Georgetown University Medical Center

Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) is an internationally recognized academic medical center whose missions of research, teaching and patient care are carried out with a strong emphasis on community outreach and the Jesuit principle of cura personalis — care of the whole person.

GUMC consists of the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing & Health Studies, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Biomedical Graduate Research and Education.

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Georgetown Global Health Expert Discusses Importance of WHO on Capitol Hill
June 21, 2017
Rebecca Katz, PhD, MPH, co-director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center, discussed the role of the World Health Organization before a packed house on Capitol Hill Tuesday.
Research in a Minute: Ayesha Shajahan-Haq
June 15, 2017
As an assistant professor focused on breast cancer research, Ayesha Shajahan-Haq, PhD, is working to develop drugs that will help breast cancer survivors stay healthy.
A Year at the NIH Broadens Future Path for Medical Students
June 13, 2017
The highly competitive Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP) offered by the National Institutes of Health is intended to train the next generation of clinician-scientists and biomedical researchers.
New Master’s Degree Focuses on Clinical Quality, Patient Safety and Leadership
June 1, 2017
A new master’s degree at Georgetown will teach health care professionals how to enhance safety and improve health care quality while maintaining a focus on the patient in a increasingly complex heath care system.
Partners in Research: Community Support for Local Research with a Global Impact
June 1, 2017
In October, Georgetown researchers were awarded grants by Partners in Research to study depression, autism, pancreatic cancer and preeclampsia. At the recent Partners in Research Showcase, the grant recipients shared with their initial findings with the funders.
Immunotherapy Brings New Hope to Patients with Advanced Melanoma
June 1, 2017
Until recently, patients with melanomas that had spread to the brain typically lived a median of four months. After having surgery to repair the damage from the tumors in her ankle, Kathy Roberts' doctors encouraged her to enroll in an immunotherapy clinical trial for patients with melanoma brain tumors at Georgetown Lombardi. Her scans now show no signs of cancer cells.
In Commencement Speech, Shelton Tells NHS Graduates to Write Their Own Stories
May 22, 2017
By paying attention to our stories, and who is creating them, the better we can choose ones that will help us succeed, said James Shelton, MBA, MA, during the May 20 ceremony on the Healy Lawn.

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