During February 19th's meeting, Kevin Nies from the George Washington University of the Health and Sciences came in to give a presentation. Some of the main points:
- GW provides students lots of support for studying abroad - about 30-40% of students go abroad for rotations or clinical work
- MPH and a certificate in Public Health are offered
- public health is a big focus of the education
- Clinical Public Health summits integrate public health into the things that students are learning
- clinical rotations start a year and a half into the curriculum
- students often come in with a variety of majors
- each class is split into smaller groups of "learning communities" that includes faculty members
- lots of mentoring provided, such as a "big sibling program," and advising deans
- a diverse rage of student organizations, from the "Latino Medical Student Association" to the "GW running club"
- during the last few months, the school matches you with your specialty to prepare students for their residency
- the Scholarly Concentration Program broadens students' idea of healthcare and provides them new opportunities; there are nine different concentrations, a good way for students to explore their passions
- some concentrations: disaster medicine, integrative medicine, medical humanities
- lots of research opportunities and an Annual Research Day
- encourage community involvement, and have the student-run GW Healing Clinic
More information can be found at: https://smhs.gwu.edu/
For any questions, please contact Kevin Nies at nies@gwu.edu
