News

In this Issue: Letter from the Chair, Spotlight, Education News, DOM Office of Faculty Development (OFD), DOM Office of Inclusion and Diversity (OID), Across the Department, New Faculty Leadership, In Memoriam, Awards/Honors, Grants, Publications, Forum for Women in Medicine, and Events and Symposiums

In this Issue: Letter from the Chair, Spotlight, Research News, Clinical News, Education News, Faculty Leadership, Across the Department, Awards/Grants/Honors, Epic Update, Publications, Wellness Resources, Forum for Women in Medicine, Events/Symposiums, and Funding Opportunities

During Black History Month, we will feature Brown School faculty and fellow community members via Zoom for dynamic presentations that address politics, race, and resilience. A selection of our offerings are listed below. REGISTER NOW for any or all of the following free Open Classroom webinars, and check the website frequently for additions. Finding Our Place in the […]

The KL2 Career Development Awards Program provides high-quality, multidisciplinary training in clinical and translational research to promote the career development of future clinical investigators.

Clinical Research Training Center Programs designed for investigators committed to advancing their careers in clinical and translational research. Now Accepting Applications Now offering a new MSCI Degree Concentration and Certificate option in Dissemination & Implementation Research Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation (MTPCI): 2-3 Year Training Program 17 Credit Hours US Citizen or Permanent Residency […]

Discover How a Challenging Year Can Provide Opportunities for Greater Visibility and Career Growth! Leadership Development Seminar for Women Faculty in Medicine and ScienceThis Seminar will be offered twice in 2021 on the following dates, beginning on day one at 11:45 AM ET and concluding each at 4:00 PM ET. Feb. 23 – 25, 2021 […]

Save the dates below for MLK Week 2021, sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Office of Diversity Programs. All events will be virtual. More details coming soon from Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Date/Time Event(s) Monday, 1/18/21   4:00 – 6:00 PM Keynote Address by Professor Dorothy E. Roberts: […]

A collaboration between Washington University Medical Campus partners, Diversity Week is an annual event that strengthens our ongoing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. The event is co-hosted by BJC HealthCare, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis College of Pharmacy and Washington University School of Medicine. All […]

In this Issue: Letter from the Chair, Spotlight on Recruitment, Research News, Education News, Clinical News, New Faculty Leadership, Division Faculty, Trainee & Staff Updates, In the News, A Closer Look, Awards/Grants/Honors, Forum for Women in Medicine, Upcoming Events, and Wellness Resources

Attention Department of Medicine Women Fellows and Faculty Introducing Advancing Women in Academic Medicine (AWAM) – a new program that will be working to achieve equitable career advancement for women fellows and faculty in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. Please join us for a series of town hall meetings to […]

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the WashU Crisis Response Employee Fund was created to assist those facing economic hardship in these unprecedented times. Benefits-eligible employees of WashU are eligible to apply for assistance with pandemic-related expenses and in order to meet their essential needs. Expenses eligible for funding include housing, food, medical expenses for […]

Child and Family Care Resources As employees navigate the challenges of caring for family and children while working, we are aware of the pressures and stressors people face. Support is available to help our community balance work and family life. Special Announcement: Family Learning Center has space available, welcomes WashU families to apply today! Have […]

The Doris Duke Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists Program (DDFRCS) at Washington University in St. Louis has been developed to provide innovative institutional solutions to reduce faculty attrition by assisting junior faculty facing extraprofessional demands. The DDRCS provides broad-based education to raise awareness and implement new interventions, as well as resources and mentoring to support […]

The Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS), Research Development Program will host their Winter NIH Mock Study Section on Wednesday, November 18, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. as a Zoom Virtual Meeting. The NIH Mock Study Section is designed to simulate an actual NIH study section. Clinical and translational R, K, and F […]

In this Issue: Letter from the Chair, Spotlight, COVID Update, Wellness Resources, EPIC Update, Research News, Clinical News, Education News, Upcoming Events, Across the Department of Medicine, New Faculty Leadership, Awards/Grants/Honors, Welcome to New Fellows, and Welcome to Twitter

The Academy of Educators is a service-based Academy with a selective membership. Members who are elected are expected to actively participate in academy events, including attendance and participation in scheduled Academy meetings. Members will be asked to self-report on engagement on an annual basis, including programming they wish to see developed or expanded. Applications for […]

Office of the Chancellor June 18, 2020 Dear Washington University community, When I wrote to you last week, I promised I would come back this week with three things: 1) A plan for engagement within our university community, starting this month; 2) Concrete actions geared toward addressing systemic racism and its toll on our Black […]

Douglas Flowe on emancipation, current protests and the moment the nation truly becomes free. Read More

Dear DBBS Community, We are inspired by the sentiment of #ShutdownSTEM, hence we are aligning our Division with its aims and participating. As we highlighted in the letter to our community last week, we are committed to centering anti-racist policy and work. We fully support our DBBS community participating in this action. Should students, faculty, or […]

In this Issue: Letter from the Chair, Stories of Care, Resilience and Hope from Across the Department of Medicine, Voices from Across the Department of Medicine, COVID-19 EPIC Update, Share Hero Stories, and Department of Medicine Health Care Heroes

We are thrilled to announce the launch of a new online program at Washington University in St. Louis to train pre- and post-doctoral biomedical research trainees in innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E)! The NIH-funded Entrepreneurship for Biomedicine (E4B) training program is taught fully online and FREE. Applications for Summer 2020 are open and spots are limited! […]

Mental well-being resources for faculty, staff, postdoc’s, fellows and residents.

Supported by an Institutional Training Grant Award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund to enhance training of MD-only candidates performing basic science research, the program seeks to support outstanding individuals committed to a career as a physician-scientist. This program aims to alleviate the Scholar’s financial stress and provide them with mentorship, institutional support, and the protected […]

Find updated information on Becker Library operations and online resources at becker.wustl.edu/covid-19. Key information and resources are below. Remote Access to Resources Most of Becker Library’s resources are available online. This includes databases, journals and e-books. Full text is available off campus with a VPN connection or a Becker proxy server account. Becker Library is extending temporary proxy server access to faculty and staff at no […]

Due to severe disruptions in academic career progress imposed by pandemic conditions, the tenure probationary period will be tolled (paused) for one year for all faculty members currently in their probationary period and for all faculty members who commence their probationary period from this day forward for the next 15 months, through June 30, 2021. […]