Medicine & Health Care
School of Medicine
The School of Medicine has a rich, 117-year history of success in research, education and patient care. It pioneered bedside teaching and led in the transformation of empirical knowledge into scientific medicine. From the earliest days, there has been an understanding that "investigation and practice are one in spirit, method and object." More
WU Physicians
Washington University Physicians are the primary care and specialist physicians who are members of the full-time faculty at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. This is a highly active clinical practice group of more than 975 physicians, representing more than 50 specialties and subspecialties in medicine and surgery. It is the third largest clinical practice in the USA. More
Medical Campus
Just east of Forest Park is the Medical Campus. The Washington University School of Medicine holds a rich history of success in research, education, and patient care. The School currently has 1,643 full-time faculty members.
The McDonnell Pediatric Research Building, a 10-story, 226,000-square-foot building that provides six floors of pediatric research laboratories, was dedicated in September 2000. The Center for Advanced Medicine, which houses the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, opened in 2001, and the Farrell Teaching and Learning Center opened in 2005.
The School of Medicine is affiliated with the region's foremost hospitals, including Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital, both members of BJC Health System. The Medical Center includes more that 60 buildings and nearly 230 acres. The combined, on-site hospital affiliates have more than 2,000 beds.
Institute for Public Health
The Institute for Public Health aims to improve community and international health through the creation of new knowledge, the application and translation of science, and the training of advanced academic and practice leaders in public health.
