For Dennis Chang, MD, a professor of medicine at WashU Medicine, mentorship was key to shaping his career path as a hospitalist. From formal mentorship during his training to relationships he has developed throughout his career, mentors have helped him develop a career in academic medicine that fits his goals and interests. “Even as a medical […]
James DuBois, DSc, PhD, received a $1.55 million, 4-year R01 renewal to make research with shared qualitative data more usable, responsible, and trustworthy. This new project builds on a highly productive prior grant that reduced ethical and practical barriers to sharing qualitative data in health science research. In that project, the team developed novel software […]
Thomas Ciesielski, MD, an associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine in the John T. Milliken Department of Medicine at WashU Medicine, has been named the 2026–27 Presidential Fellow in Healthcare Safety and Quality by Joint Commission. The prestigious fellowship recognizes a distinguished professional who is ascending in a career dedicated to advancing […]
Megan Rau, MD, and Ellie Fishbein, MD, from Geriatrics within the Division of General Internal Medicine recently completed a BJC HealthCare leadership course presented by the Department of Medicine at WashU Medicine. The course, “Fundamentals of Performance Improvement and Change Management,” focused on foundational education and training, including process improvement strategies and skills for leading people […]
Feedback for Learning, Equity, & eXcellence (FLEX), a three-session faculty development pilot series at WashU Medicine, successfully graduated its first cohort this summer. FLEX is designed for faculty to engage in a unique, individually tailored approach to enhancing belonging, assessment, and delivering equitable feedback in the clinical learning environment. The curriculum was built by an […]
A new paper from the Bioethics Research Center at WashU Medicine, published in Frontiers in Neurology and led by Tristan McIntosh, PhD, an assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, offers one of the first in-depth looks at how the people most affected by glioblastoma — patients, their caregivers, and the neurosurgeons who treat them — […]
Dominique Cosco, MD, a professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, received the WashU Medicine 2026 Dean’s Medal for Education. The annual Dean’s Medal awards recognize extraordinary contributions to WashU Medicine and celebrate leaders whose achievements embody the institution’s interconnected missions of patient care, education and research. “I am truly honored to […]