Featured Students

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; places to live in St. Louis; buying real estate in St. Louis; eating scene; Gateway Curriculum.

Hometown: Columbia, MO

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; staying physically fit/exploring the outdoors; engaging in research.

Hometown: Gainesville, FL

Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school, especially from a large state school; taking a gap year; how you use your downtime in St. Louis; Forest Park.

Hometown: Dunedin, FL

Interested in discussing: transition to medical school; not taking a gap year; wellness and active living.

Hometown: Noblesville, IN

Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school; community at WashU; Gateway Curriculum; day-to-day life as a medical student; study strategies; how to use downtime; WashU’s resources for work-life balance.

Hometown: Canfield, OH

Interested in discussing: the Gateway Curriculum; how you use your downtime; St. Louis in general.

Hometown: Foster City, CA

Interested in discussing: lab research; ways to earn money in medical school; choosing where to live.

Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN

Interested in discussing: taking multiple gap years; places to live in St. Louis; getting involved in St. Louis outside of medical school.

Hometown: Detroit, MI

Interested in discussing: prioritizing wellness; having a dog in medical school; taking a gap year; places to live in St. Louis.

Hometown: New Orleans, LA

Interested in discussing: places to live in St. louis; extracurriculars at WashU; transitioning to medical school.

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school; Forest Park; how to use downtime.

Hometown: Grapevine, TX

Interested in discussing: medical student wellness; finding hobbies in St. Louis; not taking a gap year; the Gateway Coaching Program.

Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA

Interested in discussing: Gateway Curriculum; taking a gap year; MSTP.

Interested in discussing: taking a (non-research) gap year; coming from WashU undergrad; having pets in medical school; places to run/exercise in St. Louis.

Hometown: Wilmington, DE

Interested in discussing: being transgender at WashU and in St. Louis; finding community outside of school; gender-affirming health care; advocacy.

Hometown: Sacramento, CA

Interested in discussing: things to do in St. Louis; how to use your downtime; St. Louis food scene; research.

Hometown: Cranbury, NJ

Interested in discussing: research; transitioning to medical school; resources at WashU; taking a gap year; things to do in St. Louis.

Hometown: Sanford, FL

Interested in discussing: school/life balance; coffee shops; being a Latina in St. Louis.

Hometown: Miami, FL

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; adjusting to medical school; living in St. Louis; how I manage my time/downtime; food and drink in St. Louis.

Hometown: Boston, MA

Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school; HEJ curriculum; resources at WashU.

Hometown: Columbia, SC

Interested in discussing: being LGBTQIA+ at WUSM and in St. Louis; going into medical school with no gap years; transitioning to medical school; coffee shops.

Hometown: Vail, CO

Interested in discussing: living outside the Central West End neighborhood; pickleball; research; urology.

Hometown: Iowa City, IA

Interested in discussing: life in St. Louis; research; extracurriculars; innovation in the Gateway Curriculum.

Hometown: Jacksonville, FL

Interested in discussing: research; Gateway Curriculum; sports scene in St. Louis.

Hometown: Appleton, WI

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; Gateway Curriculum; having a partner in medical school; how I use my downtime; Forest Park; research; transitioning to medical school.

Hometown: Salem, OR

Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school; taking a gap year; downtime in St. Louis; Forest Park; hiking near St. Louis; places to live in St. Louis.

Hometown: Houston, TX

Interested in discussing: research and dual degree programs (MSTP); Forest Park; cycling, running, workout classes in St. Louis; having a partner in medical school.

Hometown: Portland, OR

Interested in discussing: research; transitioning to medical school; how I use my downtime; Forest Park.

Hometown: St. Louis

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; transitioning to medical school; having a partner not in medicine.

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Interested in discussing: moving to St. Louis from the West Coast; being Asian American at WashU; having long distance loved ones in medical school; Gateway Curriculum; quality of life in St. Louis; everyday life in the Central West End.

Hometown: Fremont, CA

Interested in discussing: research; having pets in medical school; social activities in St. Louis.

Hometown: Omaha, NE

Interested in discussing: owning a dog during medical school; health equity/disparities research; being a part of a music ensemble; trail and ultra running in St. Louis.

Hometown: Hanover, MA

Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school; Gateway Curriculum; resources at WashU.

Hometown: Republic, MO

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; finding balance (school, exercise, religion); coffee shops; St. Louis food scene, places to go out; interest in surgery.

Hometown: North Haven, CT

Interested in discussing: transition to medical school/the Midwest; going straight through; resources at WashU.

Hometown: Herndon, VA

Interested in discussing: Gateway Curriculum; taking a gap year; St. Louis life; Forest Park; WashU campus.

Hometown: LaSalle, IL

Interested in discussing: Gateway Curriculum; clinical rotations; Forest Park.

Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA

Interested in discussing: research; transitioning to medical school; things to do during free time; St. Louis sports; Forest Park; resources at WashU.

Interested in discussing: coming from a big city; going straight through; dance/film scene in St. Louis.

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

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: 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: 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: 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