Founded in 1824, the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is the 11th oldest medical school in the country and the first in the nation’s capital. Since its establishment, the school has been at the forefront of medical education, and has grown to include highly-ranked programs in the health and biomedical sciences. With dozens of top-tier residency programs, SMHS is a competitive and esteemed destination for medical school graduates across the country. Always guided by the goal of improving patient health, SMHS fosters an atmosphere of caring and collaboration where educators and researchers advance scientific discovery and translate those breakthroughs into action. By harnessing new technologies