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Recently, Americans have faced the reality that COVID-19 is not immune to the power of racial inequity.

Dr. Will Ross, associate dean for diversity and professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine discusses COVID-19 and the African American community on Mix 99.5 Radio.

“Teacher heaven.” That’s how science teacher Ninfa Matiase describes Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience.

Gynecologic oncologist Dineo Khabele, MD, noted for her expertise in ovarian cancer research and treatment, has been named head of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the School of Medicine, effective June 1.

“Professor Adia Wingfield has emerged as one of the preeminent social scientists in the country. Her research interests are in the persistence of intersectional racial and gender inequalities in professional occupations, in particular the challenges facing African-American men in workplaces where they are in the minority”

Casa de Salud has named Diego Abente as its new president and chief executive officer.

Dr. Laurie Punch, a trauma surgeon at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, is adamant that violence is a true medical problem doctors must treat in both the operating room and the community.

Washington University is backing the “Healthcare for Missouri” initiative — an effort to expand the state’s Medicaid program.

We are excited to announce that the Office of Diversity Programs, in partnership with LGBTQ Med and OUTmed, will continue to sponsor OUTmentor, a program for LGBTQ+ identified medical students. OUTmentor connects LGBTQ+ identified students with LGBTQ+ identified faculty and trainees. Through these mentorship groups, OUTmentor aims to provide support, guidance, and resources for professional development, as well […]

Will Ross, MD explains why and how he’s spent his career trying to alleviate massive racial disparities in health outcomes on an episode of “We live Here” on St. Louis Public Radio.

“If we’re going to make a difference in health outcomes, these are the people who have the answers – the people who are in the community, who have the lived experience, who know where the assets and resources are, who know why they don’t want to go to certain doctors or hospitals,” Wilkins said. “The community sometimes has a good reason to not trust institutions and providers – because they’re not trustworthy.”

Medical challenges at birth less important than stressful home life in predicting future psychiatric health

First-year medical student Rachel Butler on her class’s intro to the school and the power and positivity of the white coat

With a focus on violence as a public health epidemic, Dr. Punch will discuss barriers and opportunities in reducing bullet injuries.

PrideFest 2019 will be held June 29th and 30th.

Gratitude, truth and perseverance: Washington University School of Medicine celebrates the Class of 2019.

“The moral arc of the universe only bends toward justice because we lean on it,” says Davis, the founding director of the new Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity.

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

Investment provides free or reduced tuition to majority of incoming students

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.

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.

Will R. Ross was elected to a four-year term on the St. Louis Zoological Park Subdistrict Commission.

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. 

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 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.