Georgetown University Medical Center

Georgetown University Medical Center

Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) is the medical campus at Georgetown University.

It is co-located with Georgetown University Hospital on the university's main campus in Washington, DC. GUMC encompasses four sectors of medical education and research: Georgetown University School of Medicine, the School of Nursing and Health Studies, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Biomedical Graduate Research Organization.

chool of Medicine

Founded in 1851, [ [ http://www3.georgetown.edu/som/to1900.html] ] the School of Medicine (“SoM”) is committed to educating medical students in the spirit of the Jesuit ideal of "cura personalis", or "care of the whole person." Ranked among the top 50 medical schools in the country, in 2008 the SoM was ranked 40th by U.S. World and News Report [ [ http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/med/brief/mdrrank_brief.php] ] .

chool of Nursing and Health Studies

The School of Nursing and Health Studies is one of the four undergraduate schools at Georgetown University, and consists of four academic departments: Health Systems Administration, Human Science, International Health, and Nursing. The School of Nursing and Health Studies also has 266 students in its nine graduate programs [ [ http://nhs.georgetown.edu/academics/graduate.html] ] , including the Nurse Anesthesia program, ranked sixth in the nation [ [ http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/hea/brief/nap_brief.php] ] .

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is the only comprehensive cancer center accredited by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the Washington, DC region, and one of only 39 nationwide [ [ http://cancercenters.cancer.gov/cancer_centers/cancer-centers-names.html] ] . Named for Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins coach Vince Lombardi, who was treated at Georgetown [ [ http://lombardi.georgetown.edu/about/index.htm] ] , Lombardi was established in 1970 as the cancer clinic at Georgetown University Hospital. Today, Lombardi has over 200 faculty and receives $100 million in research funding each year [ [ http://lombardi.georgetown.edu/about/AtAGlance/research.html] ] . The interim director of the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is Dr. Anatoly Dritschilo, MD, and notable faculty include Dr. Richard Schlegel, one of the innovators behind the HPV vaccine.

Biomedical Graduate Research Organization

The Biomedical Graduate Research Organization (BGRO) is responsible for more than 60% of the research conducted at GUMC [ [ http://gumc.georgetown.edu/bgroplaceholder.html] ] . The mission of the BGRO includes both basic science departments and clinical departments, as well as graduate education in the biomedical sciences.

The Biomedical Graduate Education division is a subset of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The degrees offered range from traditional PhDs and MS programs to MS specializations in such areas as Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Complementary/Alternative Medicine, and Certificate programs in Biotechnology, Biodefence & Public Policy, or Biohazardous Threat Agents. The Biohazardous Threat Agents graduate certificate is currently the only fully recognized graduate program at Georgetown that is available online.

Biomedical Graduate Programs

PhD, MS, Cert.
* Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
* Biodefense & Public Policy
* Bioethics (Philosophy)
* Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases
* Biomedical Science Policy & Advocacy
* Biostatistics
* Biotechnology
* Cell Biology
* Health Physics
* Microbiology & Immunology
* Neuroscience
* Physiology & Biophysics
* Tumor Biology

Notable Research and Development

Researchers at Georgetown have been behind several well-known medical innovations.
*The HPV vaccine was partially developed by a team of Georgetown researchers led by Dr. Richard Schlegel, at the Lombardi Cancer Center. [ [ http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1236707] ]
*The anti-histamine Allegra was created by Dr. Raymond Woosley, former chairman of the Department of Pharmacology. [ [ http://www.aspet.org/public/The_Pharmacologist/tp_files/v43n1.pdf] ]
*Robert Ledley, DDS, developed the Full-Body Scanner and the Automatic Genetic Analyzer during his time at Georgetown. [ [ http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/ledley.html] ]

Partnership with MedStar Health

On June 30, 2000, Georgetown University Medical Center and MedStar Health, Inc., finalized a clinical partnership agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, MedStar Health owns, operates, and has financial responsibility for Georgetown University's clinical enterprise, which includes the Georgetown University Hospital, a faculty practice group, and a network of community physician practices.

External links

* [http://gumc.georgetown.edu Georgetown University Medical Center]
* [http://www.medstarhealth.org MedStar Health]

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