The School of Medicine is located in the Georgetown area of Washington, D.C., a small community of cobblestone streets, trolley tracks, and fine shops and restaurants. Washington, D.C. is one of the most important cities in the world.
Political decisions made in Washington, D.C. affect the lives of people around the world.
Medical, health policy and economic issues are debated daily in many arenas with resolutions that shape the practice of medicine in the United States and abroad. The National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland is world renowned for its medical research and sophisticated technological developments. The cultural and social opportunities of the nation's capital are endless. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Gallery of Art with its striking East Wing, the Holocaust Museum, and the Smithsonian Institution, including such facilities as the Museum of Natural History, the Joseph Hirshhorn Museum, the Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of African Art, and the Sackler and Freer Museums of Asian art, are only a few examples of the resources available in Washington. Washington also is home to the Redskins football team, the Wizards basketball team, the National Hockey League's Capitals, and Washington Stars and Maryland Bays soccer teams.