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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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Taste Really Matters

Given the alarming rate of obesity in the U.S. and other chronic diseases impacted by diet, could prenatal flavor learning have a public health role?

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The Biology of Cellular Stress

Understanding trauma at the molecular level helps explain many of the mysteries of human physiology and disease. A physician-scientist at Georgetown is identifying biomarkers of cellular stress that may lead to new diagnostic and treatment discoveries.

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Quick Action Saves Lives at Georgetown

Cases of mushroom poisoning set in motion a series of rapid responses that enabled an investigational drug to save a man’s life. Canny foresight and coordinated action saved yet another.

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