Programs that address the health issues of poverty can help students become more empathetic doctors. Patients living in underserved communities receive care at a mobile dental and medical clinic in Milton, Florida.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images) At other universities, facing poverty means leaving campus and venturing into the local community. At the Washington University School of Medicine […]
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Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
The man who wrote the book about poorer health outcomes for persons of color will be in St. Louis on Monday, January 15 as the MLK celebration keynote speaker at Washington University School of Medicine. For further reading see this Article in The St. Louis American. “Bending the Arc: Harnessing Research and Engagement for Health Equity” […]
The Office of Sustainability Welcomes a New Program Coordinator (Links to an external site)
“I’m excited to start this new journey at Washington University working with a team who are just as passionate as I am about sustainability and desire to help Washington University achieve its mission as an eco-friendly institution.”
Anchor: How medical center visionaries helped save the Central West End (Links to an external site)
An ambitious new book traces the rise, fall and resurrection of the Central West End, the historic neighborhood near Washington University Medical Campus. “Renaissance: A History of the Central West End” is a 320-page coffee table book written by St. Louis author Candace O’Connor and published by Reedy Press. Impetus for the book came from […]