As a medical student at Washington University, you will receive an education among the very best in the world. Our students are taught the scientific basis of medicine and the most up-to-date clinical care, one-on-one with faculty. You will receive outstanding preparation for a rewarding career in medicine.

You will benefit from many teaching approaches:

• Traditional lectures and laboratory
• Small-group interaction
• Self-directed learning

Issues of medical humanities and ethics are integrated throughout the four-year curriculum, and an extensive computer network provides access to the latest computerized teaching tools and the Internet.

The curriculum is designed to take advantage of students’ preferred approaches to learning. Patient contact will begin right from your first month. Your first-year courses will address normal human structure and function, neuroscience, physiology, cell biology, and genetics. In the second year, you will focus on the effects of disease on body structure and function. Your clinical experience will be integrated with courses in pathology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology. You will complete core clinical clerkships during your third year, while your fourth-year studies will be fully elective.

Graduates of the School of Medicine complete their residencies at top university-affiliated hospitals, including our own Medical Center. They pursue successful careers in primary care, medical specialties, academic medicine, and clinical and basic research.