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Newsletter - Winter 2022
The GW Office of International Medicine Programs (IMP) is excited to share this Winter 2022 edition of our newsletter with updates on our programs which educate and train medical students and graduates from GW and around the world.  

Within this newsletter, we highlight a GW medical student who was the recipient of two scholarships that allowed him to spend his summer in Malawi conducting research with a GW faculty member. With July marking the beginning of residency for first-year residents around the U.S., we are also pleased to feature current residents who started their training in GW’s Internal Medicine department after completing IMP’s Medical Research Fellowship Program (MRFP). In addition, this fall, IMP welcomed two alumni of the online Summer Research and Medical Enrichment Program (SRMP) to GW’s campus for the first time to participate in a clinical rotation through the long-established International Clinical Electives Program (ICEP). Their experiences and that of the research fellows who matched at GW highlight the potential trajectory of IMP programs for international scholars. 

On behalf of IMP, we wish you a happy holiday season and look forward to sharing more news and updates in the New Year.

IMP Highlights
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Into the Warm Heart of Africa: GW Faculty and Student Summer Research in Malawi
Meet the dynamic student and faculty duo who spent the summer together in Blantyre, Malawi; Rami Imam, a second-year medical student in the Global Health Scholarly Concentration (GHSC), and his mentor, Douglas Postels, MD, associate professor of neurology and rehabilitation medicine, and of pediatrics. Read more >>
International Medical Grad, Jigar Patel







Pathway of Progression to Residency for International Medical Graduates at GW 
Three international medical graduates who participated in GW’s Medical Research Fellowship Program were among the 60% of non-U.S. or U.S. international medical graduates (IMGs) to match into U.S. residency programs in 2022 based on data from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Read more >>
Innovative Online Summer Program Builds Bridges for International Medical Students Interested in US Graduate Medical Education (GME)
The newest evolution of the SRMP, while retaining its roots in research education and clinical enrichment, also focuses on counseling, advising, preparation, and professional development, especially amid newly implemented and dramatic changes to USMLE testing and the Electronic Residency Application Service®. Hear from two online Summer Program alum who first visited the GW SMHS campus this fall to participate in clinical rotations. Read more >>
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