International Medicine Programs

About Us

For 30 years, the Office of International Medicine Programs (IMP) at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) has cultivated global partnerships to create transformational mutual exchange in medical education, training, and research. IMP’s goal is to provide life-changing opportunities to build the capacity of other countries and share the latest advances in medicine and healthcare. As a pioneer in international medical education, training, and research, IMP has developed, coordinated, and completed over 150 projects in over 50 countries, touching the lives of more than 15,000 healthcare professionals, students, and patients around the globe.

Special Announcements

We are now accepting applications for our Medical Research Fellowship Program! For more information about the program, its eligibility criteria, and application process, please visit the program page.

 

Huda Ayas, EdD ’06, MBA ’98, MHSA ’93

IMP has transformed lives and improved health care delivery around the world through medical education, training, research, and humanitarian aid. We’ve gone from working with one country to more than 50 around the world.

Huda Ayas, EdD ’06, MBA ’98, MHSA ’93
Associate Dean & Founding Executive Director

Latest News

From left to right: Shaikhah Mohammed, Abduallah Al Ali, and Mohamed Dashti
Meet the First Cohort of Students in the Pre-Medical Mentoring and Advising Program

GW IMP launches Pre-Med Mentoring Program with Kuwait MOHE to guide Kuwaiti students at GW through U.S. medical school prep and application.

From right to left: Meredith Wells standing with an Al-paca; Omar Yaghi
IMP Participant Spotlight – Meredith Wells (MSIII) and Omar Yaghi, MD (PGYIII)
Twelve first-year medical students comprising the Community Health Spring Break Mission to Uganda standing together
Inaugural Community Health Spring Break Mission to Uganda for GW Medical Students
The teaching faculty of the Ibn Sina University for Medical Sciences (ISUMS) in Amman, Jordan
Update on Academic Collaborative Project with Ibn Sina University for Medical Sciences in Amman, Jordan

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