The George Washington University Physician Assistant Program

Welcome PA Class of ‘28 and MPH/PA Class of ‘29 to the GW family! 💛💙

Congratulations to Amber B. (MPH/PA ’28) for being awarded the 3 following awards by the Department of Prevention and Community Health Faculty!

1) Outstanding Culminating Experience Award
2) Outstanding Maternal and Child Health Culminating Experience Award
3) Outstanding Culminating Experience of the Year Award

May is AAPI Month🌸 We are so proud to share stories from a few of our students!

Last week, Dr. Ritsema visited the Red Cross Medical College of Riga Stradins University in Latvia to teach the faculty and students at the program.

GWSPH Research Day 2026! 🎉 Congratulations to all our students who presented their incredible research.

A special shoutout to Angel (MPH/PA ’28) for earning 2nd place overall in Master’s Research and Maternal and Child Health!

Back in March, the Class of 2027 celebrated with family, friends, and faculty through the donning of their short white coats, marking an important milestone in their journey🥼!

2026 Cherry Blossom Race!🌸

Congratulations to our Co-Director of Clinical Education Professor Aaron Henry (GW ’10) who was inducted into the Edward Bouchet Graduate Honor Society at Yale this past weekend🎉

This award is for PhD candidates and honors the legacy of the first African American, Dr. Bouchet, to earn a doctoral degree from a U.S. institution. We are proud and excited to see how Professor Henry will carry on Dr. Bouchet’s legacy of service, leadership, character, advocacy, and scholarship!

🚨Pie a PA (& friends) is back!

🗳️Voting is now open and can be tracked using the live leaderboard linked in our instagram bio. The top 3 faculty members with the most votes will get pied at our event!🥧

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2 weeks ago we hosted the USC PA Program during their Hill Day Trip to D.C.! We had a great time giving them a campus tour and grabbing lunch together. Always fun connecting with fellow PA students and future colleagues