Health disparities key focus of medical school orientation (Links to an external site)
For this year’s 124 incoming medical students, a crash course in health disparities began immediately, during a four-day orientation known as Washington University Medical Plunge, or WUMP.
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 co-host a symposium featuring Dr. Paula Hammond on Thursday, September 20, 2018.
St. Louis trauma surgeon teaching people how to ‘Stop the Bleed’ in an emergency (Links to an external site)
A St. Louis trauma surgeon is teaching people how to respond ‘Stop the Bleed’ in the event of a shooting, car crash, or workplace injury. In some cases, it only takes a few simple steps to save a life.
Junior Audrey Heathcote attends Washington University medical program (Links to an external site)
Junior Audrey Heathcote participates in Saturday Scholars, a program hosted by Washington University (Wash U) in St. Louis in which selected high school students learn about the medical field through lectures and hands-on experiences in the cadaver lab every Saturday for five weeks.
Text messaging tool may help fight opioid epidemic (Links to an external site)
Digital technology may aid patients at risk of relapsing
Healing the deep wounds of violence (Links to an external site)
It takes more than a stitch to heal a bullet wound. With the creation and launch this summer of the St. Louis Area Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (STL-HVIP), a citywide network of hospital-based intervention and ongoing support, the St. Louis medical community is taking a significant step to help patients heal from acts of violence.
World Wide Technology Hack-a-Thon – Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience
Six weeks ago, our school was invited along with 19 other St. Louis schools to attend the STEM Student Forum hosted by World Wide Technology. Our College Admissions Specialist – Monica Nickolai, and I attended the event with ten of our computer coding students. The students were tasked with creating a solution using technology to […]
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 […]
A message from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton (Links to an external site)
On university campuses across the country, concerns have been raised about the potential for changes in federal immigration law and policy that could impact the treatment of undocumented students. Though no formal proposals have been announced, we know this uncertainty is generating heightened anxiety for many in our community. To read more please visit Washington […]
Blanchard receives teaching award
Melvin Blanchard, MD, a professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and program director of the internal medicine residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, has received a 2017 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award. To read more please visit Washington University School of Medicine’s news hub
Finding hope in the era of populism
Read an essay by Dr. Will Ross, who shares his thoughts on the 2016 election.
Achilefu named to chemistry, optical societies (Links to an external site)
Samuel Achilefu, PhD, the Michel M. Ter-Pogossian Professor of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected as a fellow to the Royal Society of Chemistry and to The Optical Society. To read more please visit Washington University School of Medicine’s news hub.
Achilefu receives inaugural breast cancer research award (Links to an external site)
Samuel Achilefu, PhD, a scientist and inventor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been recognized as the first recipient of the Breast Cancer Research Program Distinguished Investigator Award, from the U.S. Department of Defense. To read more please visit Washington University School of Medicine’s news hub.
Camp Yeakey named Marshall S. Snow Professor
Carol Camp Yeakey, a professor of education, of urban studies, of international and area studies, and of American culture studies, all in Arts & Sciences, has been named the Marshall S. Snow Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. To read more please visit Washington University School of Medicine’s news hub.
Obituary: Julian Cedell Mosley Jr., MD, worked to open doors at Washington U Medical School (Links to an external site)
Julian Mosley Jr. was the second African-American to graduate from Washington University School of Medicine, which had been in existence for more than 80 years when he received his medical degree in 1972. Ten years earlier, Dr. James L. Sweatt had been the first. Read the article on stlpublicradio.org.
Two medical students named Howard Hughes fellows
Two medical students at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been selected to receive mentored training with top biomedical scientists through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s (HHMI) Medical Research Fellows Program. To read more please visit Washington University School of Medicine’s News hub.
A call for civility in in-civil times
This essay about police shootings of unarmed African American men was published in the St. Louis American on July 28, 2016.
School-based health clinic established at north St. Louis County high school
Started by the School of Medicine, the clinic addresses health and social services for teens. To read about the SPOT at Jennings High School, please visit Washington University School of Medicine’s News hub.
Annual Pow Wow gives American Indians living in St. Louis a chance to connect
Because this region was the home of ancient burial mounds built by the Mississippian people almost a thousand years ago, Basmin asked Curious Louis what efforts are being made to help American Indians today reconnect with their heritage. For more, go to St. Louis Public Radio.
Why is St. Louis losing so many babies?
Will Ross, MD, MPH, associate dean for diversity at Washington University School of Medicine, writes about St. Louis infant death rates.
Addressing diversity at Washington University
How is Washington University School of Medicine addressing issues of diversity and inclusion, two of our core values?
Regional cooperation needed to resolve health disparities
Candid discussion and accountability called for to reduce fragmentation,
address health access and social factors that influence health.