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Maura Polansky
Maura Polansky, PA-C, MS, MHPE, Named Chair of Physician Assistant Studies

Maura Polanski, PA-C, MS, MHPE, was named chair and associate professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

From left to right, John Philip Colletta, PhD; Dustin Burkman, PA Class of 2018; and Karen Wright, PhD, PA-C
Celebrating 50 Years of Being PA Proud

The GW PA Program invited students, faculty, staff, preceptors, alumni, and friends to the PA Week reception to celebrate 50 years of the profession.

Members of the PA Class of 2019 received their short white coats.
The PA Class of 2019 Receives Short White Coats

The members of the PA Class of 2019 received their short white coats at the Convocation and White Coat Ceremony on June 30.

Professor putting white coat on student
From Students to Professionals: New Crop of Physician Assistants Dons Long White Coats

Friends and family cheered and wiped away tears as members of the George Washington University (GW) Physician Assistant (P.A.) Class of 2017 donned long coats of dazzling white — a symbol of their transition from students to medical professionals.

Karen Wright in office
Raising the Profile of Team-Based Care

Karen Wright, Ph.D., P.A.-C., to serve as medical liaison between the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the National Association of Medical Minority Educators, Inc.

SMHS Student Volunteers Show Energy, Leadership at Presidential Inauguration
SMHS Student Volunteers Show Energy, Leadership at Presidential Inauguration

As most of Washington, D.C., slept during the early hours of Jan. 20, a group of School of Medicine and Health Sciences students made their way to the National Mall to assist with medical aid at the Presidential Inauguration.