As a member of Better Together’s City-County Governance Task Force, I concur with the general sentiment that our cause needs a serious restructuring
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Washington University commits $100 million to MD scholarships, education (Links to an external site)
Investment provides free or reduced tuition to majority of incoming students
The warrior within (Links to an external site)
Drake, an associate professor of surgery in the Division of Public Health Sciences, began researching prostate cancer as a doctoral student at the University of South Carolina, in a state where African-American men are almost three times more likely to die of prostate cancer than white men — often due to missed diagnoses. The survival rate for prostate cancer, if caught early, is normally 95-100 percent.
Med students launch ‘500 Women in Medicine’ initiative (Links to an external site)
A group of medical students at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has launched a new initiative aimed at supporting equal advancement in the medical profession. The group’s mission is to: unite and connect female physicians nationally and internationally; empower them to grow to each physician’s full potential in the medical field; and advocate for gender and health equity.
Ross elected to St. Louis Zoological Park Subdistrict Commission (Links to an external site)
Will R. Ross was elected to a four-year term on the St. Louis Zoological Park Subdistrict Commission.
2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Lecture
Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD, Senior Fellow at the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine, presented the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Lecture at the Eric P. Newman Center on the medical campus on January 21st.
Book explores cancer prevention among low-income women of color (Links to an external site)
The book examines ways in which cancer health disparities exist due to class and context inequities even in the most advanced society of the world.
Dr. Will Ross expands his role as Associate Dean for Diversity Programs (Links to an external site)
Dr. Will Ross has agreed to expand his role as Associate Dean for Diversity Programs to include serving as the School of Medicine’s Principal Officer for Community Partnerships.
Growing up transgender (Links to an external site)
The Washington University Transgender Center helps families navigate the complex world of gender identity
St. Louis earns perfect score for protecting LGBTQ rights (Links to an external site)
Perfect scores are hard to come by, but St. Louis was one of two cities in Missouri to pick up a grade of 100 when it comes to equality for the LGBTQ community.