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Office of Inclusion and Diversity (OID) Debuts New Video
The DOM Office of Inclusion and Diversity (OID) debuted a new video for on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the...
Diversity House Staff Council Kicks Off New Speaker Series on May 17th
The Diversity House Staff Council kicked off a new speaker series called How Did I Get Here? on May 17th...
Office of Inclusion and Diversity (OID) hosts Virtual Open House for the Department of Medicine Residency & Fellowship Programs
The Office of Inclusion and Diversity (OID) hosted a Virtual Open House for the Department of Medicine Residency & Fellowship...
New Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Resources from the Research Development Office (RDO)
The Research Development Office (RDO) announces new resources for building diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) through research activities and proposals....
Shayna Bradford, PhD Receives Funding for HEaR Initiative
Shayna Bradford, PhD (Postdoctoral Scholar in Division of Nephrology) – Received $55,000 in grant funding from the Feuerstein Health &...
Black History Month Reflections
During Black History month, we hope you have time to reflect on the many historical sacrifices and important contributions of...
Smoothing the path Medical trailblazer Victoria Fraser, MD, focuses on creating equity in academic medicine.
Victoria J. Fraser, MD, blazed a path to the top of academic medicine, and then turned her attention to smoothing...
THE SOURCEDiversity Residents Showcase hosts 65 prospective URM applicants
The Offices of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Diversity Programs in conjunction with the Office of Inclusion and Diversity in...
Video showcases effort to confront racism in health care
This video from The Commonwealth Fund explores the history of racism in American health care and highlights a program involving...
New Video on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion created for 2021 Internal Medicine Residency Interview Season
As the Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the Internal Medicine Residency Program, Dr. Cassandra Fritz lead efforts to...
Internal Medicine Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Residency House Staff Council
Congratulations to the inaugural members of the Internal Medicine Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Residency House Staff Council. Alex Sievert,...
Dr. George awarded RO1 funding from the NIH/NIAID
George Kyei, MBChB, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases was awarded $393,750 in RO1 funding from the...
Message for Juneteenth
Dear Colleagues: Juneteenth is an important day in the history of the United States. On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, Major...
Dr. Cassie Fritz joins the IM Residency Program’s leadership team.
Dr. Dominique Cosco, Director Internal Medicine Residency Program, and Dr. Angela Brown ,Vice Chair for Health Equity in the Department...
Bias Reduction in Internal Medicine (BRIM) Workshops completed
In conjunction with the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Lynn Cornelius (DOM Study PI) and the DOM Office of Inclusion and...
Open Classroom: Celebrating Black History Month – Event Registration
During Black History Month, we will feature Brown School faculty and fellow community members via Zoom for dynamic presentations that address politics,...
MLK Week 2021
Save the dates below for MLK Week 2021, sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Office...
Diversity Week 2020
A collaboration between Washington University Medical Campus partners, Diversity Week is an annual event that strengthens our ongoing commitment to...
Message from the Chancellor – June 18, 2020
Office of the Chancellor June 18, 2020 Dear Washington University community, When I wrote to you last week, I promised...
Juneteenth and collective progress
Douglas Flowe on emancipation, current protests and the moment the nation truly becomes free. Read More
DBBS: Statement on #ShutdownSTEM
Dear DBBS Community, We are inspired by the sentiment of #ShutdownSTEM, hence we are aligning our Division with its aims and...
Registration now open for the AAMC 2020 Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar
AAMC 2020 Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar June 18-21, 2020 InterContinental San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico Register before May...
Spotlight Article on OUTmed in Next Steps in Derm
OUTmed was the spotlight article in Next Steps in Derm. Full Article
WUSM OUTmed marched in the Pride St. Louis parade on June 30th. The Department of Medicine was an Equality sponsor of Pride this year.
WUSM OUTmed participated in the Pride St. Louis parade on June 30th. The Department of Medicine was an Equality sponsor...
Transgender Day of Remembrance – November 20th
Transgender Memorial Garden of St. Lois 1470 South Vandeventer Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 6:30pm The Transgender Day of Remembrance,...
Damon Runyon Physician-Scientist Training Award Application Deadline: Monday, December 3, 2018
Damon Runyon Physician-Scientist Training Award Application Deadline: Monday, December 3, 2018 Physician-scientists who are both clinically trained and expert researchers...
Growing up transgender The Washington University Transgender Center helps families navigate the complex world of gender identity
Growing up transgender The Washington University Transgender Center helps families navigate the complex world of gender identity Read the full...
Wash U linguist analyzes American dialects, discrimination
John Baugh is the Margaret Bush Wilson Professor in Arts and Sciences at Washington University. As a cultural anthropologist, linguist and...
Report addresses national shortage of physician-scientist trainees
Report addresses national shortage of physician-scientist trainees – Recommends standardized curriculum, tracking graduates Full Article
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices for July 20, 2018 (The NIH Guide TOC)
Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts July 20, 2018 Table of Contents (TOC) Web...
DOM Employee Spotlight on Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Arinda Nenninger
Introducing EPC Spotlight! Each month, we'll highlight one of our wonderful Emergency Preparedness Coordinators (EPCs).
Washington University students are working closely with staff at Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls
Hawthorn InvestiGirls program makes college feel ‘more real’ Washington University students are working closely with staff at Hawthorn Leadership School...
Registration is Now Open: 2018 Mid-Career Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar
The Office of Faculty Affairs is again offering to assist WUSM underrepresented minority mid-career faculty members who wish to attend...
The AAMC is Now Accepting Applications for the Mid-Career Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar Now!
AAMC Mid-Career Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar June 14-16, 2018 Washington D.C. This seminar will help you to: Assess your professional...
Physician’s call to action: Compassionate medicine
Physician’s call to action: Compassionate medicine Barbara Lutey assesses patients’ medical, social, emotional health in determining care Read Full...
Forum for Women in Medicine boosts female physicians, trainees
The Forum for Women in Medicine was formed by Rakhee K. Bhayani, MD, an associate professor of medicine at Washington...
Andwele Jolly named a 2018 Eisenhower Fellow
Andwele Jolly, DPT, a business director in the Department of Medicine has been named a 2018 Eisenhower fellow. Full Story...
Leading with empathy – Outlook feature on Dr. Will Ross
The recent WUSM Outlook magazine featured Dr. Will Ross (Division of Nephrology) in an article entitled “Leading with empathy: The...
Dr. Kara Sternhell-Blackwell recognized with Gloria Anzaldúa Advocacy at Intersections Award
Dr. Kara Sternhell-Blackwell received the Gloria Anzaldúa Advocacy at Intersections Award at the 10th Annual WUSTL James L. Holobaugh Honors Ceremony, on November...
NIH FOA: Simulation Modeling and Systems Science to Address Health Disparities (R01)
NIMHD is leading a collaborative research effort at the National Institutes of Health with several NIH Institutes and Centers to...
University invites faculty, staff, trainees, and students to participate in the second Diversity Engagement Survey
Dear Washington University Community, The university fully embraces diversity as fundamental to institutional excellence. As stated in the Chancellor’s message,...
Message from the Department of Medicine regarding the Stockley decision
Dear Faculty, Staff, Trainees and Students: Last Friday, a verdict of not guilty was announced in the case of Jason...
Message from Chancellor Wrighton regarding the Stockley decision
To our Washington University community, We learned just moments ago that the judge in the murder trial of former St....