Health Affairs and School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Barbara L. Bass, MD, Vice President for Health Affairs, Dean, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, CEO, The GW Medical Faculty Associates
Barbara L. Bass, MD, RESD ’86, vice president for health affairs (VPHA), dean of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), and chief executive officer of the GW Medical Faculty Associates (GW MFA), is a widely respected leader in academic medicine, a surgeon and a published author known for her pioneering innovation in academic surgery. At GW, Dr. Bass leads the academic, clinical and research missions and provides strategic direction on all aspects of GW’s medical enterprise, including the university’s relationships with the GW MFA and the GW Hospital.
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is the academic arm of the GW clinical enterprise which is home to the university’s MD program and health sciences programs. The GW Medical Faculty Associates is a clinical practice organization with more than 2,150 employees. Its mission is to provide a high-quality patient experience and foster the wellness of our community.
Key Functions
Clinical Public Health Programs
Lawrence "Bopper" Deyton, MSPH, MD ’85, Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Public Health
The senior associate dean for clinical public health is responsible for all curriculum and functions of the Clinical Public Health Program.
Diversity & Faculty Affairs
Yolanda Haywood, MD, RESD, Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Faculty Affairs
The senior associate dean for diversity and faculty affairs is responsible for:
GW Medical Faculty Associates
The VPHA and dean of SMHS serves as the chief executive office of the GW Medical Faculty Associates (MFA). MFA physicians serve as GW faculty, teaching and mentoring medical students, residents and researchers at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The MFA CEO is responsible for:
- MFA Clinical Departments
- Department of Anesthesiology
- Department of Dermatology
- Department of Emergency Medicine
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Neurology
- Department of Neurological Surgery
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Department of Ophthalmology
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Department of Pathology
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Department of Radiology
- Department of Surgery
- Department of Urology
Health Sciences
Vacant, Senior Associate Dean for Health Sciences
The senior associate dean for health sciences oversees the SMHS Division of Health Sciences and is responsible for:
- All functions of the Health Sciences Programs
- SMHS Health Sciences Departments:
Medical Education (MD Program)
Richard Simons, MD, Senior Associate Dean for MD Programs
- Manges all functions of the MD Program
- Overseas all functions of Graduate Medical Education
- Overseas functions of the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Research and Academic Affairs
Robert H. Miller, PhD, Vice Dean for Research and Academic Affairs
The vice dean for research and academic affairs oversees the programs serving the basic science, translational and clinical research, education, and academic affairs missions of all departments within the School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
The vice dean is responsible for:
- Basic Science Departments
- Laboratory Services
- Research Administration
- SMHS Centers and Institutes, including:
Contact the Vice President for Health Affairs
[email protected] • 202-994-0673
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