About the School of Medicine
Our faculty, students, trainees and staff are pushing the bounds of medicine and improving health around the world.
Washington University School of Medicine is committed to advancing human health throughout the world. As noted leaders in patient care, research and education, our outstanding faculty has contributed many discoveries and innovations to science and medicine since the school’s founding in 1891.
Located on the Washington University Medical Campus adjacent to the Cortex Innovation Community, we are one of seven schools of Washington University in St. Louis.
Faculty
Our faculty members are recognized nationally and worldwide as leaders in their fields. On campus, they’re also known as dedicated mentors and collaborators. Scientists, physicians, and experts in policy and public health, their countless efforts to advance knowledge, improve care and save lives range from the molecular to global, the biological to social.
Our faculty currently includes 15 National Academy of Sciences fellows, 29 members of the National Academy of Medicine and five investigators with NIH MERIT status. They have earned 102 individual and/or institutional NIH career development awards and 62 career development awards from non-federal agencies.
Education and training
Our students learn from master clinicians and researchers while pursuing their studies in a wide array of academic departments and programs. Students select Washington University for the culture of camaraderie and support, a flexible curriculum and outstanding opportunities after graduation. Our programs in medical education (MD), occupational therapy, audiology and communication sciences, and physical therapy are among the highest ranked in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
In addition, nearly 1,200 residents and fellows train with our faculty in more than 130 specialty and subspecialty training programs.
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Patient care
Our students and trainees care for patients and gain experience alongside our faculty at our nationally ranked teaching hospitals, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital, where our faculty members serve as the medical staff. We see and treat patients at dozens of additional locations across the St. Louis region as well.
The School of Medicine’s clinical practice, Washington University Physicians, includes more than 1,500 clinical faculty members. One out of every three Best Doctors in St. Louis is a Washington University Physician, according to the 2017 Best Doctor® list.
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Research
A robust research enterprise, the School of Medicine received more than $554.5 million in research gifts and grants during the 2017 fiscal year. Our faculty, staff and students advance the application of research discoveries to clinical care through multidisciplinary collaborations.
Our clinical faculty additionally oversee a wide array of clinical trials, which offer people the opportunity to participate in studies evaluating the effectiveness of investigational treatments and disease prevention strategies.
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