George Washington University School of Medicine

George Washington University School of Medicine

About George Washington University School of Medicine

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (GWSMHS) was founded in 1824 and is the 11th oldest medical school in the country. The school has been at the forefront of medical education since its founding and has expanded to include highly ranked programs in the Health and Biomedical Sciences. Students and residents are exposed to some of the most innovative educational techniques, taught by world-renowned faculty members, in state-of-the-art facilities. Outside of the classroom, students and residents enjoy unmatched opportunities to engage with nearby government, non-governmental, and non-profit organizations.

Accreditations

The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences received a formal report from the Medical Education Liaison Committee (LCME) on Wednesday, June 22, conveying that the medical education system leading to the M.D. The degree will run for an eight-year term with full accreditation.

George Washington University medical school Affiliated Centers and Hospitals

    • George Washington University Hospital
    • GW Medical Faculty Associates
    • Inova Fairfax Hospital
    • Washington D.C. VA Medical Center
    • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
    • GW Hospital
    • Children’s National Health System
    • Anne Arundel Medical Center
    • Holy Cross Hospital of Silver Spring
    • Inova Fairfax Hospital
    • Mary’s Center
    • National Institutes of Health
    • Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute
    • Psychiatric Institute of Washington
    • Veteran Affairs Medical Center
    • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
    • Elizabeth’s Hospital

George Washington University School of Medicine Mission

The School of Medicine and Health Sciences at George Washington University is committed to improving the health of our local, national, and global communities through:
    • Educating a diverse workforce of the medicine, technology, and health sciences leaders of tomorrow.
    • Healing through compassionate and creative treatment.
    • Advancing work in the provision of biomedical, translational, and health services, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration.
    • Promoting a community of quality through incorporating, representing, and promoting.

Diversity and Inclusion:

    • GWSMHS health science center appreciates and embraces all types of diversity within our services, faculty, staff, students, and community partners.
    • GWSMHS cultivates an inclusive culture that values the views and perspectives of everyone.
    • GWSMHS removes barriers to collaboration and creates productive relationships based on trust and mutual respect.

Collaboration:

    • GWSMHS understands that inter-professional cooperation leads to better practice, patient care, and academic education.
    • Students exchange knowledge and information and have open communication.

Innovation:

    • Students of GWSMHS are innovative leaders driving programming innovation that allows our people to improve the quality of health and health services.
    • Students of are GWSMHS are revolutionary thinkers, bold risk-takers, and imaginative
problem-solvers in search of exceptional outcomes that make a positive difference in communities, organizations, and lives.

George Washington University School of Medicine Honors and Awards

  • Robert Keith Cole Memorial Award
  • Julius S. Neviaser Award in Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Jorge C. Rios Award in Internal Medicine
  • Pediatric Departmental Award for Excellence in Care, Advocacy, Research, and Education
  • John Ordronaux Valedictorian Award
  • William Newman Award in Pathology
  • Alec Horwitz Award in Surgery
  • Doctors Cyrus J. & Jay E. Katzen Dean’s Suite of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Walter F. Rosenberg Award in Dermatology
  • Lawrence A. Rapee Valedictorian Award
  • Allie S. Freed Award in Preventative Medicine
  • In Memory of Arnold Gondor, MD, DDS
  • Oscar Benwood Hunter Award
  • Benjamin Manchester Humanitarianism Award
  • Gate Pharmaceutical Award
  • Rachel Morris Dominick Obstetrics and Gynecology Award
  • Huron W. Lawson Award in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Medical Alumni Association Student Achievement Award
  • Seymour Alpert, MD, LLD 1984 Health Research, Compliance, and Technology Transfer Suite
  • James Douglas Goddard Award in Pharmacology
  • Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award
  • Department of Emergency Medicine Award for Exceptional Clinical Aptitude and Academic Interest
  • Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Award
  • Mark Millen Memorial Award in Rheumatology
  • Paul L. DeWitt Award in Surgery
  • Hyman R. Posin Award in Neurology
  • Jerry M. Wiener Award in Psychiatry
  • The Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation
  • Walter Freeman Research Award
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award
  • Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
  • Harold Lamport Biomedical Research Prize
  • Phillip S. Birnbaum Award in Primary Care
  • Upjohn Achievement Award
  • William G. Schafhirt Award
  • Samuel M. & Miriam S. Dodek Award in Reproductive Endocrinology
  • Dean’s Special Recognition Award
  • Office of International Medicine Programs Global Health Humanitarian Service Award
  • American Academy of Neurology Excellence in Neurology Award
  • Allan B. Weingold, MD Executive Conference Center
  • Medical Student Excellence in Anesthesiology Award
  • The George Washington University Alumni Association Prize
  • American College of Emergency Physicians Award
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society Recognizing Humanistic Exemplars
  • Kane-King-Dodek Society Obstetrical Honor Society
  • Doris DeFord Speck & George Speck, MD Student Research Award
  • Harvey H. Ammerman, MD Award in Neurosciences
  • The United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award
  • Salaman O. Kazmi Memorial Award in Urology
  • Marilyn Koering Award
  • Navdeep S. Kang Award for Excellence and Service
  • Student National Medical Association Hope Jackson Award

Admission to George Washington University School of Medicine

AMCAS Application and Recommendation Letter:

    • Applicants must complete an American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) application online and apply it via the AMCAS website by 15 November 2019.
    • To complete their file, applicants must send either a letter from the Pre-Health Committee (required if available) OR three letters from individuals, at least one of which must be
from a member of the science faculty member who is familiar with your academic work.
    • GW is active in the letter service to the AMCAS. All letters of recommendation must be sent to AMCAS, which then forward the letters electronically. The validity of both letters can be checked. It is not the Admissions Office’s policy to provide the claimant, the letter-writer, or any third party with access to letters.

GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences:

Upon receipt of an AMCAS submission, GW must send every applicant an invitation to complete the secondary application. Please note that GW does not test based on the AMCAS application and the university will invite all applicants who send an AMCAS application to GW to complete the secondary review.
    • Applicants must return the completed secondary application to the Admissions Office and pay the $130 application fee no later than 16 December 2019.
    • Applicants are recommended to fill in the secondary request early.
    • Documents will not be handled until they are issued after a submitted, signed application and the application fee.

Completing file for review

When all the letters listed in the AMCAS system are marked as complete, the file will be considered complete. When you send additional letters after your file has been finished, they will ONLY be included in your file review if your file has not been reviewed.

Requirements for Entrance:

You must be a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Pending a Permanent Resident to be considered for an interview. 90 undergraduate hours at a university in the United States or Canada. It is required that applicants take the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) within 5 years of applying to medical school. MCAT registration is coordinated through the AAMC, details, and instructions can be found here. The MCAT scores are assessed according to Texas House Bill 1641.

GW medical school Eligibility Criteria:

  • Must be a resident of the USA, U.S. Permanent resident, or citizen of Canada upon submission. You will apply for the International Medicine Program if you are not in one of these groups.
  • Receipt of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada is required before enrollment. Online coursework or shift work from schools abroad is not possible.
  • No matter the version, MCAT exam scores are required and must be completed between April 2017 and September 30, 2019. We do not find scores from the preceding MCAT
edition.
  • The George University Admission Committee for MD Programs has moved from rigid premedical standards to competency-based guidelines with the creation of AAMC/HHMI science and personal competencies. Mastery of these competencies should be expressed in strong academic success, MCATs, recommendation letters, and interactions.

Departments at George Washington University School of Medicine

  • The Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology
  • The Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine
  • The Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine
  • The Department of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences
  • The Department of Clinical Research & Leadership
  • The Department of Dermatology
  • The Department of Emergency Medicine
  • The Department of Genomics and Precision Medicine
  • The Department of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences
  • The Department of Medicine
  • The Department of Microbiology, Immunology, & Tropical Medicine
  • The Department of Neurological Surgery
  • The Department of Neurology
  • The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • The Department of Ophthalmology
  • The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • The Department of Pathology
  • The Department of Pediatrics
  • The Department of Pharmacology & Physiology
  • The Department of Physician Assistant Studies
  • The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
  • The Department of Radiology
  • The Department of Surgery
  • The Department of Urology

GW medical school Programs:

  • Biomedical Informatics
  • Clinical & Translational Research
  • Clinical Operations and Healthcare Management
  • Clinical Research Administration
  • Correctional Health Administration
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Global Leadership in Disaster Response
  • Health Care Quality
  • Health Services and Outcomes Research
  • Integrative Medicine
  • MD Program
  • Medical Laboratory Sciences
  • Military Affiliated Programs
  • MS in Anatomical and Translational Sciences
  • MS in Bioinformatics and Molecular Biochemistry
  • Occupational Therapy
  • D. in Cancer Biology
  • D. in Genomics and Bioinformatics
  • D. in Microbiology and Immunology
  • D. in Neuroscience
  • D. in Pharmacology and Physiology
  • D. in Translational Health Sciences
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physician Assistant
  • Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Medicine Academic Enhancer Programs
  • Regulatory Affairs

Facilities offered at George Washington University School of Medicine

Library

As a student at George Washington University School of Medicine, via university libraries, you have access to thousands of academic journals, reference books, research databases, and other tools and resources, regardless of where you are.

Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library:

The Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library represents the School of Medicine and Health Sciences professors, students, and staff, and will be your main library as a student of health science.

Gelman Library

The Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library is the largest library at the University and strives to enable GW faculty and students to fulfill their education, study, and information needs. In many different disciplines, the Gelman Library will provide you with tools and will be especially helpful if you need knowledge on subjects outside health and medicine.

Housing

Off-Campus Housing:

    • The Glover House
    • Claridge House
    • Plaza Towers Apartments.
    • Mazza GrandMarc
    • 5333 Apartments
    • Summit Hills
    • Jenkins Row in Capitol Hill
    • Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
    • The Atlas Condominiums on 25th & M Streets
    • 1001 N Vermont
    • 515 S George Mason

Dining Facilities

    • GWU Hospital Cafeteria
    • Domino’s Pizza
    • Manny & Olga’s
    • Pizza Movers
    • Starbucks (GWU Hospital)
    • 7-11 (Seven Eleven)
    • CVS Pharmacy
    • Safeway
    • Surfside

Nearby Restaurants

    • Tony & Joe’s Seafood Place
    • Whole Foods Market
    • CIRCA at Foggy Bottom
    • Roti Modern Mediterranean
    • sweetgreen
    • Beefsteak
    • GRK Fresh Greek
    • GW Delicatessen
    • Captain Cookie and the Milk Man
    • Panera Bread
    • &pizza
    • Tonic At Quigley’s Pharmacy
    • Potbelly Sandwich Shop
    • Burger Tap & Shake Foggy Bottom District Commons
    • Capitol Grounds
    • Cafe Lombardy
    • Devon & Blakely
    • Captain Cookie and the Milk Man
    • Mehran Restaurant
    • Panda Café
    • Campus Fresh
    • Bertucci’s Italian Restaurant
    • Lindy’s Bon Appetit
    • Flower Child
    • North Italia
    • Founding Farmers DC
    • Bindaas
    • Bobby’s Burger Palace
    • Kaz Sushi Bistro

Transportation and Parking

The University Parking Garage (in the Science and Engineering Hall) provides parking. Check out the GW Parking and Transportation Services website for more information on location and fees.

GW medical school Sports Centers and Facilities

Men’s Sport

    • Basketball
    • Golf
    • Rowing
    • Sailing
    • Soccer
    • Squash
    • Swimming & Diving
    • Tennis
    • Track/Cross Country
    • Water Polo

Women’s Sports

    • Basketball
    • Gymnastics
    • Lacrosse
    • Rowing
    • Sailing
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Squash
    • Swimming & Diving
    • Tennis
    • Track/Cross Country
    • Volleyball
    • Water Polo

Sports Centers

    • Charles E. Smith Center
    • Lerner Health and Wellness Center
    • Laurel Hill Golf Club
    • Mount Vernon Athletics Complex
    • Thompson Boat Center
    • Tucker Field at Barcroft Park

Scholarships Available

  • Adopt-a-Doc Scholarship
  • Henry and Mary Amster and The Louise Greenberg Amster Scholarship Endowment in Medicine
  • Eleanor and Michael Burda Scholarship Fund
  • Eugene B. Casey Scholarship Fund
  • Chin-Lee Family Scholarship Fund
  • Edith Seville Coale Scholarships
  • Joseph Collins Foundation Scholarships
  • Corbett Scholarship
  • Jesse Fant Evans Scholarship
  • Bernard and Mildred Katzen Scholarship Fund
  • Mary and Daniel Loughran Foundation Medical Scholarship Fund
  • Mary K. Sartwell Student Emergency Fund
  • GW Confucius Institute Shih Scholarship
  • Shim Scholarship
  • Ronald W. Smith Family Endowment
  • Eugene Stevenson, MD ’60, Scholarship Fund
  • Tauber Holocaust Memorial Scholarship For Medicine
  • Willey Scholarship
  • Wilson Scholarship
  • GW University Hospital Women’s Board Scholars Program
  • Class Of 1979 Scholarship
  • GW Medical Class of 1980 Student Scholarship
  • SMHS Class of 1981 Endowed Scholarship
  • Herbert and Ruth Abramson Scholarship Fund
  • Bryan J. Akman Scholarship Fund
  • Ella F. Andrews Scholarship Fund
  • Anna Bartsch Scholarship Fund
  • Adolphus B. Bennett Trust Scholarship

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