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Resource sharing, skill enhancement, network building: these are all expectations in a mentor-mentee relationship. A mentor’s responsibility is not only to support their mentee but also to challenge the protégé to reach their full potential. Similarly, cultivating these dynamics among a community of mentors accelerates program success and helps these leaders achieve mentoring excellence. At […]

Over two intensive days, Dr. John Abramson, Harvard Medical School lecturer and author of Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It, guided WashU Medicine trainees and faculty through a transformative examination of the American health care system’s challenges and pathways to reform. Session 1: Diagnosing the Crisis Dr. […]

Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) stands united by a commitment to research, education, and service. As part of this mission, WashU has appointed the first Larry Shapiro Scholar in Population Health, marking an important step in strengthening research and collaboration in the field. Population Health Research at WashU As research has increasingly pointed toward […]

WashU Public Health’s Translational Science Benefits Model (TSBM) team — led by Anna La Manna, MSW, MPH, the manager for research translation at the school’s Center for Public Health Systems Science — has been named a winner of the Translational Science Education and Training Challenge by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.

For years our trainees have devoted their efforts to learning fundamentals of medicine and diving deeper into their research interests. However, translational science isn’t just about conducting research; it’s about moving projects into actionable phases. This step requires something often overlooked: effective communication. In today’s society, there’s a noticeable shift towards valuing voices that are […]

The WashU Medicine Clinical Research Training Center (CRTC) is thrilled to share that Alison Antes, PhD has been appointed as the Director of the Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI) Degree Program. Dr. Antes is an Associate Professor in the Bioethics Research Center and the Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics at WashU Medicine. […]

Since its inception, the Translational Science Benefits Model (TSBM) has been shaping how health and clinical scientists think about their research and its real-world impact. When the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) launched a national challenge to identify standout models of translational science education and training, it created an opportunity to highlight innovative […]

In recent years, St. Louis has been recognized as a growing city, with numerous opportunities emerging in medicine and technology. The internationally celebrated Cortex Innovation District has been a significant driver, accelerating economic growth in the St. Louis region. Earlier this month, the WashU Medicine Clinical Research Training Center (CRTC) TL1 trainees had a chance […]

The WashU Medicine Department of Medicine (DOM) recently shared, by division, which DOM faculty members were selected among the 2025 Castle Connolly Top Doctors®. We are so proud of the numerous alumni and program leaders from the Clinical Research Training Center who have been announced, demonstrating their commitment to excellence in healthcare provision. Endocrinology, Metabolism […]