The Internal Medicine Residency Program at WashU Medicine has received the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education 2025 Barbara Ross-Lee, DO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. The honor recognizes accredited institutions that have helped “to diversify the underrepresented physician workforce and create inclusive workplaces that foster humane, civil and equitable environments.”
The Internal Medicine Residency Program, part of WashU Medicine’s Department of Medicine (DOM), was noted for the initiative IDEAS@DOM (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Allyship and Social Justice), aimed at recruiting and mentoring residents who are underrepresented in medicine. Led by Cassandra Fritz, MD, an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, IDEAS@DOM has resulted in a significant increase in the number of underrepresented applicants matching into the program — from 9.7% of applicants in 2021 to 27% in 2024.
Read more on the WashU Medicine website.
