You Can Find it in Washington

Fast Facts about Washington, D.C.: The Nation's Capital

• Located midway along the eastern seaboard, south of Maryland, north of Virginia
• The District of Columbia comprises 67 square miles divided into 4 quadrants: Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, and Southeast.
• The U.S. Capitol building marks the center where the quadrants meet
• Population is approximately 572,000 in DC proper and 5.4 million for the entire metro area
• Primary industry is the federal government, followed by tourism, trade associations, law, higher education, medicine/medical research, government related research, and publishing
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You can find anything and everything in Washington, D.C. Health care and Washington go hand in hand and that's why NHS students have a competitive edge in a field that is rapidly growing. Not only can you enjoy the prestige of Georgetown, a university with a national and international reputation for leadership in health care, but you also have the advantage of participating in biomedical research, clinical placements, and internships at countless organizations in the Washington metropolitan area.

As a NHS student, for example, you might enjoy a practicum or internship at Porter-Novelli, an international marketing-based public relations firm with top-ranked global consumer, corporate/public affairs, health care, and technology practices. You might work in corporate risk management at INOVA Health System, a not-for-profit health care system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services. Or, you might work in downtown Washington at the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science known for its advisement toward improving the nation's health.

If you are a student in our graduate or undergraduate nursing programs, you have access to a wide variety of clinical sites, including some of the best health care systems in the nation. Georgetown University Hospital is conveniently located just steps away from NHS, or the Washington Hospital Center, one of the nation's busiest cardiac facilities known worldwide for their work in new techniques such as stents and intravascular ultrasound. In addition, clinical placements are made at smaller clinics in the area, including Whitman-Walker Clinic, which specializes in HIV/AIDS care, prevention, and research.

At NHS you have the advantages of a top-notch academic environment and the ability to get real hands-on experience as you explore the rapidly changing issues affecting health care in the 21st century. Agencies like the World Bank, the Pan American Health Organization, the National Library of Medicine, and the Department of Health and Human Services are only a Metro ride away. There, you get a first-hand view of national and international policymaking affecting the world's citizens.

Whether your area of interest is in Healthcare Management and Policy, Human Science, International Health, or Nursing, as a student at Georgetown NHS you'll have opportunities for education and hands-on experience about which students at other schools can only dream.