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‘A journey of a lifetime’ – Students embark on medical journeys during pandemic, new curriculum rollout
By itself, beginning medical school is a major milestone. But the entering class of 2024 also experienced several significant firsts...
The Record
Victoria J. Fraser: Missouri has much to show our lawmakers about our coronavirus needs
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Mati Hlasthwayo Davis, MD, MPH
Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH was recently featured in several media channels speaking on COVID-19, community engagement and advocacy for...
21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge
Four steps to a healthy WashU community
With the start of the academic year, each and every member of the Washington University in St. Louis community who...
The Record
Pandemic acts as dress rehearsal for new medical school curriculum
Dozens of faculty, students and staff at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have committed countless hours over...
School of Medicine news release
DOM Insider Volume 5
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Washington University Teaching Physician Pathway Goes Virtual in Response to COVID
Embedded within the Internal Medicine Residency Program are a variety of educational pathways where residents can specialize their skills. For...
Podcast: Racism as a public health issue
A new episode of our podcast, “Show Me the Science,” has been posted. At present, these podcasts are highlighting research...
School of Medicine news release
Ibram X. Kendi on “How to Be an Antiracist”
2019 Guggenheim Fellow and New York Times bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi will discuss his renowned book “How to Be...
On the front lines: Intensive care physician Patrick Aguilar
Medical critical care director Patrick Aguilar, MD, assistant professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, talks...
School of Medicine news release
White Coats For Black Lives
The goal of this protest is to show support for communities of color and acknowledge that racism is a public...
On the front lines in fight against COVID-19
Emergency medicine physician Komo Gursahani, MD, suits up in gloves, disposable gown, N95 mask and face shield before she sees...
The Record
Heart Team Summit COVID-19 Town Hall
The Heart Team Summit Team is pleased to invite you to a second one hour complimentary webinar on Thursday April 16, 2020 at...
Medical Campus students mobilize to help health-care workers, community
As the novel coronavirus has accelerated its spread throughout the Midwest and across the U.S., scores of students on the...
The Record
Medical clinic shifts approach to patient care to defend against COVID-19
Just six weeks into her job as medical director of the Washington University Complete Care Clinic, Jennifer Schmidt, MD, had to completely...
School of Medicine news release
WashU in the News: Superbugs threaten pregnant women and their babies
The patient is nine months pregnant and in good health. With the proper care, she has much to look forward...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Academic Women’s Network Dinner
The Academic Women’s Network Fall Dinner: “Ally, Advocate, or Accomplice: We are Better Together” with guest speaker Michelle Lall, MD,...
WashU in the News: Deadly superbugs pose greater threat than previously estimated
Jason Burnham, MD, assistant professor of medicine
Washington Post
WashU in the News: Dangerous superbugs kill more people than previously thought
Victoria Fraser, MD, the Adolphus Busch Professor of Medicine
NBC News
Lavine receives presidential early-career award
Kory J. Lavine, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology at Washington University School of Medicine in...
School of Medicine news release
OUTMed at St. Louis PrideFest
OUTmed, an organization for LGBTQIA-identified faculty, staff, trainees and allies at the School of Medicine, participated in St. Louis’ PrideFest...
Welcome to Peggy Kendall, MD
We are pleased to announce that Peggy Kendall, MD will be the new Chief of the Division of Allergy and...
National Clinician Scholars Program
The National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP) offers a two-year training experience with formal leadership and master’s level research training. Scholars...
In Vivo Imaging Core
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis offers In Vivo Imaging Core (IVIC) in Infectious Diseases to provide a cost-effective and...
Office of Education February 2019 Newsletter
Lowering hospitals’ Medicare costs proves difficult
A payment system that provides financial incentives for hospitals that reduce health-care costs for Medicare patients did not lower costs...
Washington University School of Medicine
Report addresses national shortage of physician-scientist trainees
Many lifesaving advances in human health can be traced to physician-scientists, the professionals who treat patients while also conducting biomedical...
Washington University School of Medicine
Forum for Women in Medicine boosts female physicians, trainees
During an informal gathering with female medical residents a few years ago, Rakhee K. Bhayani, MD, recognized a familiar refrain. Many...
Washington University School of Medicine
Leading with empathy: the transformative influence of a doctor who hasn’t forgotten his past
Will Ross knows he should be dead. Before his teen years, he had been beaten and bloodied countless times and...
Outlook Magazine
Local families give Washington U. students a ‘home away from home’
CLAYTON • It’s a little bit of faith and a lot of matchmaking, with a baseball theme. “How St. Louis is...
STL TodaySemenkovich recipient of 13th annual outstanding faculty mentor award
Clay Semenkovich, MD, recipient of the 13th Annual Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award from the Washington University Postdoctoral Society.