Monday, December 15, 2025

Hello future health professionals! 

As the semester comes to a close, we want to take a moment to recognize all the hard work you’ve put in this fall. Whether you’re finishing finals, reflecting on your progress, or simply catching your breath, we hope you take some well-deserved time to rest and recharge over winter break.

Winter break can be a great opportunity to reflect on your goals, plan next steps, and take care of yourself. If you’re thinking ahead, this can also be a good time to review prerequisite planning, explore experiences for the coming year, or draft application materials at a low-pressure pace.

Please note that Pre-Health Advising appointments and email support WILL remain available during winter break, EXCEPT when the university is closed from December 24 through January 2. We’ll be happy to connect when we return.

We’re proud of your dedication and resilience this semester. Enjoy the break, spend time with those who support you, and come back ready for the next chapter.

Warm regards,

GW Pre-Health Advising Team

Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) & MSIPI Application Webinar

 Tuesday, December 16, 2025
 6:00 - 7:15 PM EST

Description: Join us for an interactive and informative session designed to set you up for success as you prepare your Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) application. This webinar will also highlight the exciting opportunities available through the Minority Serving Institution Pathway Initiative (MSIPI).

Receive Expert Application Guidance
Hear directly from the SHPEP National Program Office as they share practical tips for submitting a strong and competitive application. You’ll walk away with strategies to avoid common mistakes, highlight your strengths, and put your best foot forward.

Learn from an SHPEP Ambassador
An SHPEP alum will join us to offer personal insights into the program experience—what they learned, how SHPEP shaped their path, and what advice they have for future scholars preparing to apply.

 Register: https://aamc-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZCQ3g5kWQuOmXfzoMIEfDA#/registration

American Physician Scientists Association

In case you missed it! Recorded Session: 

Inside Scoop: Interview Tips from MD/DO-PhD Program Directors

Missed our live session? Watch the recording of Inside Scoop: Interview Tips from MD/DO-PhD Program Directors, hosted by the American Physician Scientists Association. In this webinar, physician-scientist program directors shared candid advice on how to stand out during the interview process and what they're really looking for in future trainees.

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CULI 1810 - Fundamentals of Culinary Medicine 

Open for Spring 2026 registration, with about 20 seats remaining. This elective blends hands-on cooking, nutrition science, and public health, and we’d appreciate your help spreading the word to students who might be interested.

Imagine waking up to the smell of bubbling shakshuka or preparing a vibrant chimichurri shrimp dish with friends, all while learning how food choices impact long-term health. In this course, students gain practical cooking skills, a foundation in evidence-based nutrition, and a deeper understanding of the role food plays in health and community.

Students will:

 Build confidence in the kitchen and learn how to create flexible, nutritious meals that suit their lifestyle and preferences

 Develop a deeper understanding of how nutrition impacts personal and public health

 Learn how to interpret and apply nutrition science in everyday life

 Course Info:
Location: Seva Teaching Kitchen @ 1810 K Street NW
Lecture: Tuesdays, 1:00-2:30pm @ Milken
Lab options:

 Monday 9:30am-12:00pm

 Monday 1:30-4:00pm

 Tuesday 9:30am-12:00pm

 Wednesday 1:30-4:00pm

 More info: Course Website
Sample syllabus: Fall 2024 Syllabus (PDF)
Student feedback: CULI 1810 Testimonials

Paid Clinical/Physician Shadow Opportunity

Arlington, VA

Dr. Daniel Gabbay, MD is offering a paid part-time clinical job in Ballston (near the metro), starting January 2026. Great opportunity for nursing or pre-health students to assist an aviation medicine physician. Responsibilities include taking vital signs, performing EKG’s, audiograms and vision testing. Experience helpful but we can also provide training for the role. If you are interested in shadowing the physician, we are happy to accommodate that as well. Hours are 1-5pm, M,W,F. 

Email: dsgabbay@gmail.com

Full-Time Medical Assistant / Front Desk Hybrid (Gap-Year)

Bethesda Modern Primary Care is a membership-based direct primary care practice founded by Dr. Nadia Sirdar, MD, MPH, an internal medicine physician with more than a decade of experience caring for medically complex patients at Sibley Memorial Hospital (Johns Hopkins Medicine). Our practice provides unhurried, relationship-centered care, with a special focus on healthy aging, women’s health, and preventive medicine.

This position offers a unique opportunity to work directly with a physician in a modern, boutique primary care environment while gaining hands-on patient care experience across both outpatient and inpatient settings.

Bethesda, MD

Full time

Preventive Medicine

Medical Assistant Certification Required? No

Minimum Accepted Employment Term: Minimum 12 months

Apply to this job  

Gap Year Medical Assistant / Endoscopy Technician

Dr. Lakhani at Gastro Health in Reston, Virginia is providing senior students and alumni who are pre-health oriented (Pre-PA, Pre Nursing and Pre-Med) with a gap year opportunity. We currently have a few George Mason, UVA, VT and JMU alumni working with us and have had GW students in the past.

We have found that our office is a great learning environment for these students, not only gaining hands on clinical experience with patients, but we also are able to provide them with dedicated mentorship that prepares them for graduate school and the healthcare field as well as reference letters.  Over the years many of our assistants have gained admission to Medical School, PA school and Nursing school.  

We are again offering positions as medical assistants in our office and endoscopy technicians in our endo suites. Medical assistant's role include patient intake, triaging, rounding patients in rooms, taking vitals, prior authorizations, and medication refills. Endoscopy technicians assist our physicians during colonoscopies and endoscopies.  This is a hands on position  

Email: slakhani@gastrohealth.com

Shilen Lakhani, MD, FACG

Gastroenterologist

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