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Welcome to GUMC

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.

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Research

More than 400 GUMC scientists and physicians are conducting cutting-edge biomedical research, and undertaking more than 300 clinical trials on-site.

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Education

GUMC educates physicians, scientists, and health care professionals committed to the care of others and the health needs of society.

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Patient Care

Clinical care at Georgetown University Hospital is provided through its clinical partner, MedStar Health, the largest non-profit healthcare system in the mid-Atlantic region.

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Compassion Meets Research and Patient Care

Louis M. Weiner’s determination to cure cancer is in keeping with his larger-than-life compassion and skill in research and patient care.

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Kidwell Champions Equality in Stroke Care

Dr. Chelsea Kidwell is a passionate and tireless advocate of closing the growing disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of stroke – the nation’s third leading cause of death –in minorities, particularly urban blacks.

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Partnering to Go the Distance

Reducing health disparities is a long-term commitment that begins with community-based participatory research and the realization of vast need.

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