School of Medicine and Health Sciences
In 1824, GW founded the first medical school in the District of Columbia. Today, the School of Medicine
and Health Sciences (SMHS) continues to pioneer at the intersection of a unique location and extraordinary times.
The role of medical institutions is of paramount importance to the health issues of today and the coming decades:
- monumental changes in health care policy
- an aging population
- the need to deliver better care at a lower cost
- amazing opportunities afforded by biomedical science
These issues may seem daunting, but with your help SMHS is poised to turn these challenges into opportunities and build stunning successes.
To learn more, contact the SMHS Development Office at [email protected] or 202-994-7511.
Eliminate the Burden of Student Debt
The need for physicians is rising. Unfortunately, fewer students are choosing to become physicians as the training is seen as cost-prohibitive. As a result, the number of physicians in primary care and many specialties are declining at a time when they are needed the most. We must increase the scholarships we make available to students to help them tackle the health issues of today and tomorrow.
The Best Doctors Need the Best Training
Our medical, health sciences, and basic science faculty provides extraordinary levels of instruction to the next generation of physicians and health care professionals. To continue to recruit and retain the very best faculty, we need well-funded positions and endowed professorships.
Support PA Students
GW SMHS physician assistant students reveal what attracted them to the field and how scholarships and the support of the PA community influenced their lives.
From innovative research in autism to scholarships for talented students, our donors built a legacy at SMHS.