Innovation and Research for Patient Care | MedStar Health

Education, Research, and Innovation at MedStar Health

Advancing health through research, education, and innovation at MedStar Health

At MedStar Health, we're using our vast innovation, research, and academic capabilities to advance health throughout the communities we serve and the world at large.

Learn about our programs, initiatives, and institutes dedicated to research, innovation, education, quality of care, patient safety, and performance improvement.


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Medical education programs

Medical Education program

We are committed to advancing health care through medical education. We offer training in nearly 100 specialty and subspecialty programs and train more than 1,100 residents annually. We also offer our employees an array of continuing professional education programs and faculty development programs.

MedStar Health Research Institute

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The MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI) is a world-class research facility with more than 180 active scientists and investigators who conduct high-quality translational and health sciences research. Home to more than 1,000 active studies across more than 40 different clinical sites, we provide scientific, administrative, and regulatory support for clinical research throughout the MedStar Health system.

MedStar Health-Georgetown University Partnership

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We have a strong partnership with Georgetown University, which is consistently ranked among the country’s top universities. As an academic health system, MedStar Health and Georgetown University’s shared mission is to transform health and advance health equity through our partnership of research innovation, education expertise, compassionate care, and community collaboration.

MedStar Institute for Innovation

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The MedStar Institute for Innovation advances health by thinking differently and igniting innovation, growing over the last decade into one of the largest and most diverse innovation institutes embedded in the U.S. health system. We explore, build, and scale new ideas that shape the future success of MedStar Health.

MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare

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The MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare is committed to the scientific study of how humans think, work, and interact in the healthcare environment. We strive to improve the safety, efficiency, and quality of health care through the innovative application of the science of human factors and system safety.

MedStar Health Simulation Training & Education Lab

Training and education program

MedStar Simulation Training & Education Lab (SiTEL) combines the brightest ideas in education and technology to drive better performance and safer care for our patients. We design and deliver a blended learning model of interactive online training, virtual and hands-on high-fidelity simulation, and continuing professional education products used at MedStar Health and by healthcare organizations in more than 40 states.

MedStar Health Institute for Quality and Safety

Quality and safety

The MedStar Health Institute for Quality and Safety provides best-in-class research, education, and training programs to deliver the safest and highest level of care to patients, their loved ones, and care teams. Our goal is to improve patient care, outcomes, and reduce the global burden of preventable harm.

MedStar Health Performance Improvement

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MedStar Health Performance Improvement focuses on inspiring a system-wide culture of continuous improvement at MedStar Health. Our objective is to enhance the quality of care for patients while designing a better patient experience.