW Researchers Receive Prestigious Supplemental Grant to Measure Enhanced Immune Response of Novel Adjuvants
GW researchers in the School of Medicine, Jeffrey M. Bethony, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine and David Diemert, M.D., FRCP(C), Associate Research Professor of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine and Director of Clinical Trials for the Sabin Vaccine Institute’s Product Development Partnership (PDP), have been awarded a Pilot Grant from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute-Children’s National (CTSI-CN) to investigate innovative methods for evaluating the immune response to vaccines with a novel Toll-like Receptor (TLR)-4 agonist adjuvant. The researchers will use several new antibody profiling techniques to determine if there is a qualitative change in the humoral immune response to an investigational hookworm vaccine when this novel adjuvant is used.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=761&account=SMHS
 Faculty in the NewsNo news at this timeFeatured Story
Feature Story
May 22, 2012
Doctor of Physical Therapy Commencement Awards Ceremony
On May 18, the GW Doctor of Physical Therapy program held its annual Commencement Awards Ceremony. The event serves as an occasion to recognize the great work of the students, and faculty and their dedication to the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, to GW, and to the community.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=778&account=SMHS
Feature Story
May 22, 2012
GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Gala
The M.D. Class of 2012 was decked out in formal attire and headed to the Ritz Carlton to attend the 2012 Class Gala, on Friday evening. The event was an opportunity for the entire class to enjoy each other’s company, and marvel at the great things that they have done over the past four years, collectively and individually.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=780&account=SMHS
Feature Story
May 18, 2012
GW SMHS Celebrates New Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society Members
On the evening of Thursday, May 17, 30 members of the graduating class of the GW medicine program were inducted into the A?A at the event, as well as three residents, two GW SMHS Alumni, and two members of GW’s clinical faculty. Each person was called up individually and given their certificate of membership. Induction into A?A is a high honor, based on a student’s academic standing, as well their leadership qualities, professionalism and firm sense of ethics, promise of future success in medicine, and commitment to service in the school and community.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=777&account=SMHS
Feature Story
May 16, 2012
GW Medical Community members inducted as Fellows in the American College of Radiology
Akin, who is an associate professor of radiology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and chief of nuclear medicine at the GW Medical Faculty Associates, received her medical degree from Hacettepe University School of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=776&account=SMHS
Feature Story
May 11, 2012
These Hands Save Lives
Students at KIPP DC: College Preparatory, a charter school located in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C., were trained in CPR and AED on May 8 and 9. The training was organized by ReStart DC, a program of the GW Cheney Cardiovascular Institute that aims to increase survival rates of sudden cardiac arrest, and the MFA Department of Emergency Medicine’s Training Center, which trains over 5,000 people in CPR and resuscitation annually.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=774&account=SMHS
Feature Story
May 09, 2012
Stroke Screening Day
GW physicians, nurses, residents, and medical students provided free stroke risk evaluations on the Eye Street Mall to hundreds of community members and passersby during Stroke Screening Day on May 4. The annual event, hosted by GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), the George Washington University Hospital, and GWU Medical Faculty Associates (MFA), aims to help people determine their personal risk factors for stroke, the number three leading cause of death in the U.S., which claims a life every 3.3 minutes.
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=772&account=SMHS
Feature Story
May 04, 2012
We're All in This Together
ISCOPES' Year Ends, but Service Continues
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=769&account=SMHS
Feature Story
May 04, 2012
Vision, Cognition, and Autism
2nd Annual Neuroscience Symposium is Unexpectedly Timely
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=771&account=SMHS
Feature Story
May 02, 2012
Grow DC
Grad Students Provide Nourishment to Ward 8’s Youngest Residents
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=765&account=SMHS
Feature Story
May 02, 2012
A Voice for Medical Students
GW Medical Student Elected as National President of AMSA
Full Report online:
http://www.gwumc.edu/news/newsitems.cfm?neID=767&account=SMHS
The George Washington University
|
|
Twitter
Facebook
RSS Feed