Four members of the Department of Pediatrics received accolades through the Supporting a Fair Environment (SAFE) program — congratulations! SAFE aims to improve the learning environment by promoting positive behaviors and managing concerns about learner mistreatment and unprofessional behaviors. SAFE accolades include treating others with dignity and respect, creating an environment that values diversity, equity […]
Jeffrey Magee, MD, PhD, is the Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell Professor in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He also directs the Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma Program at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. In these capacities, he oversees both basic and clinical research, patient care and biomedical education. Magee […]
Ana María Arbeláez, MD, MSCI, was installed as the David English Smith Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. At a ceremony celebrating the event on Aug. 7, 2024, Arbeláez, a professor of Pediatrics, presented the talk titled, “Sweet Road to Shape Childhood Health.” Arbeláez is a professor of pediatrics […]
Six faculty members from the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were selected as 2024 Dean’s Impact awardees. The annual awards recognize those who “exhibit enduring commitment to advancing the careers of others through exceptional mentorship and sponsorship of learners, clinicians, educators and researchers.” Click the links below to […]
Patricia Dickson, MD, was one of only 70 people elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP) for 2024. According to the AAP, members have included “Nobel laureates and members of the United States National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine.” Three Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis faculty joined […]
Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) and The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital have awarded Brian DeBosch, MD, PhD, and Sarah Greene, MD, PhD, grants as part of the 17th annual Clinical and Translational Research Funding Program (CTRFP). This program is the largest internal grant funding program in the ICTS, requiring applicants to […]
Three providers from the Washington University Department of Pediatrics were named as 2024 Dean’s Scholars: Congratulations to all five recipients! The Dean’s Scholars program supports outstanding MD-only individuals committed to a career as a physician-scientist. This program alleviates the scholar’s financial stress and provides them with mentorship, institutional support, and the protected time necessary to […]
Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (RPTH) has announced Brooke Sadler, PhD, as a recipient of the 2024 RPTH Editor’s Award for her article titled, “Characterization of copy-number variants in a large cohort of patients with von Willebrand disease reveals a relationship between disrupted regions and disease type.” The awards are “presented annually to […]
The Department of Pediatrics is proud to share Jonathan Mullin, MD, was selected by the Washington University School of Medicine Phase 1 students as the “Stanley Lang Teacher of the Year” for teaching in 2023. Medical students present the Distinguished Service Teaching Awards to faculty and house staff in appreciation for exemplary service in medical […]
Tarin M. Bigley, MD, PhD, and Drew J. Schwartz, MD, PhD, were among 52 awardees who were honored with The American Society for Clinical Investigation’s (ASCI) 2024 Young Physician-Scientist Awards. Three physician-scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis won the award. The award recognizes physician-scientists early in their first faculty appointments who […]