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0:00Good afternoon everybody. Hopefully
0:03everybody is able to hear me well here
0:06today. Um, thank you so much for joining
0:09us for our 2026 cycle kickoff webinar uh
0:14for the George Washington University MD
0:17program. Uh, my name is Nathaniel Roky
0:20and I am the senior assistant director
0:22of MD admissions. Um, I'm joined today
0:25by my colleagues Sophie and Danielle who
0:28will be helping us um, in the background
0:30to answer some questions as we're going
0:32through our presentation. Um, I already
0:34see there's a few coming up in the Q&A
0:36here. Uh, that is great. Um, hopefully
0:39we'll be able to get through all of your
0:41questions as we are going through the
0:43presentation and I encourage you to
0:45submit any questions that you do have
0:47into that Q&A box on your screen. Um, so
0:49that way we can answer them um, as we
0:52are going along here. Uh, additionally,
0:54this presentation will be posted online
0:57uh at the conclusion. Um, so all of the
1:00information here will be available on
1:02the website. Um, and you'll be able to
1:03go back and follow up with any of the uh
1:06PowerPoint slides if you want to uh
1:08follow back with them again. Uh, but
1:11with that, I'm going to go ahead and get
1:12us started here with the actual content
1:14of the presentation. Um, and once again,
1:16like I said, just happy that you all
1:18joined us here today.
1:21So, for our agenda, we're going to be
1:23reviewing a little bit about um the
1:25George Washington um University School
1:28of Medicine and Health Sciences. Um we
1:31will then discuss the student experience
1:33of the program. Uh we'll review a little
1:36bit about um the curriculum and the
1:38outcomes. Uh and then we will get into
1:41the application process and like I said,
1:43follow back up again with questions at
1:46the end. um assuming that we will
1:48probably have some um here at the end uh
1:50piling up once we finish up with the
1:52presentation as well.
1:56So to get us started here, we're going
1:58to talk a little bit about us as a
2:00university and specifically as a
2:02program.
2:05So throughout the presentation today,
2:07you will see uh a few things that I want
2:10to call out at the start here that we
2:12think make us different as as a program
2:14and as a university and things that
2:16hopefully are different differentiators
2:19for you as you look to um you know make
2:22you make the leap towards your MD
2:24education. Um, so we're going to talk a
2:26little bit about how our location, our
2:28early clinical exposures, our scholarly
2:31concentrations, access to community
2:33health policy, and our specific student
2:36uh, community differentiates us from
2:38other medical schools, not only in the
2:40area, but around the country as well.
2:46So to start, I want to get a little bit
2:48uh detail about us as a university. Uh
2:51so the George Washington School of
2:53Medicine and Health Sciences seeks to
2:55graduate what we call physician citizens
2:58who are committed to local, national and
3:00global public service through excellent
3:02patient care, leadership, advocacy for
3:05change, innovation and scholarly
3:07inquiry. Um you can see on the slide
3:10here that we have a little bit of
3:11information about um some of the mission
3:14and values of the university uh school
3:16of medicine and health sciences and the
3:18things that we are looking to kind of
3:20promote as an institution and how that
3:22reflects back upon you as a student who
3:25is looking to um to seek out this
3:28program here. Um if you look on the
3:31website you'll see that physician
3:32citizen um moniker all over the place.
3:36Um, and that is something that hopefully
3:38as we get through a little bit more of
3:39the presentation here today, you'll be
3:41able to to hear a little bit more about
3:42what it means to be a physician citizen
3:45through kind of how we talk about
3:46ourselves and then reflexively how we
3:48think about the the students coming into
3:50this program.
3:56Okay. So to start with a little bit of
3:58an overview here, um the School of
4:00Medicine and Health Sciences or SNHS as
4:03it's called, uh was founded in 1824. So
4:06we actually just had our 200y year
4:09anniversary um this past year. Uh we're
4:11actually the 11th oldest medical school
4:14in the country and the first one uh
4:16started in the nation's capital. Uh we
4:19were one of the first to teach clinical
4:20medicine in the 1850s and we enrolled
4:23our first female student in the 1880s
4:26which actually distinguished us for
4:27decades as one of the only medical
4:29schools in the country to admit women at
4:31that time. Um in the 1960s we became one
4:34of the first to implement external
4:36clinical rotations around the DC area.
4:39Um so we basically been been innovating
4:41for you know many years here since even
4:43the beginning of the program. Um, if you
4:46don't know, we are located in the heart
4:48of DC, uh, just a few blocks away from
4:51the White House. Uh, I drive into work
4:53every day and, uh, part of my route is
4:56to drive on Pennsylvania Avenue. So, we
4:58are literally located, you know, right
4:59down the block essentially from, uh, you
5:02know, the the halls of power as it were.
5:04Um, there are a large variety of, uh,
5:08national organizations and partners that
5:10are located minutes away from our
5:11campus. Um, that kind of gets to what I
5:13was saying before about how we think
5:15location is a big differentiator for us.
5:18Um, we have our own metro stop as well
5:20that's right across the street from um
5:22the the medical school building where we
5:25all work. Um, and GW Hospital where the
5:28metro is located is a state-of-the-art
5:30facility with both level one trauma and
5:32level three whoop Hello.
5:36Sorry that was my uh me bouncing on my
5:38mouse here. Um, sorry about that. Uh so
5:41like I was saying uh GW hospital um is
5:44uh it's a state-of-the-art facility
5:46level one trauma and level three uh NICU
5:48credentials. Um specialties for uh the
5:52GW hospital include uh robotic spine
5:55surgery center, comprehensive kidney
5:57transplant program and a midwife
5:59department. Um the SMHS uh is also home
6:02to a lot of other health related degrees
6:05beyond the MD program. So that's
6:07including PA, PT, OT, uh other, you
6:11know, med lab, tech, clinical
6:12management, masters programs as well.
6:14Um, additionally, we work pretty closely
6:16with the GW's, uh, Milin Institute of,
6:20um, health uh, policy, uh, and the
6:23science and engineering hall as well.
6:25Um, there is actually a dual degree, um,
6:28MD, MPH option, which we'll talk a
6:29little bit about more in detail as we're
6:32going through here as well. Um but you
6:34can see here on the uh the slide the
6:37kind of many different organizations
6:39that are uh either affiliated with us or
6:41work closely with us in many different
6:43capacities not just um within GW as a
6:46whole but then specifically within the
6:47school of medicine and health sciences
6:48as well.
6:54Okay, a little bit more about um GW
6:57medicine. So, our curriculum has a big
6:59focus on basic science principles and
7:02clinical skills. Um, we'll talk a little
7:04bit more about curriculum in depth on
7:06subsequent slides here. Um, but just
7:08know that there is an organ-based system
7:10approach with uh direct clinical
7:13experience via our clinical
7:14apprenticeship program or cap. Um,
7:17there's also longitudinal primary care
7:20clerkships that you'll take part in as
7:22well. Um there are other things uh like
7:25early clinical clerkship exposures in a
7:27wide variety of health care settings
7:29including um regionally, nationally, and
7:31globally. Uh we'll get into those as
7:33well. Um and one of the things that we
7:36really like to focus on as well is being
7:38able to engage in medical experiences
7:41that are specific to the fact that we
7:43are in the nation's capital. So this um
7:46includes a lot of different things. So,
7:47not limited to what's on the slide here,
7:49but we've had folks go and lobby on the
7:51hill for specific pieces of legislation
7:53that are important to the medical
7:54community. We've had people attend
7:56congressional hearings, meet with their
7:58legislators, do internships, you know,
8:00on Capitol Hill. Um and we've of course
8:03brought in people from the outside as
8:05well um to you know do guest
8:07speakerships or lectures um from all
8:09facets of government whether that is
8:11specific to you know healthcare in the
8:13medical community or even just folks um
8:15you know working in in Congress or the
8:17executive branch.
8:21Now one thing that's worth mentioning
8:23here at the outset um is the fact that
8:26we are not just limited to the DC area
8:29itself. Um, if you've done a little bit
8:30of looking online already, you you've
8:33probably seen that we do have a um a
8:36large regional medical campus um that is
8:39located up in Baltimore. Um, so I want
8:42to give you a little bit of background
8:43on that medical campus first before we
8:45kind of dive into a little bit more on
8:47the the curriculum and the outcomes and
8:49things like that because it is important
8:51to know um kind of where the
8:53similarities and differences exist uh
8:55between these programs um and and kind
8:57of getting a little bit of information
8:58about that before you get into the
9:00actual application itself. Um so the
9:03regional medical campus or RMC as we
9:06call it um is at Sinai hospital which is
9:08part of the lifebridge health in the
9:10PIMLO area of north north Baltimore. Um
9:14Sinai Hospital was actually originally
9:16founded in the 1860s to serve the needs
9:19of Jewish Jewish patients um and doctors
9:21who were excluded from obtaining care
9:24practicing or training at other
9:25hospitals in the area. Um, since then
9:28it's grown to meet the needs of that
9:30northern Baltimore community and now
9:32houses uh almost 500 beds um in a
9:35nonprofit teaching hospital setting. So,
9:38uh the RMC itself is basically designed
9:41for medical students who want to train
9:43in a clinical environment that's
9:45committed to population health. Uh
9:47students have the opportunity to attend
9:50the regional medical campus um and they
9:53will choose to do so in their
9:55application. Um, and basically the the
9:57kind of main difference is that you'll
9:58start the program at main campus and
10:01then when it comes to your rotations,
10:04you would be doing those solely at the
10:06RMC as opposed to uh being here in main
10:09campus and doing them kind of around the
10:11area as well. Um, so instead of
10:13traveling to several different different
10:15locations for clerkships, um, you just
10:17be at RMC in kind of one setting with a,
10:20uh, you know, smaller class, um, staying
10:23in the same area, kind of keeping some
10:24continuity there as well. Um, so if
10:27you're interested in learning more about
10:28the regional medical campus, um, I'd
10:30encourage you to look uh, at more
10:32information about that on the website.
10:34um we have other webinars that are more
10:36focused on that specifically and there's
10:37a little bit more information um that
10:39you can look into about you know one
10:41versus the other and which might be uh
10:42the best fit for you.
10:45So pivoting a little bit um from just
10:48some background information about the
10:50the school and the program in the area
10:52we want to of course give you a little
10:54bit of a deeper dive into the curriculum
10:56of the program as well.
11:01So our curriculum is split up into three
11:04phases across uh the four academic
11:07years. Um here is just a quick little
11:09brief look at that and then we will get
11:11into each a little bit more in depth as
11:14well. Uh but basically the curriculum
11:16leading to the doctor of medicine degree
11:18is designed to provide a medical
11:19education that provides graduates um uh
11:24a comprehensive uh education uh that
11:27prepares you for residency training,
11:30provides you with experience um
11:31necessary to select the next step in
11:33your career when you graduate and
11:35prepares you for your professional lives
11:37um of continuous learning within the
11:39medical field. Um like I said it has
11:42three phases uh across those four years.
11:45Um so that's the fundamentals of
11:47medicine, fundamentals of clinical
11:48practice and then transition to advanced
11:51clinical practice.
11:55Now I should mention here at the outset
11:57um this slide sometimes can feel a
11:59little bit overwhelming. Uh it's a
12:01little information overload with a lot
12:03of different colors and and breakdowns
12:05and things. So do not too wor worry too
12:07much about the specifics of the chart.
12:09um just mainly use it as a good
12:11indicator of the breakdown of the three
12:13different phases. So you can see that
12:15the fundamentals of medicine phase is in
12:17blue um and that's for all of year 1 and
12:20most of year two. Um all students will
12:23complete these 18 months of the program
12:25at the main campus even if you choose um
12:28RMC in your uh in your application. So
12:31know that going in. Um next the
12:35fundamentals of clinical practice uh
12:37phase is in purple. Uh and that is for
12:39the end of uh year 2 and most of year
12:43three and that's where the students will
12:45begin their clerkships. Um this is when
12:48GWMED students uh will also move to the
12:50regional campus or remain at the main
12:52campus kind of depending on what you had
12:53indicated in your application initially.
12:56Uh and then finally we have the
12:58transition to advanced clinical practice
13:00in green at the end there. Um so this
13:03will take place at the end of year three
13:05uh and then follows through the entirety
13:08of year four. Um and that is where folks
13:11will split uh are still again split
13:13between the regional medical campus and
13:15the main campus. Um but kind of end out
13:17the program with uh that advanced
13:19clinical practice. So let's give a
13:22little bit uh more information
13:24on each of these phases here. Um so
13:27going back to phase one uh the
13:29fundamentals of medicine. Um, as I kind
13:31of mentioned a little bit before at the
13:33outset of kind of how we focus on our
13:35curriculum. So, it blends organ-based
13:37system blocks. So, think like CPR, I3,
13:40things like that. Um, with active
13:42casebased small groupoup sessions. Um,
13:46we like to prioritize real world skills
13:48in these uh in this first phase. So
13:51things like clinical reasoning, cultural
13:53competency, uh basically some of the the
13:56kind of foundational building blocks of
13:58how to be a a good doctor. Um within
14:02that part, uh you have our clinical
14:05apprenticeship program or CAP. um which
14:07emphasizes early clinical learning by
14:10matching firstear students with clinical
14:12uh preceptors and allows you complete to
14:16complete a clinical apprenticeship in
14:18that position's office throughout that
14:20preclinical phase of the curriculum. Um
14:23during this time, students have an
14:25opportunity to observe the practice of
14:26medicine and essentially begin to
14:29integrate what they're learning um in
14:31that uh area to other segments of the
14:34the curriculum, some of the more kind of
14:35in the classroom pieces as well. Um in
14:39addition to that, um this is not
14:41exclusive to the the first phase, but um
14:44I do like to say that, you know, you are
14:46least busy at the beginning of the
14:47program. So um we do actually host a lot
14:50of um public health summits during which
14:52students will collaborate with national
14:54experts um to uh look at different
14:57policy um and public health issues um
15:00and and how to kind of work through
15:02them. Um and so that is something where
15:04you tend to see a lot of folks in phase
15:06one be a little bit more integrated into
15:08those summits um knowing that it is
15:10easier for them to kind of fit it into
15:12their schedule essentially. Um but one
15:13such example of that um you can see in
15:16the slide there is uh Dr. Fouchy uh came
15:19to um one of those public health summits
15:21um you know in the past few years here.
15:25Um finally during phase one um students
15:28are also integrated into our clinical
15:30learning and simulation skills center um
15:33or the class center for short. Um, and
15:36that's a fun thing to be able to give a
15:38little bit more um, detail on here as
15:40well. Uh, because it provides one of the
15:42most innovative educational environments
15:45in the nation. Um, students are able to
15:47supplement their classroom learning
15:49with, uh, comprehensive clinical
15:51exposure, feedback, and evaluation that
15:54prepares them to become both technically
15:56adept and compassionate caregivers. So
15:59you can actually see a picture of the
16:01class center um in action here uh with
16:04some students uh you know in the rooms
16:06and then kind of like the control room
16:08behind the scenes watching um as they're
16:10they're doing a simulation here. Um so
16:12it's really cool. Um so the rooms uh
16:15include but are not limited to uh a
16:17simulated ICU operating and labor and
16:20delivery rooms um procedural skills labs
16:24and then standardized patients rooms as
16:26well. Um, so beginning in your first
16:28year, students uh get extensive
16:30experience developing patient
16:32communication skills and that cultural
16:34competency that I talked about before
16:36via kind of regular interaction um with
16:38standardized patients who are played by
16:40actors. Um, so it's really kind of a a
16:43cool mix of both human and non-human
16:45simulations that allow for a wide range
16:48of hands-on learning um early on in your
16:51medical education before you kind of
16:53pivot out into uh you know some of the
16:55aspects that are more um you know
16:57forward and outward facing.
17:03Okay, so moving away from phase one um
17:05into the next phase of the program. Um
17:07so remember that is the um fundamentals
17:10of clinical practice here. So otherwise
17:12known as your clerkships. Um just to
17:15reiterate this is the point at which um
17:18you would transition to the regional
17:20medical campus if you indicated um that
17:23in your application. So for those who
17:26are transitioning to the RMC, remember
17:28that all your clerkships will be held at
17:30the Baltimore campus. Um while the kind
17:33of GW main campus students will have
17:35their clerkships throughout various GW
17:38affiliated clinical centers and partners
17:40in the DC metro area.
17:45Um if you want a more extensive list of
17:48the electives that are held at both main
17:50campus and the RMC, um you can visit our
17:53website uh in order to get a more uh
17:55in-depth deep dive of this. And another
17:58thing to know as well as we're going
17:59through the the presentation here today,
18:01whether you're you know looking at all
18:02of this information for the first time
18:04or you're following back up on it uh
18:06later on once it's posted online, just
18:08know that um you know the kind of
18:10specifics of these things might change a
18:12little bit here at the margins. Um you
18:14know, if you're taking a certain
18:15elective this time or if you're doing um
18:18you know, psychiatry later on uh at a
18:21different point in uh an individual
18:23phase, that's totally fine. All of these
18:26um you know kind of visuals are more
18:27just to give you an overall sense of
18:29what things look like um you know at the
18:32margins but your individual results may
18:34vary um as things uh you know kind of
18:36vary a little bit student to student um
18:39not only depending on you know where
18:41you're at obviously uh at the RMC or at
18:44main campus but then also depending on
18:47which um uh which uh
18:51uh focus you're picking within the
18:53program as well. So just know that as we
18:54are going through here.
18:57So there are a handful of different
18:59places or or types of places that
19:01clinicals occur um for those who are um
19:06you know going to to main campus.
19:08Obviously like we said RMC is all housed
19:11in RMC and if that is what someone is
19:14interested in all the better. Um if you
19:16are interested in kind of getting that
19:17wider range of different um you know
19:20clinical uh clerkship experiences um
19:23then you can see the many different
19:25options that are available here. Of
19:27course this is by no means an exhaustive
19:29list either but um a lot of these are
19:31you know well-known um great options
19:34that students um you know are really
19:36able to take advantage of while they are
19:38here uh at GW. So places like um you
19:42know LifeBridge Hospital if you're doing
19:44RMC or if you're here uh in town at main
19:47campus, Children's National, Walter
19:49Reed, NIH even. Um but this gives you a
19:52good sense of where you might spend a
19:54few weeks um during the the clerkships
19:56of the programs.
20:02Okay. So, the third and final phase of
20:05the program, um, that transition to
20:07advanced clinical practice phase begins
20:09at the end of April of the third year,
20:12uh, just as a reminder, um, and then
20:14runs all the way through till
20:15graduation. And it's basically, uh,
20:17there to set you up for success, um,
20:20for, uh, your your residency. So, here's
20:23an example of what that phase might look
20:24like in practice. Again, like I said
20:26before, the order may vary a little bit
20:28by student, but the overall requirements
20:30are still going to uh to be the same
20:32across the board. Um, and one of the
20:35things that does change that a little
20:36bit for you here is um the uh the
20:39scholarly concentration that you uh that
20:42you pick as a student. So um
20:44transitioning a little bit away from the
20:47individual phases and kind of the
20:48requirements for everybody um we want to
20:51talk a little bit uh about um you know
20:54kind of the broader things. So not only
20:56stuff going outside the classroom but
20:57the things where you have a little bit
20:58more choice in what you are doing. Um so
21:01one great example of you know this this
21:05mixing of the general academic and
21:07professional curriculum with uh things
21:09where you have a little bit more control
21:10over what you're learning and and when.
21:13um is the scholarly concentration
21:15program. Um so you have the opportunity
21:17to choose one of these eight
21:19concentrations that you see here on the
21:21slide. Uh each of those concentrations
21:23offers enrichment opportunities such as
21:26summer internships, um lunch lectures,
21:29scholarly projects, and fourthyear
21:31electives. Uh and they're all aimed at
21:34broadening your student uh healthcare
21:36perspectives and leadership skills. Um,
21:39and most students uh tend to choose
21:41their scholarly concentration within um
21:44the first few months of their first
21:46year. Um, so that way you can, you know,
21:49really hit the ground running uh with
21:51whatever is most of interest to you out
21:53of these different options. Um, there's
21:55more information about all of these
21:57online as well, so feel free to look up
21:59those in a bit more detail. Um, and we
22:01do actually have webinars um, hosted uh,
22:04for for that information as well. Um,
22:07but remember earlier I talked about
22:08scholarly concentrations um, being kind
22:10of one of those things that sets us
22:12apart. Um, it's not to say that other
22:14medical schools do not have them. There
22:15are many that do. Um, but some of the
22:17ones that are more specific to us um,
22:20such as um, uh, such as um, health
22:24policy can really be um, differentiators
22:27for students who are really trying to
22:29evoke that um, that physician citizen
22:32ethos that we were talking about before.
22:37So another really important thing going
22:40on outside the classroom but of course
22:41still kind of you know academically and
22:43curriculum related would be different
22:45research opportunities. Um sometimes
22:48students continue the work that they
22:50started before medical school if you've
22:52had you know extensive research
22:53experience or something that you are you
22:55know interested in in continuing um uh
22:58sometimes you might try new things that
22:59may come out through your
23:00concentrations. So uh all students who
23:03are in a specific concentration will
23:05actually do research within that
23:07concentration itself but you do not need
23:09to be in a specific concentration or
23:12even in one at all in order to uh
23:14conduct research. Um in addition to the
23:16various institutes and research centers
23:19that are both at the main campus and the
23:20RMC which again you can see a kind of a
23:23list of uh some of the the highlight
23:25ones here. Uh we also host uh annual
23:28research days to showcase what uh the
23:30GWSMHs community is working on not just
23:34for those in the uh the MD program but
23:36for those in all of the different um
23:38program options as well. Uh so
23:40definitely many different opportunities
23:42for you to um you know kind of either
23:44start or continue important research
23:46both kind of internally working with
23:48stakeholders within the program or
23:50within your individual concentration. uh
23:52but also kind of great opportunities
23:54with uh some of those you know partner
23:56organizations and and and uh other
23:58opportunities as well.
24:03Okay. Um so one other thing that is
24:06worth mentioning here um is to give a
24:09little bit more information on the kind
24:10of joint program options that we have as
24:13a part of uh the the MD program here. Um
24:19so if you are interested in learning
24:22more about these um of course just know
24:25that uh number one like I said there's
24:27there's information on many of these
24:29different uh joint programs on our
24:31website um we also be happy to give more
24:33information on that um for those who are
24:35interested but for many of these things
24:37um it's just a matter of uh indicating
24:40interest in your application um if you
24:42if you want to do so. Uh so the main um
24:46program that we tend to talk about um as
24:49as a joint option is that MDM PH or
24:52Masters of Public Health. Um I kind of
24:54talked about that a little bit
24:55previously um with that partnership with
24:58the Milin uh Institute School of Public
25:00Health. Uh but basically it allows the
25:03MD students to complete an M. PH with
25:05one additional year of training. Um,
25:08additionally, students if they want to
25:10can do the MD program with a graduate
25:12certificate in public health. Um, and
25:14you can do that within the four-year MD
25:16program structure, meaning that you do
25:18not h need to have any um, you know,
25:20kind of additional added time on there.
25:22Um, one other thing that is worth
25:24mentioning though it is a little bit uh,
25:26early in the process for us is that um,
25:28we are looking to eventually add on an
25:31MDMBA program uh, as a part of our
25:33curriculum. Now, the reason it says
25:35forthcoming uh on the slide and the
25:37reason I don't really have any more
25:38information on here is that um it is
25:41still in the process of getting sorted
25:42out behind the scenes um with you know
25:44kind of finalizing curriculum, timing,
25:47costs, things of that nature. But just
25:49know that depending on where you are at
25:51in your um you know med school
25:53application journey um that might be
25:55something that is available uh through
25:58through the MD program um you know
26:00within uh within the next kind of year
26:02or two depending uh it's not not all set
26:05in stone yet. Um but if that is
26:07something that is of interest to you
26:09keep keep an ear to the ground uh for
26:11more information on that. Uh but as of
26:13now that um the the collaboration that
26:17we have with the Milkin Institute is
26:19kind of the main joint program option
26:21that we offer for students as of now.
26:23And like I said, if you're interested in
26:25um doing one of those uh programs um
26:28either the you know specific M PH or the
26:31certificate option um you can uh
26:34indicate specific interest in that in
26:36your application and find a little bit
26:37more information on it online to see if
26:39it is a good fit for you.
26:42Uh now final thing to mention here is
26:44the uh this is the slide where I
26:46basically say we keep getting better. Um
26:49so one kind of final thing to mention
26:51here before we pivot to more of kind of
26:52like the out of the classroom side of
26:54things is the fact that um you know GW
26:57not only as an institution but of
26:59especially within kind of the school of
27:01medicine and health sciences we are
27:03continuing to expand our outreach to
27:06continue to basically help the community
27:08uh in which we live and serve. So, just
27:11a few, you know, kind of quick examples
27:12of that. So, um, in 2019, we opened a
27:16helellipad at the GW hospital, which
27:18again, like I said, is is right across
27:19the street, um, from our our building
27:22here, Ross Hall. Um, I already talked a
27:24little bit about the RMC. Um, but, um,
27:27we actually established the, uh, the RMC
27:30in 2023. Um, so that is actually a
27:33pretty new initiative for us. Um, and it
27:35has been, um, pretty successful thus
27:37far, which is really awesome. um and you
27:39know kind of continues to grow our
27:40presence regionally as well. Um and uh
27:44the the kind of last new innovation I
27:46think that is worth mentioning is that
27:48we recently just opened up the Cedar
27:50Hill Regional Medical Center um or that
27:53St. Elizabeth's campus as it's uh
27:55mentioned up there. Um we just opened
27:57that in April of 2025. Um and that's
27:59really allowed us to improve access to
28:02highquality integrated care in uh
28:04southeast DC as well. So GW continues to
28:07to grow and kind of um you know expand
28:10its presence in the community and uh you
28:12know we're excited for students to be a
28:14part of that growth and expansion as
28:16well. Um okay so I know that was a lot
28:19of information. Uh usually the
28:21curriculum part of the webinar tends to
28:24be the meatiest and has uh you know the
28:26most uh to to kind of get into here. So
28:29hopefully some of this stuff can be a
28:30little bit lighter and you know be a
28:32little bit more about um you know the
28:35things going on outside of the classroom
28:37and the kind of great student experience
28:39component that we offer through the MD
28:42program as well.
28:45So the first thing that's worth
28:47mentioning here um are the learning
28:49communities. So these are intentionally
28:52developed longitudinal groups of faculty
28:55and students that are aimed to enhance
28:57your medical school experience and
28:59basically maximize your learning over
29:01the course of the four years that you
29:03are here. Um each learning community
29:05tends to have about 45 students um and
29:08is led by several dedicated faculty
29:11members and an advisory dean who are
29:13here to support you through all aspects
29:16of your medical education. So, um it
29:19could be career advice for down the
29:21line, elective scheduling, um residency
29:24matching, any anywhere in between. Um,
29:28in addition to those uh learning
29:30communities that everybody is a part of,
29:32um, we also offer more peer-driven
29:34opportunities such as our big SIB
29:37program uh, which matches each firstear
29:39student with a secondyear student before
29:41orientation to serve as a guide and
29:44mentor uh, as you adjust uh, into
29:46medical school. Um, though there are
29:49many different opportunities. Um you
29:51know things that we love to mention are
29:54the fact that our students are very
29:56giving with their time um to help
29:58students um you know who are are
30:00basically on the other side of the
30:02application process here. So um we tend
30:05to see that a lot on the admissions side
30:07of things. We have folks who help us at
30:09different events and help us you know be
30:11outward facing. Um you know we we have
30:14um student liaison who work with those
30:17who uh are coming from local colleges
30:19and universities. So if you are from you
30:22know a school in in the region and
30:24you're interested in GW, chances are
30:26there is a current student liaison who
30:29um we could easily get you in touch with
30:31to get a little bit more information uh
30:33you know about the program from their
30:35perspective and being able to say hey I
30:37also went to Hopkins or Georgetown or
30:40something like that and I'm and and I
30:41was able to be successful through the
30:43application process and beyond. So any
30:46of that sort of stuff that's going on
30:47during the program, there's a lot of,
30:49like I said, kind of outward facing
30:51opportunities for students to interact
30:53with those who are um still in the
30:56application process as well.
31:01Um, another kind of great student uh,
31:05you know, opportunity uh that we like to
31:07talk about here is the School of
31:09Medicine and Health Sciences Office of
31:11Diversity and Inclusion or ODI. Um
31:14they're focused on promoting a positive
31:16institutional culture and climate and
31:18creating a community of excellence where
31:20everyone feels welcomed and valued. Um,
31:23ODI does a lot of great work again not
31:26just through the MD program itself um
31:28but through the entirety of the school
31:29of medicine and health sciences to
31:31ensure that um all folks who are going
31:33into the medical professions are um you
31:36know culturally competent uh you know
31:39able to speak to folks from different
31:40walks of life and that's something that
31:42we find to be very important for us. um
31:44you know being in the nation's capital
31:46and being in a globalized city, we want
31:48to make sure that you know the folks who
31:50are leaving our program are able to meet
31:52people where they are no matter where
31:54they are. Um, a great example of ODI's
31:57work is the Anti-Racism Coalition, um,
32:00or ARC, uh, which helps, uh, students,
32:03faculty, and staff better understand
32:05concepts such as, um, anti-racism and
32:08then structural racism in medicine,
32:10something that we know is still, uh, you
32:11know, pervasive in in many aspects of,
32:14um, you know, the medical community. Um,
32:17another example of the great work that
32:20ODI does is the DC Health and Academic
32:22Prep Program or DC HAP. Um, that's a
32:25pre-ol metriculation program coordinated
32:28by uh GW um and the School of Medicine
32:31and Health Sciences. Um, and it helps uh
32:34folks in the DC area who are rising high
32:37school seniors who want to uh
32:39demonstrate an interest in pursuing a
32:41health uh career basically, you know,
32:43gets their foot in the door um at GW to
32:45hopefully, you know, learn a little bit
32:47more about what things could look like
32:48for them u somewhere down the line when
32:50they uh go into their eventual um
32:53careers or or graduate programs within
32:56the health sciences.
33:00So other cool opportunities that we have
33:03um going on uh through through the uh
33:06you know kind of that out of the
33:07classroom piece um would be uh
33:10meaningful uh opportunities abroad. Um
33:13there's a variety of different
33:15experiences for medical students to
33:17enhance their understanding of health
33:19care and medical care delivery in other
33:21countries uh that you can take part in
33:23throughout your time at GW. Um, if you
33:27are a student who is in the
33:29international medicine concentration,
33:32um, so remember I said back uh a while
33:34ago, there are those eight different
33:35scholarly concentrations that a student
33:37can pick from. So if you're in the
33:39international medicine uh concentration,
33:41you will go abroad multiple times. Um,
33:44but all students, regardless of whether
33:46you've chosen that concentration or not,
33:48will have the opportunity throughout
33:50medical school to uh travel to another
33:52country. Um, and there's many different
33:55uh versions of what that could look
33:57like. You can see that on the slide
33:58here. Um, but uh regardless of, you
34:01know, if that is a targeted mission
34:04through a partner organization or
34:06opportunities to take classes through a
34:08partner institution or even doing
34:11international rotations within your
34:13fourth year. So, um if that is something
34:15that is at all of interest to you, know
34:17that the opportunities abound and that
34:19is something that is um very easily and
34:22often done through our program and
34:24really gives you the opportunity to um
34:27you know kind of get more of that you
34:29know cross-cultural competency um from
34:32the get-go uh you know even before you
34:35transition into um practicing.
34:40Okay. Okay, so next I want to talk a
34:42little bit about the community
34:43involvement piece. So you know that is
34:45kind of clubs and organizations here. Um
34:48so these next few slides just know as
34:50per usual it's not an exhaustive list.
34:52Um if we went through every single one
34:54of them that would be the entire
34:56webinar. Um but whether you're looking
34:58to interact with others um who have
35:00similar career interests or searching
35:02for opportunities for service um or even
35:05you know kind of having a uh an artistic
35:07outlet uh you know a chance to get away
35:10from some of the you know more uh
35:12focused and specific medical uh things
35:15just know that SMHS has a lot of
35:17different opportunities with dozens of
35:19different student organizations and
35:21associations that you can be a part of.
35:23Um and if you do not see one uh that uh
35:26you are looking for you can easily start
35:28one yourself as well. So a lot of
35:30different cool opportunities there with
35:32clubs. Same is true of service
35:34organizations. Um so there are a number
35:37of different opportunities for students
35:38to get involved in their community and
35:40pay it forward uh through service
35:42projects, initiatives, things of that
35:45nature. Um, one great example of that is
35:48the uh GW Healing Clinic, which provides
35:51comprehensive primary care and social
35:53services to residents of DC and
35:56Maryland's most underserved areas,
35:58regardless of their insurance status or
36:01their ability to pay. Um, and this
36:03entirely student-run, free clinic's
36:05mission is to bridge patients who were
36:07not previously part of the health care
36:09system to formal care either at our own
36:13clinic or at one of our community
36:14partners um, kind of regionally within
36:16the DC metro area. A lot of folks get
36:20involved with the healing clinic. Um,
36:21and like I said, the fact that it is
36:23studentrun is really awesome and it was
36:25also um, started directly by students as
36:27well. So really cool opportunity that
36:29many folks will uh, will take part in.
36:32in addition to these uh multiple
36:34different student organizations um that
36:36are more kind of service service focused
36:39or serviceoriented.
36:43Okay. So next we're going to uh very
36:47briefly talk a little bit about outcomes
36:50um and then we will get into the
36:52application process itself. Um so for
36:55outcomes here um of course we know that
36:58the most important day for any med
37:00student is match day. Um and it's
37:03basically what your whole time at GW or
37:05any med school is building towards. So
37:08um at the end of the day our students
37:10are matched all across the country into
37:12a wide variety of um different uh
37:15residency programs. Now this is just a
37:18quick little snapshot of uh you know
37:21what match day looks like. Um, all of
37:24that information is published on our
37:26website. Again, kind of same with the
37:27clubs and organizations. Uh, if I if I
37:31could, I'd spend a whole hour talking
37:33about, you know, matching and and the
37:34processes and what that looks like. But
37:36to give you kind of the quick view from
37:3830,000 ft here. Um, you can see that map
37:42down at the bottom. So, we do see many
37:44students who will stay local or
37:46regional. Um but we do have success
37:48placing students um you know all around
37:50the country um in their residency
37:52program. So please feel free to take a
37:55deeper dive into uh the results on the
37:58website. You can see the link there at
38:00the bottom. But you know even just a
38:02quick Google of GW um you know MD
38:05program match will get you all the
38:07information that you need um on uh you
38:10know anything there. Um usually uh our
38:14match rate varies a little bit at the
38:15margins yeartoyear um but usually tends
38:19to be between kind of like a 94 to 98%
38:22match rate um on you know across the
38:25past 5 years or so. So in 2025 that
38:28overall match rate was um a 95.4%
38:32if you are interested. Uh but again,
38:33like I said, a lot more information to
38:35be had about um matching and and what
38:39that looks like for you uh on our
38:41website.
38:42So, the last kind of big piece of the
38:44puzzle here um before we end things out
38:47and hopefully answer any other final
38:50questions that you have um is the
38:52application process itself.
38:55So, this is taken directly from our
38:57website as much of the information uh
39:00is. And um the reason why we like to
39:03kind of explain some of this stuff for
39:05you is that we believe it's important
39:07for our students to understand the
39:09mission uh of our committee on
39:11admissions in addition to just the
39:14application process itself. Um sometimes
39:16this information is a little let's say
39:19gatekept uh depending on the institution
39:21and it may be harder for you to find you
39:24know what an individual school is
39:25looking for. Um that is not how we
39:27approach it here. We want you to know
39:29the sorts of things that that we are
39:31looking for in a student um and give you
39:33as much information as possible because
39:35that is beneficial not only to us in in
39:37bringing in you know quality applicants
39:39who we think are a good fit for us but
39:41it's also important for you as well to
39:43make sure that you know you think that
39:44we are a good fit for you at the end of
39:47the day. Um so remember at the outset of
39:50the presentation here I mentioned that
39:52we are looking for future physician
39:54citizens um who excel in many different
39:58aspects of uh you know being a a uh
40:01professional but um we want you to excel
40:03in patient care, leadership and
40:06advocacy, scholarship um and we want you
40:09to have uh attributes like dedication,
40:13integrity, resilience and diverse
40:16experiences. um you know both inside and
40:19outside of uh you know your academic
40:21pursuits. Um of course as with many
40:24things a quick disclaimer this slide is
40:26not exhaustive um but hopefully it
40:28serves as a nice guide for you to see
40:30the types of qualities and experiences
40:32that we are looking for in our
40:34applicants. Um and if you do want kind
40:37of a deeper dive into this of course
40:39follow up on the website and there's a
40:41little bit more information for you
40:43there as well.
40:46So in terms of the class profile, of
40:48course, take some of this with a grain
40:50of salt as well because things will vary
40:52at the margins um you know in any given
40:55uh individual class that we bring in
40:57yeartoear especially given um you know
40:59the number that we do have. Um so our
41:02students do come from a wide variety of
41:04backgrounds and many different lived
41:05experiences. Um, of course they've
41:08earned degrees in the sciences, um, you
41:11know, bio, chem, neurobiology, things
41:14like that, but also the non-sciences as
41:16well. Um, you know, in the past few
41:18years, we've had folks uh with English
41:20degrees, music degrees, history degrees,
41:22things like that. Um, naturally, they
41:25come from many different uh, you know,
41:28backgrounds um, outside of their
41:30academic pursuits as well. So, we've
41:32had, you know, ones that you'd expect,
41:35EMTs, uh, you know, we've had teachers,
41:38we've had people who volunteered for
41:40Americanore and teach for America. We've
41:43had veterans, White House interns, um,
41:46you know, people who've, uh, volunteered
41:47at the Special Olympics. It runs the
41:49gambit. So, there is not one single
41:51person who we are looking for here. Um,
41:54you know, we want to see what you
41:55individually will bring to the table. Um
41:59you know of course there are some things
42:01that we can kind of tentpole within the
42:03uh individual class profiles as well. Um
42:06so you know we've got a wide range of
42:09students in terms of age and uh you know
42:12areas represented. Um additionally many
42:15different um you know colleges and
42:17universities are represented uh within
42:20the program as well. Um, of course,
42:22these are important uh, you know,
42:24factors uh, for for any program, but it
42:27is worth mentioning the average MCAT for
42:29us is a 512. Um, and the average GPA is
42:32a 3.7. Um, and it is worth mentioning
42:35um, as you're looking through um, and
42:38kind of choosing programs here as well.
42:40So, um, MCAT scores uh, 500 or below and
42:44a science GPA of 3.0 or below are not
42:47considered competitive for the program.
42:50So again just know that um at the outset
42:53here.
42:56Okay. Other minimum eligibility and
42:58requirements to be aware of as you are
43:00looking into the program. So at minimum
43:03you have to be uh either a US citizen,
43:06permanent resident, uh DACA recipient or
43:09a Canadian citizen with an undergraduate
43:11degree from an accredited US or Canadian
43:14college or university. Um otherwise you
43:18are looking to apply to the
43:19international medicine program. Um and
43:22there's more information that you can
43:23find about the international med program
43:25um on the website. But if you don't fall
43:28into one of those categories um you are
43:32you basically do not uh meet the minimum
43:34eligibility for the regular MD program
43:36and you have to look at the
43:37international um uh med program instead.
43:42Um all applicants are required to submit
43:46uh MCAT scores um that have been taken
43:48between April of 2022 and September of
43:512025. That is what we will consider for
43:55uh this 2026 cycle here. Um and though
43:59this is not uh you know kind of a a yes
44:02or no immediate um eligibility, but we
44:05do want you to have evidence of clinical
44:08experiences, service, and research. Um
44:10what that looks like may vary. Of
44:13course, there's not minimum hours or or
44:15minimum amount of experience that we are
44:17looking for, but you know, having again
44:19kind of a wide range of diverse
44:21experiences that you can point to that
44:23have really informed who you are uh as a
44:26person and and what you want to do as an
44:28eventual position. That is definitely
44:30something that is going to be a
44:31requirement for every applicant and what
44:33that looks like, you know, can vary of
44:35course uh on the margins.
44:39So in terms of um competency based
44:42recommendations
44:44um here's what we recommend for um kind
44:47of your your science courses. So uh
44:49biology, chem, physics and then kind of
44:52general lab experiences. Um one thing I
44:56will say about this is that um this is
44:58pretty boilerplate standard stuff. So um
45:01generally if you have you know 1 to two
45:04years worth of coursework depending on
45:06the subject um and the individual
45:08college curriculum this stuff's pretty
45:11standard um for most students who are on
45:13a premed track at most universities. So
45:15if you are coming from a you know non-
45:18STEM background or you did not do a
45:21premed track um just take a deeper look
45:25here to make sure that you are meeting
45:27those individual requirements um for
45:29those uh you know specific um subject
45:33matters um and you want to make sure
45:34that you are you know meeting what those
45:37requirements are.
45:40Um, other things to mention. Um, so we
45:44do not require what is, uh, referred to
45:47as the preview exam. Um, but it is a
45:50recommendation for you to look into, uh,
45:53taking it. Um, so this is the, uh,
45:55doubleAMC's situational judgment test.
45:58Um, I I'll say it here again, um, just
46:01to be be sure here. It's not a
46:03requirement for the 2026 cycle. Um but
46:06there is a possibility for um future
46:10cycles for this to be um a requirement
46:12for GW and for other um medical schools
46:16as well. Um, so keep again kind of keep
46:20your ear to the ground with this. Uh, if
46:22if you are maybe not looking to apply
46:24this cycle, um, or if you, you know, are
46:27hearing a little bit more about the
46:28preview exam from different
46:29institutions, not just us. Um, it's
46:32something that we definitely recommend
46:33students looking into. Um, but uh, not
46:36something that you need to do. Um, and
46:38uh, so what is the preview exam? Um, so
46:40like I said, it's a situational judgment
46:42test, but basically it's designed to um
46:46assess your ability to react to um you
46:49know, specific uh instances or specific
46:52um settings within um within basically
46:56your your um your confines as acting as
46:59a doctor. So what it looks like in
47:02practice is, you know, asking you
47:03questions about how you would react to
47:05things um you know, happening um you
47:07know, in in practice. um and it's
47:10basically evaluating your ability to
47:13perform a specific action or the
47:16effectiveness of that action. So um it's
47:19it's not something that is uh of course
47:21a requirement like I said but definitely
47:23something that can be helpful for
47:25students um you know as they are looking
47:27to stand out differentiate themselves um
47:31in the application process.
47:35Okay. As far as um steps in order to
47:38apply, uh you know, given that we're
47:39already in July here, I'm sure that a
47:41lot of you um you know, know some of
47:43these things that happen here at the
47:45outset. Um but of course um the entire
47:48application process happens through
47:50AMCAST. Um and there's the uh the
47:52hyperlink right there on the slide. Um
47:55and then um once you fill out your
47:59primary application, we will
48:00automatically send you a secondary if
48:02you indicate that you are interested in
48:05GW. Um on your secondary application, uh
48:08we'll ask you a series of different
48:10questions. Uh one of which is to select
48:14which campus you would like to be um
48:16considered for.
48:21Uh in terms of uh those different
48:24options, of course, remember that um you
48:26are able to pick uh if you want to go to
48:30the uh regional medical campus uh only
48:34if you are interested in the main campus
48:36only or if you have a preference for one
48:40or the other.
48:47Okay. In terms of letters of
48:49recommendation, um just know that we do
48:52not have a preference um for whether you
48:55do a prehealth or premedical committee
48:58letter or if you have um you know
49:00individual letters of applic uh letters
49:03of recommendation um just as long as you
49:06meet the requirement of having at least
49:08three, one of which is from a science
49:10professor. But we do not have a
49:12preference as to uh which one um which
49:15one you choose. Um
49:19again for the MCAT um scores that are
49:22dated from April of 22 to September of
49:2425 are what um what we accept for this
49:28cycle. Um and you may still submit an
49:32application if you have a later exam
49:35date um provided that you will have sat
49:38by September uh for that individual CAT
49:41test. Um in terms of the application
49:44timeline um this is uh pretty
49:48generalizable across different years um
49:51so you know I won't go into every single
49:54u you know individual um date here but
49:58just know that this does not tend to
50:00vary much year in toear year out and
50:02also it's pretty standardized across
50:05different um different institutions as
50:08well um so you know the application
50:11opens May 1st of every year. Um this
50:14little gold square here in the middle is
50:17essentially indicating um the time frame
50:19in which GW is sending out um secondary
50:22applications. Um so just know that for
50:25this year, as of right now, we have not
50:27started sending out secondaries as of
50:29yet. Um that process will probably kick
50:32off within the next few few weeks here.
50:35But if you have already finished your
50:36primary and you're you're looking at
50:38this and you're saying, "Wait, why am I
50:40not getting my secondary yet?" Um just
50:42hang tight. Uh everything is is uh you
50:45know running smoothly, working as
50:46intended. Um and we will be sending out
50:48secondaries um hopefully uh you know not
50:51before too long here. Um but within that
50:54specific um time frame again within the
50:57the the gold square here as it were. Um
51:00mid August is when we start um beginning
51:03our interviews on a rolling basis. Um
51:06and then September 30th is that MCAT
51:08deadline that I already talked about
51:10here. Um earliest decisions uh happen in
51:14uh you know beginning to mid October. Uh
51:17and then November 15th is the primary
51:20application deadline for AmCast and the
51:23final um uh secondary deadline uh for us
51:28is uh the middle of December here as
51:30well. Um, like I mentioned, this
51:32timeline does not tend to vary that much
51:35from year to year. Um, so dates might
51:38change a little bit uh here on the
51:40margins, but essentially um you can you
51:43know take this as a pretty good example
51:44of what things are going to look like um
51:48you know in any given application cycle.
51:50So please consult the website um to to
51:53confirm deadlines uh for yourself and
51:56make sure that you have all of your
51:57materials submitted uh well ahead of
52:00time. Um just know that we do not make
52:02exceptions for late applications under
52:05any circumstances. So um be aware of
52:08your test dates, be aware of your
52:09materials, make sure that everything is
52:12getting submitted on time. Not only that
52:14we can do a timely reading of your
52:16application um but then also uh to
52:19ensure that um you know you can get a
52:21timely decision back from us both in
52:23terms of your your interviews uh but
52:26then of course in terms of you know
52:28ultimate uh decisions for the
52:30application as well.
52:34Okay. Um so to end us out here um this
52:38is just a fun little picture of one of
52:40our recent classes representing their
52:42undergraduate institutions. Um this is a
52:45fun picture that we take every single
52:46year. Um so you can see the uh diversity
52:49of where people are coming from um you
52:52know all throughout the the program. Um
52:55I had mentioned it before that in any
52:57given year we tend to have folks from
53:00you know over 70 to 75 different
53:02colleges and universities. Um and we
53:04hope that someday you will be a part of
53:06that as well and able to be in one of
53:08these pictures showcas showcasing your
53:11um you know your undergrad colors. So
53:13with that um I I hope that you
53:16appreciated our presentation here today.
53:19Uh,

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