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The warrior within
Drake, an associate professor of surgery in the Division of Public Health Sciences, began researching prostate cancer as a doctoral...
Outlook Magazine
Med students launch ‘500 Women in Medicine’ initiative
A group of medical students at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has launched a new initiative aimed...
School of Medicine news release
Book explores cancer prevention among low-income women of color
The book examines ways in which cancer health disparities exist due to class and context inequities even in the most...
School of Medicine news release
Growing up transgender
The Washington University Transgender Center helps families navigate the complex world of gender identity
Outlook Magazine
St. Louis earns perfect score for protecting LGBTQ rights
Perfect scores are hard to come by, but St. Louis was one of two cities in Missouri to pick up...
St. Louis Post-DispatchHow Medical Schools Try to Help Doctors Understand Patients in Poverty
Programs that address the health issues of poverty can help students become more empathetic doctors. Patients living in underserved communities...
OUTmentor: Connecting the LGBTQ+ community
We are excited to announce that the Office of Diversity Programs, in partnership with LGBTQ Med and OUTmed, will be sponsoring OUTmentor, a...
Health disparities key focus of medical school orientation
For this year’s 124 incoming medical students, a crash course in health disparities began immediately, during a four-day orientation known...
School of Medicine news release
The Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship Program and the Initiative to Maximize Student Development Symposium
The Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship Program (CGFP) and the Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD, directed by Dr. Cherilynn Shadding) will...
St. Louis trauma surgeon teaching people how to ‘Stop the Bleed’ in an emergency
A St. Louis trauma surgeon is teaching people how to respond ‘Stop the Bleed’ in the event of a shooting,...
KSDK