News & Announcements

When the Gateway Curriculum launches in July 2020, our students will have the opportunity to participate in an exciting new career development curriculum—Explore. Explore will provide our students with longitudinal and immersive experiences in four academic career pathways: research, education, advocacy and innovation. Building on the outstanding opportunities that already exist for our students, the […]

The Instructional Design Studio, or ID Studio, is now operational. Located on the lower level of Becker Library, the seven-hundred square foot space is a technology-rich environment where faculty are able to design and develop video-based educational resources for School of Medicine students. As of October 2019, the studio is now fully-staffed with a director, videographer, and education […]

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill In medicine and health professions training, we spend a lot of time and effort seeking perfection, or at least near perfection—high test scores, excellent grades, the “right” research project, the most impressive record of service, the best […]

The Gateway Curriculum requires a digital teaching and learning platform designed for Competency-Based Medical Education (CMBE). CBME is built on a foundation of formative and summative assessments of learning, with transparent use of aggregated assessment data to make progression and competency attainment decisions for all students. The Elentra Teaching and Learning Platform began at Queen’s […]

    Congratulations to the Health and Behavior Research Center in securing a grant to increase training for opioid use disorder in the medical school curriculum. The effort is being led by Sarah Hartz, MD, PhD and David Liss, MD. The project title is: “Implementation of Initiatives in Medical Student and Resident Education for Improved Access to Medication-assisted Treatments for […]

  Dr. Cara Cipriano and 4th year medical student Kate Gerull have received a 2019 Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women Research Award from the American Medical Association Foundation. The title of the award winning study is “Gender differences in medical students’ sense of belonging in Orthopedic Surgery: A multi-institution study.” The goal […]

Dongyeon “Joanna” Kim, a second-year medical student receive $5,000 summer research fellowship from AOA

The Office of Diversity Programs cordially invites you to attend the 24th annual Homer G. Phillips Public Health Lecture Series, Friday, October 25, 2019.   The event will honor the life and legacy of Howard Venable, MD, with guest speaker, Consuelo Wilkins, MD, MSCI.  Please see flyer for more information.  

A collaborative program between Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum and Washington University School of Medicine hosts The Art of Observation workshop on Wednesday, November 20, 4:30-5:15 pm at the Kemper Art Museum (reception to follow).  This workshop has been successful in increasing medical students’ ability to observe by using interaction with works of art to develop visual analysis skills.

Welcome Erin Morris, MA to the Office of Education as the new Education Specialist/Instructional Designer.  Erin comes to us from St. Louis College of Pharmacy, where she served in a similar role for the past five years.  In this newly created role, Erin’s primary focus will be on supporting the instructional design and education development needs of […]