The MD Program MD/PhD Program

Education Attracting many of the world’s best and brightest, the MD The MD/PhD degree program, known as the Medical

1891 program provides a supportive, individualized approach to Scientist Training Program (MSTP), is the largest in
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Founded The mission of Washington medical education. Graduates are successful in obtaining
competitive residency training positions through national
the country. Its mission is to train the next generation
of clinician-scientists interested in academic careers at
Students

University School of Medicine matching programs. major medical schools and research institutions.
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is to lead in advancing human
The Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences Residency and Fellowship Programs
health through the best clinical The Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences
(DBBS) is a graduate education consortium of Faculty members
511 The Graduate Medical Education Consortium,
sponsored by Washington University School of 880
care, innovative research and the the Schools of Medicine and Engineering and Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Residents

education of tomorrow’s leaders

the College of Arts & Sciences. DBBS is among
the oldest and largest programs of its kind, and 38 Children’s Hospital, operates 99 accredited training
programs and approximately 40 other specialties. 337
its interdisciplinary, individualized approach Departments
in biomedicine in a culture that serves as a national model.
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supports diversity, inclusion, LEARN MORE dbbs.wustl.edu 689

Total students

critical thinking and creativity.

Our outstanding faculty are international

1,407
Total Students
leaders in patient care, research and education
who have contributed major discoveries
Degree Programs 633
MD, MD/PhD, MD/MA
Audiology & Medical Education
and innovations to the fields of science and Communication Sciences Doctor of Medicine 13
Doctor of Audiology (AuD) (MD, four-year and five-year) Applied Health Behavior
clinical medicine. Our students learn from master Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Doctor of Medicine/
Doctor of Philosophy (MD/PhD) 68
Master of Science in Audiology and
clinicians and researchers while pursuing their Deaf Education (MSDE) Doctor of Medicine/
Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Sciences
studies in a wide array of academic departments Clinical & Population Research Biomedical Engineering (MD/PhD)
92
Doctor of Medicine/
and programs. Our MD program, as well as our
Master of Science in Applied Health
Behavior Research (MS) Master of Science in Clinical
Clinical Investigation MD Program
Master of Science in Biostatistics (MS)
Investigation (MD/MSCI) 21
programs in occupational therapy, audiology Master of Science in
Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
Doctor of Medicine/
Master of Population
Genetic Epidemiology
and Biostatistics 4,716
and communication sciences, and physical Health Sciences (MD/MPHS) First-year applicants
Master of Science in Genetic Doctor of Medicine/ 301
Epidemiology (MS) Occupational Therapy
therapy, are among the highest ranked in Master of Population
Master of Public Health (MD/MPH)
261 38
School of Medicine Leadership the country by U.S. News & World Report.
Health Sciences (MPHS) Biology & Biomedical Sciences
Physical Therapy
Applicants per position
Master of Public Health (MPH) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
David H. Perlmutter, MD 18
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Occupational Therapy
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
Physical Therapy Population Health Sciences 124
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) First-year students enrolled
George and Carol Bauer Dean, School of Medicine Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) LEARN MORE

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Occupational Therapy (MSOT) education/admissions

Contact Information (Area Code 314)

Washington University Hospitals & Washington University School of Medicine. . . . 362-5000

Physicians Collaborators 660 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110-1010

Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals are the School
of Medicine’s affiliate teaching hospitals, both staffed exclusively
by full-time and voluntary School of Medicine faculty physi-
cians. Additional collaborations further extend our impact.
1,593
Clinical faculty Barnes-Jewish Hospital
The largest hospital in Missouri, it has been
medicine.wustl.edu
Admissions, Medical Student. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362-6858
Fax: 362-4658
Email: wumscoa@wustl.edu
Alumni and Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 935-9690
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747-7222
(800) 600-3606
siteman.wustl.edu
Continuing Medical Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362-6891
Dean’s Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362-6827
Doctors’ Access Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (800) 252-DOCS (252-3627)
(24-hour access for referring physicians)
EPNEC (Eric P. Newman Education Center). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747-6338
320 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110-1024
Financial Aid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362-6845
Fax: 362-3045. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (888) 840-3239
Email: money@wustl.edu
Human Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362-7196
jobs.wustl.edu
Physician Referral (for patients)
Adult. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOP-DOCS (867-3627)
(866) 867-3627
Pediatrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454-KIDS (454-5437)
(800) 678-5437
WUPhysicians.wustl.edu
Protective Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362-HELP (362-4357)
Public Affairs, Marketing and Media Relations. . . . . . . 286-0100
Barnes-Jewish Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747-3000
One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63110-1003
BarnesJewish.org
The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis 96 St. Louis Children’s Hospital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454-6000
1,386 A partnership between BJC HealthCare and Beds
Central West End
One Children’s Place, St. Louis, MO 63110-1002

76 ranked on the U.S. News & World Report Licensed beds Encompass Health, the institute provides a full StLouisChildrens.org

Specialties and subspecialties
Facts
Honor Roll more than 20 consecutive years. range of rehabilitation services supported by a
collaboration with the School of Medicine. 35 BJC HealthCare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286-2000
2019
Beds
St. Louis Children’s Hospital Washington University encourages and gives full consideration to all applicants for ad-

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BJH St. Peters
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mission, financial aid and employment. The university does not discriminate in access to,
Honored among the country’s best by U.S. News Shriners Hospital for Children — St. Louis or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, age,
Clinical sites religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, veteran
& World Report, it’s the region’s only children’s Inpatient beds Staffed largely by Washington University status, disability or genetic information. Inquiries about compliance should be addressed
Washington University hospital ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties. physicians, Shriners Hospital provides 9,322 to the university’s Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, Washington University, Campus

1,164,502
Physicians, the school’s
full-time clinical faculty
Outpatient visits, 2018
practice, is one of the
largest in the nation.
85,514
WUSM faculty discharges
(BJH/SLCH), 2018
Box 1184, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130. The School of Medicine is committed
outstanding orthopedic and neuro- Outpatients to recruiting, enrolling and educating a diverse student body.
seen by
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center musculoskeletal care. Washington University
at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine physicians in 2018
One of 49 National Cancer Institute-designated Regional Collaborations For more information:
Comprehensive Cancer Centers, Siteman offers
the expertise of 450 Washington University
10,000 Washington University Physicians provide specialty medicine.wustl.edu/facts
New patients annually services at many BJC hospitals and at the Veterans
research scientists and physicians. Administration Medical Center. MPA 7220 2.19
 Alumni Research Highlights Faculty & Staff
Medical firsts include:
Served as a major contributor to the Human Genome Project,
providing the foundation for personalized medicine
■ Faculty Achievements
Developed screening tests used worldwide
to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
18
■ Nobel laureates
associated with the
Created the first positron emission tomography (PET)
School of Medicine
scanner, used to image the brain and other organs at work
■
Helped pioneer the use of insulin to treat diabetes
13
Fellows of the National
■ Academy of Sciences
Developed the first surgical prevention of cancer based
on genetic testing — in work on medullary thyroid cancer 27
Elected to membership in the
■
National Academy of Medicine
Published the first evidence linking smoking and lung cancer

26,299 101
Total Alumni Individual and/or
institutional career
development awards
Ongoing clinical research includes: from the National
9,271 Building the Future Participating in a national network to determine Institutes of Health (NIH)
Medical and graduate medical Washington University
School of Medicine is Each year, MD, OT, PT and PACS alumni engage in new ways to prevent preterm birth
8,047
Former house staff committed to training
tomorrow’s leaders, who
providing philanthropic and volunteer support for their
primary degree granting programs.
■ 6
Developing new ways to diagnose and treat stroke as part of a Investigators with NIH MERIT
1,242
Health Administration Program
will continue the legacy
of improving human
Scholarships and Professorships national network of leading stroke treatment centers 10,522 status, which provides
long-term, uninterrupted
(1946–2008) ■ Total
Friends and alumni of the School of Medicine provide Employees financial funding
health. The school’s
2,243 alumni serve in vital roles
gifts through the William Greenleaf Eliot Society to support Making groundbreaking contributions to decoding the
Program in Occupational Therapy
2,908
in industry, as leaders at
the academic and research priorities of the school. genetics of cancer and developing personalized treatments
2,379 58
other academic institutions ■ Faculty Career development
Program in Physical Therapy Washington University Medical Center Alumni awards from
and as practitioners in Association (WUMCAA) Leading an international collaboration to study inherited
2,037 8,143 non-federal agencies
communities throughout The association sponsors various programs for MD Alzheimer’s disease and spearheading the first drug prevention trial
Program in Audiology and the world. Staff
Communication Sciences alumni, former house staff and current medical students. ■
551 LEARN MORE Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Program
Pioneering non-invasive radiation treatment
Nursing Program (1905–69) for life-threatening heart arrhythmias
medicalalumni.wustl.edu This program provides full scholarships to four incoming
medical students each year.

Ongoing basic research includes:

Community Spearheading research to understand and prevent
the devastating consequences of Zika virus infection
Washington University Medical Campus
& Global Health ■
Leading an international effort to map major brain circuits to
understand how the mind works and the roots of brain disease
■
Pioneering studies probing the links between obesity and
malnutrition and the community of microbes living in the gut
■
Identifying biomarkers in the brain and spinal cord
to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms develop

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Financial Overview
Washington University
School of Medicine

The Washington University Medical

$2.3Revenue
billion
Campus comprises an interdisciplinary
18 community of institutions and individuals
$1.3 billion
City blocks dedicated to preparing the next genera-
Patient services revenue
tion of health care leaders and providing
178 solutions that advance human health
locally, nationally and globally. $624.3 million
Acres
Faculty research grants and contracts
Corporate Partners
Schoolwide Initiatives Student-Run Initiatives
1,776 ■ Barnes-Jewish Hospital $449.3 million
Beds
NIH funding
Faculty, students and staff collaborate on major efforts to: Students apply their talents in the community to: ■ BJC HealthCare
■ provide public education opportunities and services ■ run free weekly clinics for the medically underserved 24,495 ■ St. Louis Children’s Hospital
$220 million
to promote health literacy and prevention Employees
■ gain experience in public health, community medicine (approximate,
■ Washington University Total private-source gifts and grants
■ uncover and address health disparities through and nonprofit work during orientation all medical campus School of Medicine
large-scale research projects institutions) In addition to its corporate partners,
■ introduce disadvantaged high school students to science Washington University
study and influence health policy careers through the Young Scientist Program the medical campus is home to the
2.5 Medical Campus
■

identify and address local health priorities through Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, The
■
teach HIV and AIDS prevention in area public schools
million
■

community engagement
Research and
Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis
and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. $6.4 billion
■ support community development Regional economic impact
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square feet LEARN MORE 2018 fiscal year
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