People

Hometown: Missoula, MT

Interested in discussing: going straight through in medical school; places to photograph in St. Louis; hobbies and work/life balance in medical school; basketball/IM/sports in medical school.

Hometown: San Ramon, CA

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; transitioning to medical school; how I use my down time;  how to connect with other students.

Hometown: Austin, TX

Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school; Gateway Curriculum; taking gap years; things to do in St. Louis; places to eat in St. Louis; Forest Park.

Hometown: Leicester, UK/Charleston, WV

Interested in discussing; St. Louis as a new place to live; dual degrees; transition to medical school.

Hometown: Northport, NY

Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school; taking a gap year; being a non-traditional student.

Hometown: New York, NY

Interested in discussing: research; transitioning to medical school; places to live in St. Louis.

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Interested in discussing: how you use your downtime; taking a gap year; transitioning to medical school.

Hometown: Portland, OR

Interested in discussing: things to do in St. Louis; music and performance opportunities; work-life balance.

Interested in discussing: having a partner in medical school; Jewish community at WashU; nontraditional student experience; global health opportunities at WashU; prioritizing personal wellness in med school (physical, psych/emotional, spiritual, social, etc.); St. Louis.

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Interested in discussing: coming straight from undergraduate to medical school; going from WashU to Washington University School of Medicine; boards studying through Gateway Curriculum; outdoor activities; things to do in St. Louis.

Hometown: Columbus, OH

Interested in discussing: St. Louis (quality of life/things to do/eating); transitioning to medical school; the Gateway Curriculum; taking a gap year; MD-PhD program.

Hometown: Alexandria, VA

Interested in discussing: taking multiple gap years; transitioning into medical school; transportation; Forest Park; having pets in medical school.

Hometown: Boca Raton, FL

Interested in discussing: St. Louis; ways to save/earn money in medical school; student leadership.

Hometown: Jacksonville, FL

Interested in discussing: being a nontraditional student; Gastroenterology; Gateway Curriculum; career-changer; getting engaged in medical school; places to live in St. Louis; food and drink in St. Louis; places to visit in St. Louis.

Hometown: Decatur, IL

Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school; taking a gap year; Gateway Curriculum; Forest Park; things to do in St. Louis.

Hometown: Boulder, CO

Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school after taking multiple gap years; being from the East Coast; places to live in St. Louis; Forest Park; being from a small liberal arts school; WashU Coaching program; extracurricular activities (gym, class social events, etc.).

Hometown: Irvington, NY

Interested in discussing: having a partner in medical school; Gateway Curriculum; places to live in St. Louis; life in St. Louis; Forest Park.

Hometown: Birdsboro, PA

Interested in discussing: Forest Park; taking a gap year; how to use your downtime; St. Louis food scene.

Hometown: Columbus, OH

Interested in discussing: educational research; transitioning to medical school; scheduling time for wellness (exercise); study skills.

Hometown: Coral Springs, FL

Interested in discussing: transition to medical school; taking a gap year; Gateway Curriculum; what I do in my free time; Forest Park.

Hometown: San Diego, CA and Columbia, MD

Interested in discussing: the Gateway Curriculum; taking gap years; faith community.

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Interested in discussing: research; transitioning from the East Coast; taking gap year(s).

Hometown: Boston, MA