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About Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

The School of Medicine has a rich, 115-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.”

Currently ranked among the top five medical schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report, Washington University School of Medicine is the most selective in terms of student quality. The School's faculty members are the staff physicians at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital. These two fine hospitals, perennially recognized for excellence in patient care, also provide a superb atmosphere for training students, residents and fellows. Washington University also operates the nation's largest medical scientist training program, a combined M.D./Ph.D. program dedicated to educating the next generation of physician-scientists.

Along with the quality of its graduates, faculty members are primarily responsible for the School of Medicine's international reputation. Peer-reviewed, published research is one hallmark of an outstanding institution, and, by that yardstick, the School is extraordinary. It currently ranks as the fourth-largest recipient of NIH research funding, and rarely does a week go by that the School's researchers are not represented in one of the leading scientific journals.