Category: Announcements

Call for Gateway Curriculum Facilitators

The Gateway Curriculum is searching for individuals to act as facilitators for several elements of the new curriculum. Selected faculty, fellows and residents will lead a variety of discussions and interactions with students, in collaboration with the module director. Please note you do not need to be a content expert and that some training is required. To […]

Thank You Dr. Patrick Aguilar and Welcome Dr. Aaron Chamberlain

Dr. Patrick Aguilar has been spearheading the creative new Innovation Pillar for the Explore portion of the Gateway Curriculum. This novel pillar will introduce interested students to the business of medicine, health system improvement, and technology innovation in medicine. Dr. Aguilar has been an inspirational founder of this curriculum, forging partnerships with the Olin School […]

Thank you Dr. LJ Punch for your Inspiration and Contributions

Dear Colleagues; It is with very mixed emotions that I tell you that Dr. LJ Punch has decided to step away from their roles here at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Punch has been a true inspiration to me, our students, our residents and fellows, and I know many of you. Punch is a […]

Thank You Dr. Sabrina Nunez for your Dedication and Passion

Sabrina Nunez, PhD, Assistant Dean for Curriculum and the Basic Sciences, has accepted a position at Yale University as an Associate Professor of Genetics, effective in early June. In her new role, she will be leading their Educational Quality Improvement and Strategy Development—something we all know is a huge strength for her! She will also […]

Loeb Teaching Fellowship Call for Applications Open

The Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Teaching Fellows program provides fellows the opportunity to implement ideas that augment the education of medical students and residents. The voluntary clinical faculty of Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the clinical and/or investigator-track faculty at Washington University School of Medicine are eligible to apply. Initiated in 2004 with a gift […]

Visiting Professor, Dr. Donna Windish Coming February 27-28, 2020

Dr. Donna Windish will join us from Yale University for faculty development in education research and scholarship on Thursday, February 27 and Friday, February 28, 2020. Dr. Windish completed her BA at Cornell, MD at the University of Connecticut, and MPH at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. At Yale, Dr. Windish is […]

Dr. Nichole Zehnder Appointed Inaugural Associate Dean for Educational Strategy

With the support of Deans Ratts, Moscoso and DeFer, and based on the overwhelmingly positive response from those faculty and staff who met with her, I am pleased to announce that Nichole Zehnder, MD will join our ranks as an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Associate Dean for Educational Strategy, beginning […]