Georgetown University Medical Center

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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 (“people in service to others”) and cura personalis, or “care of the whole person.”

Learn More About Georgetown University Medical Center

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Georgetown University School of Nursing

Georgetown University School of Health

Biomedical Graduate Education

Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Our Areas of Focus

Cancer

Mind and Brain

Population Health

Global Health

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Service to Others

Our Stories

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GUMC Stories

One Tent Health Student Volunteers Gain Clinical Experience in Community Settings

January 13th, 2023

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GUMC Stories

Georgetown Increases Tuition Benefits for Military-Connected Students

January 12th, 2023

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GUMC Stories

UNICEF Award to CGHPI Supports COVID-19 Vaccination in Eswatini

January 6th, 2023

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GUMC Stories

GUMC Students Focus on Giving Back This Holiday Season

December 16th, 2022

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News Releases

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Howard and Georgetown Universities To Launch Joint Medical Humanities Center Funded by Mellon Foundation Grant

January 19th, 2023

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Drug Found to be Effective in Difficult to Treat Autoimmune Blood Disorder

December 10th, 2022

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Women with Elevated Breast Cancer Risk Could See Mortality Benefit from Estrogen-Blocking Drugs

December 1st, 2022

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Study in Mice Suggests that Expression of Estrogen-Related Gene Can Impact Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk and Prevention Strategies

December 1st, 2022

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