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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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Many Minds Meet at Brain Conference

This week, Georgetown researchers present studies on neuroscience that run the gamut from known as well as mysterious brain diseases to how the brain works – how it does what it does so well, so often.

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GUMC Convocation Celebrates Achievement

On a beautiful autumn day, students, faculty, and staff from all four sectors of Georgetown University Medical Center gathered for the fourth annual GUMC Convocation.

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Empowering Parents — And Their Girls

Georgetown health communications research Sherrie Wallington believes targeted and culturally appropriate health communication strategies will encourage informed decisions about HPV and the HPV vaccine that protects girls against cervical cancer.

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