medical center
noun
plural medical centers
: a large health care facility that provides medical and surgical care and is often affiliated with a medical school
an academic medical center
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No pharmaceutical company, no academic medical center, and no government agency has found the existing preclinical data compelling enough to fund a rigorous human trial in over 30 years.
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Vikas Patel, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Another study found that ChatGPT scored higher on a clinical-reasoning measure than internal-medicine residents and attending physicians at two academic medical centers.
—Alexandra Sifferlin, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
The medical center is half the distance west of McAlester Regional Hospital, where Garrett died.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Nurses at this medical center in Chapultepec say there has been a drop off in interest.
—Katie Silver, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
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Vikas Patel, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
Another study found that ChatGPT scored higher on a clinical-reasoning measure than internal-medicine residents and attending physicians at two academic medical centers.
—Alexandra Sifferlin, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
The medical center is half the distance west of McAlester Regional Hospital, where Garrett died.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
Nurses at this medical center in Chapultepec say there has been a drop off in interest.
—Katie Silver, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Medical center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medical%20center. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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