Resources for SMHS Students

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) offers resources, programs and opportunities to support the mentorship, learning, and experience for all SHMS students.

Student Groups

Organization Contact / Email
Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association
  • gwapamsa [at] gmail [dot] com (gwapamsa[at]gmail[dot]com (link sends e-mail))
Out for Health (OFH)
  • Neelsh Manandhar, Victoria Biancavilla, John Shymansk, Dylan Parsons, Stephanie Sawicki, and Shiv Bajaj 
  • gwofh [at] gwu [dot] edu (gwofh[at]gwu[dot]edu (link sends e-mail))
Latino Medical Student Association
  • Rachel Levey
  • lmsa [dot] gwsmhs [at] gmail [dot] com (lmsa[dot]gwsmhs[at]gmail[dot]com (link sends e-mail))
Student National Medical Association
  • Bennetta Clarke
  • gwu [at] snma [dot] org (gwu[at]snma[dot]org (link sends e-mail)))
GW SALUD "Medicine en Español"
  • Cecilia Velarde De La Via
  • salud [dot] gwsmhs [at] gmail [dot] com (salud[dot]gwsmhs[at]gmail[dot]com (link sends e-mail))
GW South Asian Medical Student Association
  • Sarthak Shah
  • sarshah [at] gwu [dot] edu (sarshah[at]gwu[dot]edu (link sends e-mail)))
GW White Coats for Black Lives
  • Kegan Dasher
  • kdasher [at] gwu [dot] edu (kdasher[at]gwu[dot]edu)
Minority Women in Health Professions (MWIHP)
  • Carolina Rivera
  • carolinarivera [at] gwu [dot] edu (carolinarivera[at]gwu[dot]edu)

Click here for the full list of SMHS student organizations.

Health Sciences Graduate Programs Contacts

  • Physician Assistant James K. Tolton Student Society
    • Diversity Representative: Abberamee P. Visvanathan
  • Physical Therapy 
    • Cultural Competency Representatives: Sydney Carlson and Ariel Davis 

Resiliency & Well-being Center

The GW Resiliency & Well-Being Center seeks to promote optimal wellness for all members of the healthcare and health sciences communities across George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, the George Washington University Hospital, and George Washington Medical Faculty Associates. Click here to visit the GW Resiliency & Well-being Center website.

Office of Student Professional Enrichment

The Office of Student Professional Enrichment was established in 2005 with an eye towards training a new generation of health care leaders. To enrich students’ experiences beyond the classroom, the OSPE offers: 

Diversity & Inclusion at GW