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 […]
Message regarding the Stockley decision
Dear Faculty, Staff, Trainees and Students: Last Friday, a verdict of not guilty was announced in the case of Jason Stockley, a former St. Louis police officer who was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith. We are only three years out from the social tumult […]
A message from Chancellor Wrighton regarding the rescission of DACA
To the Washington University community: The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program should be continued and even expanded. With President Trump’s decision to rescind the program and end it within six months, I hope that Congress acts quickly to pass legislation to continue the DACA program so that those registered in the program and […]
Charlottesville: An Opportunity to Stand Against Hatred
Read an essay by Dr. Will Ross who shares his thoughts on the events in Charlottesville. Yet again, we find ourselves recoiling from brutal acts of racism and terrorism within our country, this time in the idyllic, historic town of Charlottesville, Virginia. I spent Friday evening, August 11th at an off-campus diversity retreat for incoming […]
New group supports LGBTQ community at medical school
The realization that it can be difficult for LGBTQ faculty, staff and students to connect, develop networking relationships and find mentors helped lead to the creation of OUTmed at the School of Medicine. Recently launched by the Washington University’s Department of Medicine, OUTmed aims to support LGBTQ-identified faculty, residents, fellows and staff in the department […]
Purnell named ‘Person of the Year’ by St. Louis American
Jason Q. Purnell, assistant professor in the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis and project director of For the Sake of All, the groundbreaking initiative on the health and well-being of African-Americans in St. Louis, was named the 2016 “Person of the Year” by The St. Louis American. To read more visit the […]
Sparking Curiosity (Links to an external site)
The decibel and excitement levels were considerably higher than usual as students huddled over preserved human hearts during biology class at Vashon High School in St. Louis. A visiting Teaching Team — made up of graduate and medical students from Washington University’s Young Scientist Program (YSP) — led the hands-on demonstration. To read more visit […]