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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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Doctors Detail Strike Out Against Stroke

Scientists and physicians at Georgetown University Medical Center and affiliated hospitals are breaking new ground in stroke, the nation’s third most deadly disease. These doctors spoke out about rapid advances in stroke healing devices, drugs, and rehabilitation.

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Mastering the Art of Medicine

“Clinical medicine is about patients. Here you will meet all sorts of patients—patients telling their stories; patients expressing themselves through theater, dance and poetry; imaginary patients, dying patients, patients in pieces and patients seeking to become whole."

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Curbing Costs of Cancer Care

The escalating cost of cancer medicines—and how treatment can be made more cost-effective—was the main focus of discussion at a three-day Georgetown symposium sponsored by The Ruesch Center for the Cure of Gastrointestinal Cancers.

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