About Holy Cross Hospital
A Teaching Hospital
Holy Cross Hospital is the only non-Federal member of
the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Council of Teaching
Hospitals and Health Systems in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.
As a teaching hospital, Holy Cross Hospital has the
unique opportunity to offer patients highly specialized services and the
latest advances in medical innovation.
Physician, Nurse and Staff Education Programs
The hospital hosts physician residency programs
affiliated with George Washington University and Children’s
National Medical Center. The hospital also
educates students from 13 nursing programs and houses a state-of-the-art
Nursing Simulation Laboratory.
Through a partnership with Marymount University,
Holy Cross Hospital offers to employees three on-site academic programs,
including a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) program for registered
nurses (RN), a master of science in nursing (MSN) program, and a master
of healthcare management program. Holy Cross Hospital also operates its
own School of Radiologic Technology and trains students in other health
care professions.
Professional and Community Education Center
A sophisticated on-site Professional and Community Education
Center is designed for clinicians and community members to acquire and share
new knowledge.
GATE Institute
The hospital houses the GATE Institute, a specialized
training center for physicians who perform minimally invasive procedures. The
GATE Institute’s nationally recognized faculty members combine hands-on
surgical training with telemedicine and videoconferencing to bring the benefits
of minimally invasive surgery to physicians and their patients across the nation.
Since its inception nearly 20 years ago, the GATE Institute has trained thousands
of physicians and other medical professionals from hospitals all over the country.
Pilot Program for Licensure of Foreign-Trained Nursing Professionals
To assist foreign nurses in rejoining the nursing profession
for which they were trained in their home countries, and to increase the number
of culturally and linguistically competent nurses in Montgomery County, Holy
Cross Hospital helped to develop and launch a collaborative pilot program for
licensure of foreign-trained nursing professionals. The pilot program helps foreign-trained
nurses who meet specific selection criteria navigate the state's registered nursing
licensure process, participate in college courses to prepare for licensure and
gain clinical exposure to the U.S. health care system through placements in hospitals.
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