Dr. Jehane El-Bayoumi, MD

Dr. Jehane El-Bayoumi was born in Florida, raised in East Lansing, Michigan and attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for both undergraduate and medical school.  She then moved to Washington, DC in 1985 to complete her internship, residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS).  After completion of her training, she joined the Division of General Internal Medicine at GW.  Dr. El-Bayoumi served as clerkship director for many years prior to becoming the Internal Medicine Residency Program director in 1998, and remained in that role for 15 years.  Dr. El-Bayoumi is a professor of medicine and she has a very active clinical practice.

Learning how to better educate and evaluate learners, from all levels has been a long-standing interest of hers.  She has lectured and taught in the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health, the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), and the SMHS residency program, as well as in the community about topics such as women and minority health.  She has served on the boards of Center for Women Policy Studies, National Women’s Health Network, and Arts for the Aging.  She is currently serving as a Board Member for Whitman Walker Health.

Dr. El-Bayoumi founded the Rodham Institute to honor her patient, Mrs. Dorothy E. Rodham.  She was not only a patient, but she also became her cherished friend.  Mrs. Rodham was a wonderful human being who was committed to social justice and this Institute was created to honor her legacy.