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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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A Moon Shot for the Mind

An approach to effectively tackle intractable brain disorders stresses collaborative research, along with defined milestones and goals and a different model of funding support. This new way forward is sorely needed, says Howard Federoff.

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Online Master’s in Nursing Begins

Janelle Shank (G'12), the first student to enroll in Georgetown's online master's degree program in nursing, says she enjoys the "face-to-face" sessions where she meets with classmates and professors virtually.

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Panel Paints Exciting Emerging Frontier

Georgetown University Medical Center’s hallmark ensemble science is reaching out to government, industry and academia at large, where the nucleus of shared ground is galvanizing new frontiers of biotechnology, medicine and regulatory science, says a medical panel.

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