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Student receives white coat on stage

October 23, 2024

White Coat Ceremony marks beginning of medical training

124 students receive white coats, recite class oath.

Medical Campus & Community

May 15, 2019
Medical student to give graduate student address
Q&A with Keane: Complementing surgery with sports, having four siblings at WashU, and more.
Profiles
May 15, 2019
Unending trauma: Addressing mental health needs of 1 million refugees
With scarce resources, Patel and Glowinski partner in Bangladesh.
Outlook Magazine
May 14, 2019
Creative workshops help kids relieve stress with art
Glowinski, artist Outlaw address mental health through artwork.
Medical Campus & Community
May 12, 2019
When to start worrying about a chronic itch
Source: Washington Post
May 10, 2019
Schwarz named vice chair for research in radiation oncology
Physician-scientist also treats patients with cervical cancer.
News Release
May 10, 2019
‘I understand people feeling desperate’: MD candidate heads to ER
McCarron says roots prepared him for emergency medicine.
Class Acts
May 10, 2019
Avidan named head of anesthesiology
Also will become anesthesiologist-in-chief at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
News Release
May 9, 2019
Evangelicals take on artificial intelligence
Source: Wall Street Journal
May 9, 2019
Margenthaler named president-elect of breast surgery board
Has served on organization’s board since 2017.
National Leaders
May 9, 2019
Snapshot of chikungunya could lead to drugs, vaccines for viral arthritis
Researchers create detailed image of virus bound to protein found on cells in joints.
News Release
May 6, 2019
Drug-resistant tuberculosis reversed in lab
New strategy may improve treatment for deadly infection.
News Release
May 6, 2019
Perlmutter receives Spirit of Hope Award
Recognized for advocacy of basic research.
News Release
May 3, 2019
Physical therapy association honors Earhart
Named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow, the group's highest honor.
National Leaders
May 3, 2019
Neuroscientists peer into the mind’s eye
Source: NPR Science Friday
May 2, 2019
Director of pediatric hematology and oncology division named
Jorge Di Paola noted for expertise in genetics of blood disorders .
News Release
May 2, 2019
AI evolved creepy images to please a monkey’s brain
Source: The Atlantic
May 1, 2019
Experimental ALS treatment could be ‘game-changing’ for genetic ALS
Source: CNN
May 1, 2019
Siteman Cancer Center announces first network affiliate in Illinois
Alton Memorial Hospital joins Siteman Cancer Network to reduce cancer’s effect in west central Illinois.
News Release
April 30, 2019
Colonna, Ley elected to National Academy of Sciences
School of Medicine scientists among 100 new members nationwide.
News Release
April 30, 2019
$5.1 million to target silent cause of heart attacks, strokes
Funding supports effort to identify, treat vulnerable plaque in arteries.
News Release
April 30, 2019
Antibiotics may treat endometriosis
Targeted treatment reduces number of disease-causing microbes in mice.
News Release
April 26, 2019
Newfound autoimmune syndrome causes muscle pain, weakness
Rare syndrome can be treated with anti-inflammatory drugs.
News Release
April 26, 2019
Nine out of 11 pregnancy tests tell women they are ‘not pregnant’ when they ARE
Source: Daily Mail
April 26, 2019
Wearable motion detectors identify subtle motor deficits in children
Could lead to early intervention, help prevent disability.
News Release
April 25, 2019
Zipfel named head of neurosurgery
Also will become neurosurgeon-in-chief at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
News Release
April 25, 2019
Homemade kits with tourniquets make gunshot first aid more available
Source: Reuters
April 23, 2019
Americans getting more inactive, computers partly to blame
Source: Associated Press
April 23, 2019
School of Medicine names new chief information officer
Maria Russo will oversee information technology needs related to clinical services.
News Release
April 23, 2019
Despite health warnings, Americans still sit too much
Survey of 50,000 people across multiple ages, racial, ethnic groups documents troubling trends.
News Release
April 22, 2019
New rules for lung transplants lead to unintended consequences
Higher costs, fewer lungs available for transplant from local donors.
News Release
April 18, 2019
The sleep-dementia connection
Source: Scientific American
April 18, 2019
Lithium boosts muscle strength in mice with rare muscular dystrophy
New drug target identified.
News Release
April 18, 2019
Flaw in many home pregnancy tests can return false negative results
Test results later in pregnancy may be misleading.
News Release
April 18, 2019
Kepecs named BJC investigator
Will join neuroscience and psychiatry departments.
News Release
April 16, 2019
Washington University commits $100 million to MD scholarships, education
Investment provides free or reduced tuition to majority of incoming students.
News Release
April 15, 2019
Safety-net hospitals fare better under new Medicare reimbursement rules
Readmission penalties reduced for hospitals with poorest patients.
News Release