News & Announcements

“Many of us enjoyed a busy weekend at the Missouri ACP meeting at the Lake of the Ozarks. Next week I will send out a link to some photos. Student Hari Raman W4 was presented with the ACP Clerkship Award and Eunhye Oak W3 was presented with the ACP Physical Diagnosis Award. The Doctor’s Dilemma […]

“Jan Hanson will be joining us as the Director of Health Professions Education Scholarship Development starting January 15th, 2019. In this role, she will develop the training, mentoring and support infrastructure necessary to help build a nationally recognized center for educational innovation, scholarship and research. In addition, she will work closely with the Director of […]

Dr. Amanda Ortmann has been named as Interim Director of Audiology Studies in the Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences (PACS), effective August 1, 2018. Dr. Ortmann succeeds Dr. Maureen Valente, longtime Director, who is transitioning toward retirement. In this role, she will provide leadership and direction to the Washington University School of Medicine’s Doctor […]

“Please join me in congratulating Dr. Kathy Diemer who has been selected for the 2018 AAMC Excellence in Medical Student Career Advising Award! This is a huge honor and I can’t think of anyone who deserves it more. Dean Diemer gives tirelessly to our students as an advisor, advocate, and mentor. She has built incredibly […]

The Program in Occupational Therapy will hold its annual Community Partners Appreciation Event on Oct. 17 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Organized by the Program’s Community Engagement Council, the event brings together and recognizes organizations that provide research, educational and clinical experiences to our students. The program includes networking, a presentation on ways we partner […]

“I am pleased to announce that Eve Colson, MD, MHPE, will be joining our team as the Associate Dean for Program Evaluation and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) beginning September 4. In this newly developed role, Eve will oversee the development of a program of evaluation to inform and support the development and improvement of our […]

“Dominique Cosco, MD, will be joining us as of October 15, 2018, as the Director of Teacher Development with the Academy of Health Professions Educators, as well as the Director of the Primary Care Internal Medicine track in the Internal Medicine Residency. Dr. Cosco comes to us from her current role at Emory University. She […]

The Writing Center is now holding limited office hours on the Medical Campus. Services are free of charge to all WUSTL faculty, staff, students and post-docs. Writing consultants offer assistance at any stage of the writing process, inclusive of manuscripts for publication, grants, personal statements, dissertations, and more. Many students are taking advantage of this […]

Joy Snider, MD, PhD, has been awarded an NIH research training grant for neurodegenerative disease research. Koong-Nah Chung, PhD, Associate Dean for Medical Student Research, will collaborate with Dr. Snider on the five-year project. The grant will support two WUSM medical students and two students from Meharry Medical College in the Summer Research Program each […]

Dr. Steven Taff has been appointed as the inaugural Director of the Teaching Scholars Program at Washington University School of Medicine and an inaugural class of scholars has been selected. The program will begin in September 2018. The Teaching Scholars Program is a 12-month certificate program designed to enhance knowledge and skills, and develop future […]