Georgetown University - MedStar Health Partnership
Georgetown University - MedStar Health Partnership

Partnership in Action

Members of the MAGIS Society of Master Teachers welcomed the group's 2024 inductees. Image: Charles Siwinski

Health Sciences Education

Georgetown University Medical Center educates physicians, scientists, nurses and health care professionals committed to the care of others and the health needs of society — always integrating educational excellence, ethics and a commitment to community.  MedStar Health supports a continuum of education, training residents and fellows, and provides educational and training opportunities for nursing and health students.

Since 1851, Georgetown University School of Medicine has been instructing the world’s future doctors with a commitment to education intrinsic to our values and Jesuit tradition.

Together, MedStar Health and Georgetown University provide a continuum of learning from medical school through clinical practice and elevate our programs to benefit medical students, residents, fellows, clinical faculty, and our patients. We train 1,100 medical residents annually and offer advanced education in nearly 100 specialty and subspecialty programs. Our post-graduate medical education programs prepare physicians to transform health and wellness delivery through compassionate patient care, groundbreaking scientific research, and solution-based medical innovations.

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The School of Nursing at Georgetown University builds on a 120-year tradition of excellence in nursing education at the professional, advanced practice, and doctoral levels. Our on-campus and distance-based, online nursing programs emphasize research and scholarship, are grounded in a social justice framework, and are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. Our commitment to nursing is infused with the Jesuit values of caring for the whole person — cura personalis — and serving the common good. 

To determine ongoing strategic opportunities and initiatives for nursing education and research, MedStar Health and Georgetown University’s School of Nursing launched the Joint Council for Nursing in 2023.

The Georgetown University School of Health reflects the ongoing, urgent need to focus our collective efforts on applied health research and on creating a more equitable, evidence-driven and values-based health care system that can withstand the enormous challenges facing the United States. 

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Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS) offers graduate programs in professional and liberal studies, professional certificate programs, custom and corporate training and education, summer school and special programs, and a part-time bachelor’s program.

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Clinical Trials and Research

MedStar Health and Georgetown University’s researcher teams work collaboratively to translate basic laboratory discoveries into clinical research with the goal of improving patient care. Our physician scientists and investigators launch national clinical trials, initiate novel studies and conduct population research primarily focused on reducing health disparities. Our goal is to conduct applied research and implementation science, grounded in evidence, to advance safety, efficiency, and quality for our clinicians and patients.

Biomedical Research and Clinical & Translational Collaborations

Research and investigators

There are 400+ clinician-investigators and scientists at MedStar Health, and Georgetown University is home to 900+ researchers. Many of our investigators are nationally and internationally renowned, are fellows in top professional organizations, serve on editorial review boards of prominent scientific medical journals and have prestigious National Institutes of Health committee and academic appointments.

In The Community

MedStar Health and Georgetown University are dedicated to advancing wellness and achieving health equity for our communities.

Community Engagement

Spotlight Collaborations

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of the nation’s comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute      , serves as the research engine allowing patients access to clinical trials that often lead to breakthroughs in cancer care.

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The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) is a multi-institutional consortium of medical research institutions forged from a desire to promote clinical research and translational science. Convened through a prestigious NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA), GHUCCTS offers resources and support for investigators including training programs, biostatistical services, workshops and seminars including a monthly Research Grand Rounds, career development services, and more.

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The AI CoLab is a joint initiative between MedStar Health and Georgetown University to create, advance, and lead artificial intelligence research and education. This partnership brings together the capabilities of our diverse healthcare system and a leading academic institution working towards shaping the future of artificial intelligence and machine learning in medicine and academics.

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MedStar Health partners with Georgetown Law’s O’Neil Institute for National and Global Health Law to provide medical-legal services to patients to help remove barriers to health care and address social determinants of health through various programs including MedStar Health’s D.C. Safe Babies Safe Moms and crisis intervention initiatives.

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CENTILE is an interprofessional community of educators that drives innovation, excellence and scholarship in education at Georgetown University Medical Center.      

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Hosted by the MedStar Health Research Institute, MedStar Health Academic Affairs, and Georgetown University Medical Center, the MedStar Health-Georgetown University Research Symposium is open to all members of the research and education community interested in learning more about scholarship at MedStar and Georgetown. The Symposium offers the opportunity to connect with researchers, educators, residents, executive leaders, and collaborative partners from across the region and our system to build meaningful relationships to further advance the health of our community.

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