Lydia Orth, MPH ’15, relocated more than 1,600 miles for the sole purpose of attending the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. Although she was exuding excitement before moving to D.C., it was a tough transition. Having grown up in Denver, Colorado, she wasn’t use to the fast paced rhythm of the […]
This question rattles through the halls of alumni relations’ offices around the country, as the modern graduate’s needs have evolved beyond campus discounts and access to an alumni directory (though GW offers those, too). As classroom learning ends and the “real world” begins, what place does a university have in the lives of its former […]
“A leader is someone who stands alongside people and supports them to see the bigger picture,” says alumna Madiha Tariq, MPH ’11. As deputy director for the Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Services for nonprofit Access Community Health, she manages more than 80 team members. Juggling a large team working on important community issues, Madiha believes it’s better […]
The search for meaning has always plagued mankind, but until recently, that search has not been recognized by health care providers as an integral part of how people heal. A pioneer in the field of spirituality and health, Christina Puchalski, MD ’94, RESD ’97, founder and director of the George Washington University’s Institute for Spirituality […]
Once a young girl who battled with her weight and low self-esteem, Sarah Hillware, ESIA BA ’13, used her passions and personal experiences to create Girls Health Ed, an organization designed to target some of the systematic obstacles that adolescent girls face worldwide. After becoming self-empowered as a young girl, Sarah became a dedicated student […]
While taking an EMT course as an undergrad at GW, Jessica Federer, GWSPH BS ’05, developed an incredible amount of respect for the doctors and nurses she observed working night after night in the Emergency Room, but she was frustrated that they could not change the health care system or public health environment to prevent […]
Remember our Class of ’08 spotlight about double alumnus and entrepreneur Ketan Patel? Patel is the founder of Dr. Interns, a non-profit that aids health care issues in developing countries by providing medical and healthcare internships abroad. Our friends at the Luther Rice Society recently caught up with Patel to learn more about Dr. Interns […]
Current New Yorker Jake Miner, ESIA BA ’12, has a hectic schedule these days; this past fall, he began the master’s in public administration program at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. But if you think Miner (who will graduate from Columbia in 2015) was ready to relax during his winter break, think […]
Fred L. Brown, SPHHS MBA ’66, has been chosen as one of the latest inductees for The Modern Healthcare Hall of Fame. The Modern Health Care Hall of Fame recognition program is a joint partnership between Modern Healthcare and the American College of Healthcare Executives, and honors those who have made outstanding contributions to the […]
Ann Gaffey, SON MS ’09, an adjunct faculty member at GW, will serve on the Board of Directors of the National Perinatal Information Center/Quality Analytic Services (NPIC/QAS) in Providence, RI. NPIC/QAS is a non-profit organization dedicated to the improvement of perinatal health through comparative data analysis, program evaluation, health services research and professional continuing education. […]
