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Washington University Medical Center comprises 155 acres along the eastern edge of Forest Park within the [[Central West End]] neighborhood of St. Louis. Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital, part of BJC HealthCare, the teaching hospitals affiliated with the School of Medicine, are also located within the medical complex.
Washington University Medical Center comprises 155 acres along the eastern edge of Forest Park within the [[Central West End]] neighborhood of St. Louis. Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital, part of BJC HealthCare, the teaching hospitals affiliated with the School of Medicine, are also located within the medical complex.


Washington University and BJC HealthCare jointly sponsor the Center for Advanced Medicine, completed in December 2001. It houses the [[Siteman Cancer Center]]. Other buildings, centers, and spaces at the medical campus includes [[Barnes-Jewish Hospital]], the [[Central Institute for the Deaf]], [[St. Louis Children's Hospital]], Rehabilitation Institute of Saint Louis, Siteman Cancer Center, Center for Advanced Medicine, Charles F. Knight Emergency and Trauma Center, and the Eric P. Newman Education Center.
Washington University and BJC HealthCare jointly sponsor the Center for Advanced Medicine, completed in December 2001. It houses the Siteman Cancer Center. Other buildings, centers, and spaces at the medical campus includes [[Barnes-Jewish Hospital]], the [[Central Institute for the Deaf]], [[St. Louis Children's Hospital]], Rehabilitation Institute of Saint Louis, Siteman Cancer Center, Center for Advanced Medicine, Charles F. Knight Emergency and Trauma Center, and the Eric P. Newman Education Center.


== Nobel Laureates at Washington University School of Medicine ==
== Nobel Laureates at Washington University School of Medicine ==

Revision as of 01:29, 15 July 2009

Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM, located in St. Louis, Missouri, provides education in medicine and its specialties. It also supports a biomedical research institute. WUSM is affiliated with Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital, the St. Louis Veteran's Administration Hospital, and several other community sites.

Founded in 1891, the School of Medicine has 1,012 students, of which 588 are pursuing a Medical Degree with or without a combined Doctor of Philosophy. It also offers Ph.D. degrees in biomedical research through Division of Biology and Biological Sciences. The School also has training programs in physical therapy (229 students) and occupational therapy (124 students) programs. There are 1,585 faculty, 555 residents, and 480 fellows at the institution. 18 Nobel laureates have been associated with the school.

History

Medical classes were first held at Washington University in 1891 after the St. Louis Medical College decided to affiliate with the University, establishing a Medical Department. Robert S. Brookings, a University benefactor from its earliest days, devoted much of his work and philanthropy to Washington University, and made the improvement of the Medical Department one of his primary objectives. This especially became a cause for concern after an early 1900s Carnegie Foundation report derided the organization and quality of the Medical Department.[1]

Following a trend in medical education across the country, research and the creation of new knowledge became a stated objective in a 1906 course catalog for the medical department. For Brookings and the University, incorporating the Medical Department into a separate School of Medicine seemed to be the next logical step. This process began in 1914 when facilities were permanently moved to their current location in St. Louis's Central West End neighborhood in 1914, and was completed in 1918 with the official naming of the School of Medicine.[2]

In the 1940s, two Nobel Prizes were awarded, in 1944 and 1947, to groups of faculty members at WUSM. In 1950, a Cancer Research Building was completed, being the first major new building addition to the School of Medicine since its relocation in 1914. More buildings were added in that decade.[2]

Campus

Washington University Medical Center comprises 155 acres along the eastern edge of Forest Park within the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis. Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital, part of BJC HealthCare, the teaching hospitals affiliated with the School of Medicine, are also located within the medical complex.

Washington University and BJC HealthCare jointly sponsor the Center for Advanced Medicine, completed in December 2001. It houses the Siteman Cancer Center. Other buildings, centers, and spaces at the medical campus includes Barnes-Jewish Hospital, the Central Institute for the Deaf, St. Louis Children's Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Saint Louis, Siteman Cancer Center, Center for Advanced Medicine, Charles F. Knight Emergency and Trauma Center, and the Eric P. Newman Education Center.

Nobel Laureates at Washington University School of Medicine

Physiology or Medicine

Chemistry

Associated Hospitals

References

  1. ^ "Medical Campus Tour". Historical Campus Tour: School of Medicine. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  2. ^ a b Anderson, Paul. "Origins and History of the Washington University School of Medicine". Washington University Medical School, Bernard Becker Medical Library. Retrieved 2008-07-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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