George Washington University

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As the first medical school in the nation’s capital, GW SMHS is committed to improving the health of our local, national and global communities.

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is dedicated to improving the health of our local, national, and global communities by:

  • Educating a diverse workforce of tomorrow’s leaders in medicine, science, and health sciences.
  • Healing through innovative and compassionate care.
  • Advancing biomedical, translational, and health services delivery research with an emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration.
  • Promoting a culture of excellence through inclusion, service, and advocacy.

As a globally recognized academic medical center, GW embraces the challenge of eliminating health disparities and transforming health care to enrich and improve the lives of those we serve.

George Washington U - SOM - Residency
Program Director Interview 2024
Match , Program Director Interviews , Medical Students

Program Director Interview with Dr. Amita Sudhir, Program Director at the University of Virginia Emergency Medicine Residency

1/24/2024 David Bronstein
In the latest installment of our PD Q&A series, we are highlighting the University of Virginia Emergency Medicine Residency. We spoke with the current PD Dr. Amita Sudhir, MD about what makes their pr
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Match , Program Director Interviews , Medical Students

Program Director Interview Series: Joelle Borhart, MD Program Director at MedStar Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center

9/26/2023 Christopher Walsh , David Bronstein , Katrina Stevens , David Gordon
In the latest installment of our PD Q&A series, we are highlighting the MedStar Georgetown University/Washington Hospital Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program. We spoke with the current PD Dr.
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Program Director Interview Series: Justin Puller, MD, FACEP Program Director at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Hamot

6/23/2023 Christopher Walsh , David Bronstein , Katrina Stevens , David Gordon
In the latest installment of our PD Q&A series, we are highlighting the UPMC Hamot Emergency Medicine Residency Program. We spoke with the current PD Dr. Justin Puller, MD, about what makes his progra
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Match , Program Director Interviews , Medical Students

Program Director Interview Series: Mark Saks MD MPH FAAEM FACEP Program Director at Crozer Chester Medical Center

5/26/2023 Christopher Walsh , David Bronstein , Katrina Stevens , David Gordon
In the latest installment of our PD Q&A series, we are highlighting the Crozer Chester Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency program. We spoke with the current PD Dr. Mark Saks, MD, about what m
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Match , Program Director Interviews , Medical Students

Program Director Interview Series: Dulaya Santikul, DO, FACOEP Program Director at Orange Regional Medical Center

5/26/2023 Christopher Walsh , David Bronstein , Katrina Stevens , David Gordon
In the latest installment of our PD Q&A series, we are highlighting the Orange Regional Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program. We spoke with the current PD Dr. Dulaya Santikul, DO, about
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Pediatric EM , Infectious Disease , Wilderness Medicine

Tick Bites: An Often-Missed Cause of Pediatric Paralysis

2/4/2021 Megan Hoffer, DO , Anne Basil , Aaran Drake, MD, FACEP
The presentation of motor weakness in children is often alarming, difficult to characterize, and involves a large differential of uncommon pathologies. Tick paralysis is a rare but important cause of
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COVID-19 , Social EM

How Social Distancing Can Endanger Our Patients: Intimate Partner Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic

8/18/2020 Alexa Van Besien, MD , Lorena Rodriguez Perez , Shana Zucker , David Wilson , Kathleen Y. Ogle, MD
Reports of Intimate Partner Violence have significantly increased since mandated stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In this setting, how can you be attuned to patients at ris
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Cardiology

What to Consider with Double Sequential Defibrillation in Refractory VF

8/13/2019 Patrick McCarville, MD , Natalie Sullivan, MD , Evan Kuhl, MD , David Yamane, MD
Are you considering double sequential defibrillation in patients with refractory VF?
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Leadership Reports

Emergency Medicine Residents Oppose ACGME Changes to the Common Program Requirements

8/12/2019 Allison Beaulieu, MD , Tommy Eales, DO , Karina Sanchez, MD , Haig Aintablian, MD , Dhimitri Nikolla, DO , Nehal Naik, MD
The future of emergency medicine hangs in the balance as the EM community grapples with the ACGME's new Common Program Requirements.
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Critical Care

Who Ya Gonna Call?! A Primer on Left Ventricular Assist Device Emergencies

11/30/2017 Rohit B. Sangal, MD , Melissa Geary, MD , Abdulaziz Almehlisi, MD
Who Ya Gonna Call?! A Primer on Left Ventricular Assist Device Emergencies Background Patients with end-stage systolic heart failure (defined as New York Heart Association Class IV or Ejection Fracti