People

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: gap year; study habits; St. Louis; student groups; primary care.

Hometown: Boulder, CO

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: 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: Gateway Curriculum; medical school with a non-medical partner; transition to medical school; pediatrics; St. Louis coffee scene.

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

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: taking a gap year; St. Louis; wellness/hobbies.

Hometown: Sherborn, MA

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

Hometown: Boston, MA

Interested in discussing: research; fitness activities in and around St. Louis (e.g., cycling, mountain biking, hiking, running, climbing, lifting); innovation in healthcare (e.g., Sling Health; innovation lab); social scene (restaurants and bars); different living situations; Gateway Curriculum.

Hometown: Boise, ID

Interested in discussing: how to use downtime; Forest Park; being a Christian in medical school/churches in the area; coming from a big state school.

Hometown: Wausau, WI

Hometown: Manlius, NY

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; transitioning to medical school; having a long-distance partner while in medical school; moving to St. Louis from Chicago or the East Coast; restaurants and cafes in St. Louis.

Hometown: Plainsboro, NJ

Interested in discussing: how I use my downtime; transition to medical school; owning a pet in medical school; getting involved in research; shadowing; student groups involvement.

Hometown: Sarasota, FL

Interested in discussing: surgery; having a dog; living in St. Louis; medical school with a non-medical partner.

Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ

Interested in discussing: things to do in St. Louis; how to use your downtime; having a long-distance partner in medical school; transitioning straight through to medical school; Gateway Curriculum.

Hometown: Dallas, TX

Interested in discussing: having pets in medical school; economics/health economics/health policy and related opportunities at WashU; taking gap years; APAMSA; St louis food scene.

Hometown: Boston, MA

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; Forest Park; transitioning to medical school.

Hometown: Durham, NC

Interested in discussing: how you use your downtime; transitioning to medical school; going "straight through" with no gap years; Gateway Curriculum; service opportunities at WashU; involvement in student organizations.

Hometown: Louisville, KY