Category: Announcements

Rupa Patel, MD, MPH, DTM&H, assistant professor of medicine, invited to speak and join technical discussions at the UNAIDS meeting March 7, 2018. (Links to an external site)

Dr. Patel will take part in a meeting entitled, “Working towards International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) Recommendations for the Introduction and Scale-Up of PrEP in Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Fast-Track Cities.” The meeting will take place on March 7, 2018 in Boston, MA, USA. The meeting’s aim is to […]

Search for Interprofessional Education Thread Director

Dear Department Chairs, Course Directors, Clerkship Directors and Thread Leaders: Please distribute to interested faculty. The Office of Medical Student Education is seeking a faculty member to serve as the inaugural Interprofessional Education Thread Director. The interprofessional education (IPE) thread is a longitudinal interprofessional curriculum with content and assessment elements incorporated across multiple courses, clerkships, […]

New inpatient towers cater to women, infants, cancer patients (Links to an external site)

The first moments of life for critically ill infants born at Barnes-Jewish Hospital entail an urgent transport from the labor and delivery room to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. But soon, due to the newly finished high-rises on the Washington University Medical Campus, the commute will be reduced to seconds. The two […]

Joining forces to stop cycle of violence in St. Louis (Links to an external site)

The Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis will launch the regional St. Louis Area Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (STL-HVIP), which will aim to promote positive alternatives to violence, thanks to a $1.6 million grant from Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH). The program, a collaboration between Washington University in St. Louis, Saint […]

Town Hall Discussions with the Chairman

Town Hall Discussions with the Chairman Dr. Vicky Fraser is inviting junior faculty (Instructors and Assistant Professors) in the Department of Medicine to a forum where they will have an opportunity to discuss the DOM operations, mentoring, career development and other topics. The format is casual to foster interaction. Snacks will be provided. You are […]

New standards promote healthy learning environment for physicians (Links to an external site)

Developing requirements for residency training is a complicated job. It requires balancing a belief in medicine as a profession that exists to take care of patients, while affirming the need for a humane learning environment for trainees. A task force of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the organization responsible for accrediting American […]

Dr. Sabrina Nunez selected as a 2017 Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Award recipient

Dr. Sabrina Nunez, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Medical Education Division of the Department of Medicine was selected by Erika, C. Crouch, MD, PhD, chair, Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards in Medical Student Education selection committee and the entire selection committee as a 2017 Samuel R. Goldstein Leadership Awards recipient. Goldstein Leadership Awards are […]

“Translating Your Clinical Research into Policy – the Next Step!” By William Powderly, MD

Please join us for our upcoming meeting of CHEPAR (The Collaborative of Health Economics and Policy Analysis Researchers).  This meeting will include: “Translating Your Clinical Research into Policy – the Next Step!” By William Powderly, MD November 28th, 9-11am Taylor Avenue Building, Room 2131, Medical Campus William Powderly, MD, is the Dr. J. William Campbell […]

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Dear faculty: On behalf of the iTeach planning committee, it is my pleasure to invite you to register for iTeach, Washington University’s biennial faculty symposium on teaching, to be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 in The Knight Center. Please mark your calendar and plan to join us for this day-long event, which will bring together […]

Installation of Deborah C. Rubin, MD as the William B. Kountz Professor of Medicine

Deborah C. Rubin, M.D. was installed as the William B. Kountz Professor of Medicine on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 in the Eric P. Newman Education Center and lectured on “Short Bowel Syndrome: Paths to New Therapies.” Dr. Rubin is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Professor of Developmental Biology at Washington University […]

The installation of Dr. Humphreys as the Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine

Benjamin D. Humphreys, M.D., Ph.D., was installed on Monday, September 11, 2017 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center as the Joseph Friedman Professor or Renal Diseases in Medicine. Left: Victoria J. Fraser, M.D. -Chairman of the John T. Milliken Department of Medicine, Middle: Benjamin D. Humphreys, M.D., Ph.D.- Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in […]

Engage Conference featuring Nobel Laureate Dr. Walter Gilbert

9/28  8:30AM- 5PM FLTC Connor Auditorium (520 S. Euclid Ave) Engage Conference featuring Nobel Laureate Dr. Walter Gilbert Reminder: Abstracts due September 1,  http://bit.ly/engage2017Subs Optional RSVP here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/engage-conference-tickets-36086380335 using promo code “Caring” for a 100% discount. Full program features talks from faculty and staff at WU, Mercy, and Provident St. Louis on digital health applications […]

Comprehensive Spine Care Conference

The course offers 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credits. Registration fee is $250 for physicians and $200 for Allied Health if registering by September 8th.