GUMC Stories
Spark: The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life
November 30th, 2021
Who We Are
Georgetown University Medical Center is an internationally recognized academic health and science center with a four-part mission of research, teaching, service and patient care (provided through a partnership with MedStar Health).
The largest, most prominent Catholic medical center in the country, Georgetown University Medical Center’s mission is carried out with a dedication to the Catholic, Jesuit principles of public service (“women and men in service to others”) and cura personalis, or “care of the whole person.”
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GUMC Stories
NHS Alumna Focuses Future Medical Career on Health of Native Communities
November 16th, 2021
GUMC Stories
Family Medicine Professor Vows to ‘Take COVID Down’ One Question at a Time
November 6th, 2021
News Releases
News Release
Trial Stopped Early: Giving Immunotherapy Before Targeted Rx Improves Survival in Advanced Melanoma
November 15th, 2021
News Release
Vascular Defects Appear to Underlie the Progression of Parkinson’s Disease
November 12th, 2021
News Release
Experimental Drug Boosts Immunotherapy Effectiveness in Pancreatic Cancer in Mice
November 4th, 2021
News Release
Survey of U.S. Dentists Shows High Rate of Opioid Prescriptions Despite Evidence of Effective Alternatives
October 21st, 2021