Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) is the medical campus at Georgetown University. It is also a $225 million biomedical research and educational organization. The Medical Center contains over 80% of Georgetown University's sponsored research funding and is led by Howard J. Federoff, MD, PhD, the Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Vice President for Health Sciences and Executive Dean of the School of Medicine
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.
Read more about Georgetown University Medical Center: School of Medicine, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Biomedical Graduate Research Organization, Notable Research and Development, Partnership With MedStar Health
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