Primary Care & Public Health: Transforming Health Through Partnership (Links to an external site)

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Primary care is widely recognized as the foundation of a strong health system. Yet, in the United States, it remains under-resourced, increasingly strained, and at times isolated from the broader public health systems that help shape population health before and after individuals enter the clinic. As […]

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Dennis Chang

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 […]

DuBois receives R01 renewal

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 […]

DOM Insider Volume 31 (Links to an external site)

Welcome to the latest edition of The DOM Insider, As we prepare for the start of a new academic year, I am delighted to welcome more than 40 new faculty members, along with an outstanding group of residents and fellows, to the Department of Medicine. Their expertise, talent, and dedication strengthen our collective commitment to excellence […]

2026 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® (Links to an external site)

The Department of Medicine is proud to announce that over 170 of our faculty have been selected for the 2026 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® list. The Top Doctors® selection process is entirely merit-based. Doctors cannot pay to be listed. These doctors are best-in-class healthcare providers, embodying excellence in clinical care as well as interpersonal skills. More information […]

2025-2026 Top Scores in Ambulatory Patient Experience (Links to an external site)

Congratulations on being recognized for being at the 98% for patient experience at WashU Medicine. This is an outstanding achievement and recognizes your commitment to delivering patient centered care, acknowledges your excellent bedside manner, meticulous attention to detail, exceptional communication skills and tremendous clinical knowledge and expertise.

Ciesielski appointed Joint Commission Presidential Fellow

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 […]

Geriatrics faculty complete leadership course

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 […]

Faculty development pilot series has successful launch

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 […]

New study reveals what patients, caregivers, and neurosurgeons really think about machine learning-assisted brain cancer care

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 — […]