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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 New Class of Breast Cancer Drugs

Eliot Rosen has discovered a pivotal role played by the famous tumor suppressor gene BRCA1 — and, in the process, may have found a way to improve the effectiveness of anti-estrogen breast cancer agents.

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Clinging to Their Every Word

This summer, two exceptional GU graduate students represented the United States at the 2011 Lindau Meeting. They, along with dozens other from around the world, had the opportunity to interact with Nobel laureates in scientific fields.

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The Gift of a Voice

“All of my life I have used my voice to teach and to communicate with patients,” says Dr. Itzhak Brook. “The thought of losing my voice was terrifying but I didn’t have a choice—it was lose my life to cancer or lose my voice—I chose losing my voice.”

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