Title:An interdisciplinary hub in downtown DC

Georgetown’s Capitol Campus becomes new home for several GUMC graduate programs

Following last fall’s ribbon cutting ceremony, many programs settled into Georgetown’s newly renovated building at 111 Massachusetts Ave., NW in Washington, DC. Its classrooms, high-tech workstations, and convening spaces make it appealing for students and faculty alike.

The Georgetown University Berkley School of Nursing’s DNP and new Ph.D. program launched last fall at the Capitol Campus. Proximity to the U.S. Capitol is ideal as these students acquire critical advocacy skills to shape health care policy.

Additionally, the School of Medicine’s Special Master’s Program (SMP) enjoys a new downtown location, Capitol Campus SMP, to offer pre-med students more opportunities to connect with the community through experiences such as community CPR training, DC Fire/EMT ride-alongs, and SiTEL clinical simulations.

Three new School of Health programs will now be at the Capitol Campus: Master of Science in Global Health, Master of Science and Ph.D. in Global and Infectious Disease, and Master of Science in Addiction Policy and Practice. In addition, an Executive Certificate in Human Factors in Healthcare, in collaboration with MedStar Health, launched in the fall.

The School of Health has also been working with the Capital Applied Learning Labs (CALL), experiential learning programs open to any Georgetown undergraduate. Through a combination of site visits and interdisciplinary discussions, a small cohort of students learned different methods to address health equity at the local, state, and federal levels, ranging from providing social services to direct care.

“Most of my courses have been focused on the clinical setting, so it was great to have the opportunity to learn about what drives social determinants of health,” says CALL student Francyne Diola (N’27).

In Fall 2026 and in partnership with Earth Commons, the School of Health will launch a joint interdisciplinary Master of Science in Climate, Environment, and Health.

Finally, the Health Justice Alliance (HJA), a collaboration between Georgetown University Medical Center and Georgetown Law, has moved to the Capitol Campus. With a combination of medical care and legal advocacy, HJA helps with such challenges as food insecurity, poor housing conditions, lack of insurance, family instability, problems with education or employment, and other issues.