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      • 2004 “A Tale of Two Professions: Medicine and Business”
      • 2003 “The History of Black Hospitals”
      • 2002 “An Anatomy Lesson: Healthcare Disparities from the Inside Out”
      • 2001 “Current Challenges Facing Public Health: Lessons from History”
      • 2000 “Training Minority Physicians: The Charles Drew Model”
      • 1999 “The Evolution of Dialysis and Transplantation at Howard University – Four Decades of Excellence”
      • 1998 “America and Social Justice: A Medical Perspective”
      • 1997 “Dreams, Struggles, Community and the Pursuit of Excellence”
      • 1996 “Medicine – Today’s Challenge”

Juneteenth Celebrations in St. Louis (Links to an external site)

STLPartnership • June 17, 2020

COVID-19 and Police Brutality (Links to an external site)

St. Louis American • June 4, 2020

A message from Dr. Ross about George Floyd

By Brian • June 4, 2020March 27, 2023

Associate Dean for Diversity, Will Ross, MD, MPH, reflects on the George Floyd killing and provides ways to get involved.

COVID-19 and Black St. Louis, Guest Columnist Dr. Will Ross (Links to an external site)

St. Louis American • May 15, 2020

Thank You, #WashU20: Kow Essuman (Links to an external site)

the Source, Washington University in St. Louis • May 14, 2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on the African American Community in St. Louis (Links to an external site)

Dr. Will Ross, Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Diversity (co-author) • May 8, 2020

Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience now ranks #8 among top Missouri schools, up from #13 last year (Links to an external site)

U.S. News and World Report • May 1, 2020May 8, 2020

Overview of Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience

Thank You, #WashU20: Kate Gerull (Links to an external site)

the Source, Washington University in St. Louis • April 28, 2020May 1, 2020

Thank you, Kate Gerull, for supporting the advancement of women and underrepresented minorities in the medical field.

COVID-19’s Amplification of Racial Health Inequities: A Reflection About Losing My People (Links to an external site)

Institute for Public Health Blog • April 13, 2020

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

Building a high school of choice in St. Louis (Links to an external site)

St. Louis Post-Dispatch • February 12, 2020

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

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WashU Medicine Office of Diversity Programs

A division of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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