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About GUMC

Georgetown University Medical Center is an internationally recognized academic medical center with a three-part mission of research, teaching and patient care (through our partnership with MedStar Health). Our mission is carried out with a strong emphasis on community outreach and a dedication to the Catholic, Jesuit principle of cura personalis — which means "care of the whole person."

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A Message from Dr. Howard Federoff

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Welcome to Georgetown University Medical Center. Our community of scholars conducts high-impact, cutting-edge biomedical research, and attracts and educates high-caliber students who contribute to the health, medical, scientific and policy fields.

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