Washington University School of Medicine

Washington University School of Medicine, located in St. Louis, Missouri, is one of the most competitive and highly regarded medical schools and biomedical research institutes in the United States. It is consistently ranked as one of the top five medical schools in research according to US News and World Report, and rated as the number one most selective medical program in the country. Located on the eastern edge of Forest Park, it is affiliated with Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital, the St. Louis Veteran's Administration Hospital, and several other community sites.

Founded in 1891, the school of medicine has 1,012 students, of which 588 are pursuing a Medical Degree with or without a combined Doctor of Philosophy. It also offers Ph.D. degrees in biomedical research through Division of Biology and Biological Sciences. The school of medicine also boasts large physical therapy (229 students) and occupational therapy (124 students) programs. There are 1,585 faculty, 555 residents, and 480 fellows. 18 Nobel laureates have been associated with the school.

Nobel Laurates
Physiology or Medicine


 * 1943: Edward A. Doisy (1893-1986), Faculty of Medicine, 1919-1923
 * 1944: Joseph Erlanger (1874-1965), Chairman, Department of Physiology 1910-1946
 * 1944: Herbert Gasser (1888-1963), Faculty of Medicine, 1916-1931
 * 1947: Carl F. Cori (1896-1984), Faculty of Medicine 1931-1984
 * 1947: Gerty T. Cori (1896-1957), Faculty of Medicine 1931-1957
 * 1959: Arthur Kornberg, Chairman, Department of Microbiology, 1952-1959
 * 1959: Severo Ochoa, Faculty of Medicine 1940-1942
 * 1969: Alfred Hershey (1908-1997), Faculty of Medicine 1934-1950
 * 1971: Earl Sutherland (1915-1974), M.D. 42, Resident in Internal Medicine 1943-1945, Faculty of Medicine, 1945-1953
 * 1974: Christian de Duve, Faculty of Medicine 1946-1947
 * 1978: Daniel Nathans (1928-1999), M.D. 54
 * 1978: Hamilton O. Smith, Washington University Medical Service 1956-1957
 * 1980: George D. Snell, Faculty of Arts and Sciences 1933-1934
 * 1986: Stanley Cohen, Faculty of Arts and Sciences 1953-1959
 * 1986: Rita Levi-Montalcini, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, 1948-
 * 1992: Edwin G. Krebs, M.D. 43, Resident in Internal Medicine and then a Research Fellow in Biological Chemistry 1945-1948
 * 1998: Robert F. Furchgott, Ph.D. Faculty of Medicine, 1949-1956

Chemistry


 * 1970: Luis F. Leloir, Faculty of Medicine 1944
 * 1980: Paul Berg, Faculty of Medicine 1954-1959

Other associated hospitals

 * Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
 * Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
 * Christian Hospitals Northeast & Northwest
 * Metropolitan St. Louis Psychiatric Center
 * Missouri Baptist Medical Center
 * St. Louis Shriners Hospital