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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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Modeling Breast Cancer Decisions

Realizing a cancer cell is an information processing system, investigators collaborate on building a computerized mathematical model of a powerful basic “decision circuit” in breast cancer. The hope is that the model will lead to improved therapies.

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Student Leads Study Reported in Science

David Solomon, an MD/PhD student, explored the origin of chromosomal abnormalities in cancer and published his findings in a top-flight journal. His co-author and mentor, Todd Waldman, who directs the joint MD/PhD program, aims to attract more students like Solomon.

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“Hepatitis Affects Everyone, Everywhere”

Four researchers at GUMC, and their teams, provide unique expertise in the worldwide battle against three viruses that infect the liver of 1/3 individuals, and cause disease in 1/10 people. They provide ground zero for researching and testing potential treatments.

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