Meet our Admissions Liaisons

Interested in discussing: St. Louis general; gap year(s) in an industry outside of science or medicine; transition to medical school.

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Interested in discussing: going straight through to medical school from undergrad; Forest Park activities; participating in intramural sports.

Hometown: Dayton, OH

Interested in discussing: Gateway Curriculum; transition to medical school; medical school with a medical partner.

Hometown: Memphis, TN

Interested in discussing: climbing/outdoors; taking a gap year (or multiple); native students; students from Harvard; rural students; students from South Dakota; students interested in the Grove.

Hometown: Rapid City, SD

Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school; music/arts in medical school; having a long-distance partner (who is also a medical student); coming from a big state college; Gateway Curriculum; going to school far from home; living at The Core; going straight through from undergrad.

Hometown: Granville, OH

Interested in discussing: living/quality of life in STL; having a partner/spouse (also pets); resources at WashU.

Hometown: Toronto, Canada

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

Hometown: Gainesville, FL

Interested in discussing: taking gap years; how you use your 'down time'; Forest Park; staying active while in school.

Hometown: Los Altos, CA

Interested in discussing: taking multiple gap years; places to live in STL; workout studios in STL; best coffee shops in STL; community engagement in the STL community;  working with STL's disability community; engaging in state-level health policy; engaging in public health in STL.

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

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: 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: Forest Park; taking a gap year; the Gateway Curriculum; transitioning to medical school.

Hometown: Payson, UT

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: downtime; transition to medical school; having a partner in medical school.

Hometown: Everett, WA

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: taking 4+ gap years between undergrad and medical school; moving from the West Coast to the Midwest; things to do in STL (music, food, vibes).

Hometown: Milpitas, CA

Interested in discussing: fun things to do in STL; what it is like coming from a small town and state school; how studying/learning looks at WashU Medicine; how to find the right apartment for yourself; finding balance in medical school; what is special about WashU/school culture.

Hometown: Rolla, MO

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: 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: transition to medical school (particularly for older/nontraditional students); life in St. Louis as an LGBTQ+ person; the Gateway Curriculum.

Hometown: Portland, ME & Oslo, Norway

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

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

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; taking a gap year; community engagement.

Hometown: Bridgewater, NJ

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

Hometown: Republic, MO

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

Hometown: Herndon, VA

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; having a dog in medical school; Forest Park; interest in combining public health with medical school/getting a MPH before medical school.

Hometown: Louisville, KY

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

Hometown: LaSalle, IL

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

Hometown: Los Angeles, 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: 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