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Georgetown University School of Medicine

Seal of Georgetown University
Type	Private
Established	1851; 174 years ago (1851)
Parent institution	Georgetown University
Affiliation	Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Dean	Lee Jones
Academic staff	1,638
Students	756
Location	Washington, D.C. , USA
Campus	Urban
Website	som.georgetown.edu

Georgetown University School of Medicine, a medical school opened in 1851, is one ofGeorgetown University's five graduate schools, and is the most applied-to medical school in the nation with a matriculation rate of 1.40%. It is located on Reservoir Road in theGeorgetown neighborhood ofWashington, DC, adjacent to the university's main campus. The School of Medicine works in association with the 609-bedMedStar Georgetown University Hospital,MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and nine other affiliated federal and community hospitals in the Washington metropolitan area. Georgetown is the oldest Catholic medical school in the United States.

The School is part of theGeorgetown University Medical Center, which comprises roughly 80% of the research initiatives occurring at Georgetown University as a whole. It is the closest academic medical center in proximity to theNational Institutes of Health. Georgetown and the NIH offer a combined GU-NIH PhD program in biomedical research to foster direct collaboration between the neighboring institutions.^[1]

Technology leading to the introduction of theHPV vaccine, was developed at Georgetown Medical Center byRichard Schlegel.^[2]

In 1849, four Catholic doctors frustrated with what they felt were discriminatory practices at neighboringColumbian College, limiting Catholic doctors' access to the clinical facilities of theWashington Infirmary, petitioned Georgetown PresidentJames A. Ryder to found a medical program.^[3] Classes commenced in May 1851 and were only held at night until 1895. In 1852, the school awarded its firstmedical doctorates.^[4]

In 1898 theGeorgetown University Hospital was established. A dental department was created in 1901, which became independent of the School of Medicine in 1951 as theSchool of Dentistry.^[5] In 1930, classes moved to the main campus. In July 2000, Georgetown University and MedStar Health, a not-for-profit organization of seven Baltimore and Washington hospitals, entered into a clinical partnership to provide management of clinical care and clinical education at Georgetown University Hospital.^[6] In 2004, the School of Medicine opened the Integrated Learning Center (ILC), which supports the School of Medicine's emphasis on a patient-centered, competence-based curriculum and provides the latest methods of clinical teaching and evaluation.

The Georgetown University School of Medicine Faculty includes 1,638 faculty members from 8 basic science and 16 clinical departments, an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and two Interdisciplinary Training Program Grants funded by theNIH – one in Neuroscience, and one in Tumor Biology.

The School of Medicine offers an MD with a Research Track where MD students spend time in the laboratory and develop a research thesis in their specialty. This is different from the MD/PhD program, which is longer and requires a PhD thesis.

The School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences cooperate to offer a combined-degree program that leads to an MD and a PhD in a chosen concentration. A spot is reserved in this program each year for one student interested in pursuing a Philosophy & Bioethics PhD;^[7] all other spots are undifferentiated but must be directed toward a scientific specialty. Research at Georgetown is especially strong in the areas of cancer and the neurosciences. Other combined degree programs include BA/MD (early selection route for Georgetown University undergraduates), MD/MBA, and MD/MS.

Georgetown University Medical Center comprises the School of Medicine, School of Nursing & Health Studies (founded in 1903), Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and Biomedical Graduate Education. In 2008, GUMC brought in $132 million in sponsored research funds, most of which was federally funded. Clinical care is provided at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and other locations through a partnership with MedStar Health.

• Curran, Robert Emmett (2010a).A History of Georgetown University, From Academy to University, 1789—1889. Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.:Georgetown University Press.ISBN 978-1-58901-689-7.
• Curran, Robert Emmett (2010b).A History of Georgetown University: The Quest for Excellence, 1889–1964. Vol. 2. Washington, D.C.:Georgetown University Press.ISBN 978-1-58901-689-7.
• Curran, Robert Emmett (2010c).A History of Georgetown University: The Rise to Prominence, 1964—1989. Vol. 3. Washington, D.C.:Georgetown University Press.ISBN 978-1-58901-691-0.

• Georgetown University School of MedicineArchived 2007-01-07 at theWayback Machine

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