Press Releases

In August 2017, BQO’s M. Anthony Mills visited Christina Puchalski at the George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish) in Washington, D.C. Dr. Puchalski is professor at George Washington University’s School of Medicine and founding director of GWish.
Dr. Christina Puchalski, Professor of Medicine and Health Science and Director at The George Washington University's Institute for Spirituality and Health discusses the spiritual side of palliative care in a live interview with EWTN.
Christina Puchalski, MD, director of the George Washington University (GW) Institute for Spirituality and Health, professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and medical director of professional health hospice of Washington, DC, was n
GWish's 9th Annual Spirituality and health Summer Institute and 4th Annual Platinum Dinner are recognized in SMHS' Medicine & Health magazine!
GWish's 15th Anniversary & GWish Award for Excellence in Interprofessional Spiritual Care recognized in SMHS' Medicine & Health magazine!
Dr. Christina Puchaski, MD, FACP, FAAHPM was featured in PBS show about the important role of Spirituality in patient care, the improved outcomes that result from having chaplains available for patients, and the benefits of medical institutions of having better patient satisfaction. 
In-Training, a blog written by medical students, published a post on the Spirituality in Medicine Leadership Training Conference,  a yearly meeting led by the George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWISH). 
Dr. Christina Puchalski was recently quoted in a The Globe and Mail article entitled "Reclaiming medicine's spiritual roots: Treating people, not just diseases".
Christina Puchalski's talk from the 2011 ASTMH Symposium in Philadelphia has been released.
Dr. Christina Puchalski spoke with Bonnie North on WUWM’s Lake Effect about the importance of considering a patient's mental, emotional, and spiritual health and how those factors can play a significant role in successful treatment plan.