Washington University

Medicine and Research

 

A Program Offered in Collaboration with the School of Medicine at Washington University and Cornerstone, the Center for Advanced Learning

August 17 to 21, 2008

 

 

Last Year's (2007) Program Schedule


2008 Program Schedule

 

 

Description

Medicine and Research Connections is a unique program offered by the School of Medicine and Cornerstone: The Center for Advanced Learning.  It introduces incoming freshmen to cutting-edge medical practice and research conducted at Washington University and in the greater St. Louis area.  Students meet and hear from physicians, scientists and faculty members, and attend classes at the School of Medicine “mini” medical school.  Connections provides an opportunity to meet and talk with patients and faculty, and to tour research facilities and participate in fun team-building exercises.

Students will meet the Dean of the School of Medicine, Dr. Larry Shapiro, and visit the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.  In the Mini Medical School students will learn about the latest in medical research and practice-from high tech surgical techniques to cochlear implants.  They will also learn how physicians work up patients and review actual Emergency Medicine cases.  Students will tour the medical school, the Center for Advanced Medicine, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Surgical Vivarium and Genome Sequence Center, where over 25% of the Human Genome was sequenced.  Additionally, life science program advisors and a panel of students will be available to answer questions about the WU Life Sciences, the pre-med curricula, and summer internships.

Enrollment in the program is limited and will be offered to the first 75 incoming freshman who mail a completed program application and fee of $450. The $450 program fee covers the cost of housing, the opening banquet and all other meals, transportation to all programs, the course syllabus, and assigned readings.

Contact: Monica McKenna, 314-935-5970, monica_mckenna@wustl.edu

 

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online starting April 14, 2008, through the Office of Orientation.