georgetown university school of medicine georgetown university school of medicine georgetown university school of medicine, a medical school opened in 1851, is one of georgetown university's five graduate schools. it is located on reservoir road in the georgetown neighborhood of washington, dc, adjacent to the university's main campus. the school of medicine works in association with the 609-bed medstar 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. georgetown university school of medicineseal of georgetown universitytypeprivateestablished1851 (1851)parent institutiongeorgetown universityaffiliationroman catholic (jesuit)deanlee jones, m.d.academic staff1,638students756locationwashington, d.c., usacampusurbanwebsitesom.georgetown.edu the school is part of the georgetown 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 the national 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. the school is ranked no. 44 (tie) in best medical schools: research and no. 87 in best medical schools: primary care in the 2021 rankings by u s news & world report, as well as tied for second most selective medical school in the united states. technology leading to the introduction of the hpv vaccine, was developed at georgetown medical center by richard schlegel. history medical & dental school building (south side) in 1849, four catholic doctors frustrated with what they felt were discriminatory practices at neighboring columbian college, limiting catholic doctors' access to the clinical facilities of the washington infirmary, petitioned georgetown president james a. ryder to found a medical program. classes commenced in may 1851 and were only held at night until 1895. in 1852, the school awarded its first medical doctorates. in 1898 the georgetown university hospital was established. a dental department was created in 1901, which became independent of the school of medicine in 1951 as the school of dentistry. 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. 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. curriculum georgetown university hospital 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 the nih – 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; 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. programs anesthesia biochemistry & molecular biology biomathematics & statistics cell biology dermatology emergency medicine family medicine graduate biomedical education medicine microbiology & immunology neurology neurosurgery obstetrics & gynecology oncology ophthalmology orthopaedic surgery otolaryngology pathology pediatrics pharmacology physiology & biophysics psychiatry radiation medicine radiology surgery urology campus sunset over the medical & dental school building 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. list of deans deans no. name years ref. 1 johnson elliot 1851–1876 2 robert reyburn 1876–1877 3 francis asbury ashford 1877–1883 4 james william lovejoy 1883–1888 5 c. lloyd magruder 1888–1901 6 george m. kober 1901–1928 7 john a. foote 1929–1931 8 william gerry morgan 1931–1935 9 david v. mccauley sj 1935–1946 10 paul a. mcnally sj 1946–1953 11 francis m. forster 1953–1958 12 hugh h. hussey 1958–1963 13 john c. rose 1963–1974 14 john p. utz 1974–1979 15 john bernard henry 1979–1984 16 milton corn 1984–1989 17 william maxted 1989–1998 18 carolyn rabinowitz 1998–2002 19 stephen ray mitchell 2002–2020 20 leon jones 2021–present notable alumni name degree and year received accomplishments john barrasso c 1974, m 1978 united states senator from wyoming, 2007–present mark r. dybul c 1985, m 1992 united states global aids coordinator, u.s. department of state, 2006–2008 david john doukas m 1983 tulane university; director of the program in medical ethics and human values, james a. knight chair in medical humanities and ethics marie r. griffin m 1976 vaccine researcher; professor of medicine and endowed director of public health research and education at vanderbilt university medical center david a. hidalgo c 1974, m 1978 reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgeon, author, and visual artist; clinical professor of surgery at weill cornell medical college susan hockfield med ph.d – 1979 neuroscientist; president, mit, 2004–2012; provost, yale university, 2003–04; dean, yale graduate school of arts and sciences, 1998–2000; thea l. james m 1991 associate professor, associate chief medical officer, and vice president of the mission at the boston medical center kevin c. kiley m 1976 lt. gen. kiley is the 41st surgeon general of the army and commander, u.s. army medical command, 2004–2007 antonia novello hospital fellow 1975 surgeon general of the united states, 1990–93 esam omeish c 1989, m 1993 former president of the muslim american society thomas parran jr. m 1915 surgeon general of the united states, 1936–48 sean p. pinney c 1990, m 1994 cardiologist robert r. redfield c 1973, m 1977 director of the centers for disease control and prevention, 2018–2021 john j. ring c 1949, m 1953 former president, american medical association jordan shlain m 1994 primary care physician; chairman and founder of private medical, a family office for health and medicine; founder of healthloop, a cloud-based clinical engagement platform lana skirboll ph.d – 1977 former director, national institutes of health office of science policy william kennedy smith m 1991 founder, center for international rehabilitation and physicians against land mines; member of the kennedy family solomon snyder c 1959, m 1962 neuroscientist robert stein m 1866 german-american translator, interpreter of eskimo–aleut languages, and amateur arctic explorer andrew von eschenbach m 1967 director, food and drug administration, 2006–2009; director, national cancer institute, 2002–05; director, biotime, a biotechnology company, 2011–present william b. walsh m 1943 founder of project hope; humanitarian aid activist; first u.s. physician on the ground in hiroshima after the atomic bomb was dropped; recipient of the presidential medal of freedom