Featured Students

Interested in discussing: taking gap year(s); moving from West Coast; Gateway Curriculum; downtime in medical school; clinical research; dermatology; oncology; interprofessional student clinic; running; Forest Park.

Hometown: Shoreline, WA

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year(s); Gateway Curriculum; student interest groups (particularly AMWA and LGBTQmed).

Hometown: Potomac/Bethesda, MD

Interested in discussing: life in St. Louis; Gateway Curriculum; medical school with a non-medical school partner.

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH

Interested in discussing: research; work-life balance; living in St. Louis.

Hometown: Summit, NJ

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; life in St. Louis; Forest Park; work-life balance/wellness.

Hometown: Glen Ellyn, IL

Interested in discussing: nontraditional gap years; medical school with a non-medical partner; how I use my downtime (e.g., sports with classmates, fitness, Forest Park; outdoors in St. Louis; Cardinals games).

Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC

Interested in discussing: moving from the West Coast; downtime in medical school; Cardinal baseball; primary care.

Hometown: Bend, OR

Interested in discussing: medicine as a second career; medical school with a partner; living outside the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis.

Hometown: St. Joseph, MO

Interested in discussing: Missouri Botanical Garden; gap year; transition to medical school; downtime in medical school.

Hometown: Boyds, MD

Interested in discussing: Life in St. Louis; Forest Park; having a dog; wellness; transitioning to the Midwest; moving from far away; getting involved in student groups.

Hometown: Spokane, WA

Interested in discussing: being a parent in medical school; specialty exploration.

Hometown: Cap Estate, Saint Lucia

Interested in discussing: going to WUSM from WashU undergrad; getting involved in volunteering and more in medical school; interest in internal medicine.

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ.

Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school; research; Gateway Curriculum; St. Louis; orthopedics and radiology.

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Interested in discussing: Life in St. Louis; medical school with a non-medical partner; downtime; sports/fitness/wellness; neurology.

Hometown: Hingham, MA

Interested in discussing: Gateway Curriculum; life in St. Louis; transitioning to medical school.

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Interested in discussing: transitioning to WashU from a large state school; interest in general surgery; downtime in St. Louis.

Hometown: Dacula, GA

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

Hometown: Fisher, IL

Interested in discussing: dual degrees; St. Louis; transitioning to medical school; research; choosing a lab; downtime in medical school.

Hometown: Pewaukee, WI

Interested in discussing: bioethics and medical humanities; food and drink in St. Louis; wellness (downtime, fitness, hobbies and social life).

Hometown: Vienna, VA

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

Hometown: Memphis, TN

Interested in discussing: Gateway Curriculum; life in St. Louis; the transition to medical school.

Hometowns include: Cincinnati, OH; Bowling Green, KY; Clarksville, TN

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

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Interested in discussing: Gateway Curriculum; medical student government; starting a relationship in medical school.

Hometown: New York, NY (Queens)

Interested in discussing: going straight from undergraduate to medical school; wellness events; running in Forest Park.

Hometown: Newburgh, IN

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

Hometown: Noblesville, IN

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

Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN

Interested in discussing: outdoor activities/Forest Park; ultimate frisbee (as a way to find a community in St. Louis outside of school); research/finding mentors.

Hometown: Cape Elizabeth, ME

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

Hometown: Sacramento, CA

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

Hometown: Miami, FL

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: 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: Gateway Curriculum; clinical rotations; Forest Park.

Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA

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

Hometown: Northport, NY

Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; running/outdoor activities; Association of Women Surgeons student group; orthopedic surgery; the Gateway Curriculum.

Hometown: St. Paul, MN

Interested in discussing: downtime; things to do in St. Louis; research; Gateway Curriculum; clinical immersions and faculty coaching within Gateway.

Hometown: Portland, OR

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

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

Hometown: Jacksonville, FL

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

Hometown: Sherborn, MA

Interested in discussing: research; transitioning to medical school; Gateway Curriculum; St. Louis.

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

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: pathway to deciding specialty; anesthesiology; life in St. Louis; wellness as a medical student.

Hometown: Chandler, AZ

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

Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ