Eva’s Excerpts
Hear from Dean Aagaard, Vice Dean of Education, on all things WashU Medicine and education.
Eva’s Excerpt January 2022
Happy New Year? I mean it as a rhetorical question. Without a doubt, we are starting this year in a tough spot. COVID cases are surging with the widespread introduction of the Omicron variant across the US. Unlike prior surges, we are hit hard with not just hospitalizations, but also large numbers of faculty and […]
Eva’s Excerpt December 2021
“What’s your why?” It’s a question I suspect a lot of people are asking themselves these days and it’s a question I think most of us don’t ask ourselves enough. Your why is the reason for your life’s work, your calling, convictions, and career mission. It is where and how you spend your time and […]
Eva’s Excerpt November 2021
But what’s your ultimate goal, you’ll say. That goal will become clearer, will take shape slowly and surely, as the croquis becomes a sketch and the sketch a painting… – Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, June 1880. On Friday, October 29th, we celebrated the White Coat Ceremony with our new first year students […]
“In St. Louis, For St. Louis” – The Practice of Service
Every day, our faculty actively engage with our community — showing up, empowering our partners and striving to make a meaningful impact.