School of Medicine

A panel of experts spoke at the “Health-Care Challenges Facing the Nation” conference Oct. 7 on the Medical Campus.

The Dean’s Distinguished Service Award recognizes an employee whose outstanding contributions exemplify an exceptional commitment and dedication.

The Dean’s Distinguished Service Award continues to be the highest honor awarded to a medical staff member while the other awards — research support, operations staff and clinical care — highlight commendable efforts within defined job classifications. All awards include cash prizes and recognition at the Senior Administrators Lunch. For detailed information and nomination forms, […]

Photo by Mary ButkusNurse Marilyn Bennett won the Guiding Star Award, which is given annually to honor a clinical staff member at the medical school.

National experts addressed the most pressing political issues in health care at the Oct. 7 “Health Care Challenges Facing the Nation” conference at the Washington University Medical Center. Prominent among the bevy of hot topics were discussions about limiting access to health care to help alleviate rapidly escalating health care costs. Read more in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article by Rachel Melcer.

Researchers at the School of Medicine and colleagues in the International Human Genome Sequencing Project have published their scientific description of the finished human genome, reducing the estimated number of human genes from 35,000 to only 20,000-25,000, a surprisingly low number for our species.

EberleinTimothy J. Eberlein has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine, one of the highest honors medical scientists in the United States can receive. He was selected in recognition of his professional achievements in medical science and health care and leadership in issues affecting public health.

Investigators at the School of Medicine are launching several projects aimed at preventing the global spread of HIV infection by reducing high-risk behaviors in vulnerable populations, including women and youth. These projects build upon work that has been ongoing since 1989.

A minimally invasive approach to curing the most common heart rhythm abnormality, atrial fibrillation, takes half the time of the traditional surgical procedure but is equally effective, according to research at the School of Medicine.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are seeking inner-city children and adolescents for a national asthma study. General asthma rates have been steadily rising, but the most dramatic increases have occurred among urban youth.