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The Office of International Medicine Programs (IMP) at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) supports several opportunities and programs for both GW and international medical students that include the MD Program for International Students, the Global

This summer the Office of International Medicine Programs accepted nine students medical students from universities in the Bahamas, Barbados, Ecuador, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea as part of its Summer Research and Medical Enrichment Program.

The Virtual Research Training Program (VRTP) on “Precision Medicine Principles and Practice” is a four-week program available to George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) students at the clinical level (MSIII and MSIV).

With the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across the world, international travel was one of the first areas to be impacted during the spring semester as study abroad programs were canceled for the entire George Washington University (GW) student community.

International medical graduates participating in research and training through the Medical Research Fellowship recently earned a residency match rate of 91%, just 3% below the average match rate for United States...

Late last fall, the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) Office of International Medicine Programs (IMP) directed a successful five-day continuing medical education (CME) course addressing Precision Medicine: Concepts, Methods and Clinical Implementation.

For more than 25 years, the Office of International Medicine Programs (IMP) at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) has offered life-changing educational opportunities to its students.

This year the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Office of International Medicine Programs (IMP) had a number of staff changes with the departure of two long-term staff members and the introduction of several new members of our team.   

We are pleased to announce that Fernando Vidal-Vanaclocha, MD, PhD, research professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been appointed to serve as IMP’s new research director.

The Global Health Spring Break Programs introduce current George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) students to the importance of global health training for healthcare professionals. During the 2020 MSI spring break, weeklong programs in Oaxaca, Mexico, and…