Georgetown University Medical Center

Georgetown University Medical Center is an internationally recognized academic health and science center with a four-part mission of research, teaching, service and patient care (provided through a partnership with MedStar Health). The largest, most prominent Catholic medical center in the country, Georgetown University Medical Center’s mission is carried out with a dedication to the Catholic, Jesuit principles of public service (“women and men in service to others”) and cura personalis, or “care of the whole person.”

The Medical Center includes Georgetown’s School of Medicine, School of Nursing & Health Studies, the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and biomedical research programs that together account for 60 percent of the university’s sponsored research funding.

Your Support Matters

Gifts to the Georgetown University Medical Center support everything from scholarships and innovative faculty research to new buildings and technologies.

If you are interested in contributing to named scholarships, endowments, capital projects or other areas, please call or e-mail one of GUMC’s development officers.

Georgetown University is consistently classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an institution with “very high research activity.” Georgetown University Medical Center is home to the university’s most robust research enterprise, consistently securing approximately $100 million annually in externally sponsored funding supporting a broad continuum or research from basic to applied translational science. The Medical Center research community includes specialists in a wide array of disciplines and is recognized internationally for its work, most particularly in the areas of cancer, the neurosciences and global health. It is home to a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and a Clinical and Translational Science Award, one of a few select institutions in the country to hold both of these federal grants.

Why Your Gift Matters

Gifts to Georgetown’s Biomedical Graduate Research Organization (BGRO) advance cutting-edge research and foster interdisciplinary collaboration, making a difference in patients’ lives both now and in the future while empowering the next generation of researchers to make breakthrough discoveries. There are many ways that you can support the work of BGRO and engage with the research and insights generated at Georgetown University Medical Center. Whether you would like to make a gift immediately, explore your philanthropic options, attend an educational event, or talk to one of our staff members about ways to direct your impact, we welcome your involvement.

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Partners in Research

Georgetown researchers have been responsible for numerous groundbreaking discoveries including:

• invention of the CAT scan
• development of the first artificial heart valve
• the country’s first clinical trial using gene therapy to slow the progress of Alzheimer’s disease
• codevelopment of Gardasil (the first vaccine for cervical cancer)
• creation of Allegra (the popular antihistamine drug)

How does Partners in Research work?

Georgetown University Medical Center faculty apply for the Partners in Research grants to receive critical seed funding to pursue innovative ideas that help to address some of the world’s biggest medical challenges.

How can I become a Partner in Research?

You can become a Partner by making a gift of any size to the program each grant year (July 1–June 30).

What does it mean to be a Partner?

Each spring, a select group of grant applicants present to our Partners, who then vote for the ideas they would like to fund. Partners have the opportunity to engage with grant recipients throughout the grant year through lab tours, an annual impact showcase, and other activities.

Why is philanthropy so important to biomedical research?

With limited federal funding, the environment for biomedical researchers is extremely competitive. Promising discoveries that could improve or save lives go unexplored unless philanthropists like our Partners take the lead.

By pooling gifts made to the Partners in Research program, our Partners can collectively support multiple research projects at one time. As a result, every gift has an expanded impact.

Learn more about supporting biomedical research at Georgetown by exploring our ways to contribute funding and downloading our brochure about Partners in Research.

If you have questions or would like to get involved, please contact a member of our staff.

Fiona Zhu
Associate Director of Development
202-687-3709
PartnersinResearch@georgetown.edu

The Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the Georgetown University Medical Center, seeks to improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer through innovative basic and clinical research, community education and outreach and the training of cancer specialists of the future. It is one of only 45 comprehensive cancer centers in the nation and has been awarded the National Cancer Institute’s highest ranking for leadership in cancer treatment, research and education.

For decades, Lombardi’s clinicians have trained medical leaders in oncologic/hematologic care, made discoveries bridging science and medical care around the world and investigated and identified risk factors for various populations.

Your Gift Matters

Gifts to Lombardi advance cutting-edge research and make a difference in the lives of patients.

If you are interested in contributing to fellowships, capital projects or other areas, please call the Lombardi gift line at 202-687-2222 or email Donald Dunn.

Philanthropic support to the School of Medicine makes possible everything from financial aid and faculty research to classrooms with state-of-the-art technology.

Your Support Matters

Gifts to the Medical School Annual Fund channel resources to the school’s highest priorities and make an immediate impact.

If you are interested in contributing to named scholarships, endowments, capital projects or other areas, please call or e-mail one of our development officers.

The Annual Giving Community

The Georgetown University Loyalty Society recognizes School of Medicine alumni who demonstrate their commitment to Georgetown’s mission through consecutive giving.

Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies translates the university’s Catholic, Jesuit values into action in a field that impacts each of us: health and health care. Founded in 1903, the school conducts innovative teaching, research, scholarship and service.

The school’s four academic departments span interrelated disciplines of the health field—health systems administration, human science, international health and nursing. Additionally, NHS includes the Center for Health Equity – Research, Implementation and Teaching.

Philanthropic support to NHS ensures that students and faculty continue to experience a world-class learning environment. Areas of greatest need include student scholarships, support for faculty innovation, experiential learning opportunities and facilities enhancement.

Your Support Matters

Support the education of tomorrow’s health care leaders by making a gift to the School of Nursing & Health Studies. To designate your gift to graduate programs or other areas, please specify the designation of your gift on the donation form.

If you are interested in contributing to named scholarships, endowments, capital projects or other areas, please call Sumana Chatterjee at 202-236-3616 or email her.

The Annual Giving Community

The Georgetown University Loyalty Society recognizes School of Nursing & Health Studies alumni who demonstrate their commitment to Georgetown’s mission through consecutive giving.

Building Medical Excellence: With the construction of a new medical/surgical pavilion, Georgetown University Medical Center and MedStar Health are working jointly to develop a world-class facility that will transform the way we deliver personalized care, deploy new technologies