The Farrell Learning and Teaching Center — the focal point for education at Washington University School of Medicine — includes flexible and convenient classroom and lab settings, computer rooms, study carrels and hearth-like areas for social gathering. The six-story facility serves medical and graduate students and enhances the school’s position as a world leader in medical education.
Social Spaces
- Student study carrels: Personal desk space, secure storage and data ports for every first- and second-year student
- Four-story atrium: Student artwork and research poster sessions are regular features
- Hearth Cafe: Pleasant gathering space offering light food
- The Hearth: Fireplace, comfortable seating and grand piano — the perfect setting for impromptu gatherings and planned events such as coffee houses
- Group study rooms: Available 24 hours a day
- Computer lab: Comprehensive electronic educational tools and course materials
- Student lounge: Snack bar/kitchen, game table, comfortable seating and TV/DVD player
Teaching Spaces
- Two auditoriums: Power and data at every seat
- Classrooms and laboratories: The latest AV/computer equipment delivers digitized educational resources to your seat. Mobile furniture accommodates every learning style
- Clinical Skills Instruction Suite: Students treat standardized patients in 13 simulated outpatient clinic rooms and two inpatient rooms as real-time faculty/peer observation and digital recording enhance the learning experience
- Wood Simulation Center: Emergency/trauma care training with full-body, high-fidelity patient simulators