Saturday, April 13, 2024

Saturday morning, 8 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Events begin in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center (FLTC), 520 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis MO 63110. See a medical school campus map; the FLTC is marked as building #98.

8-10:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast Buffet
FLTC Atrium

9 a.m. | Symposium, Moore Auditorium
North Building

  • Greetings and Welcome
    Valerie Ratts, MD, Associate Dean for Admissions and Professor
  • The Gateway Curriculum and Experience to Date
    Dr. Thomas De Fer, MD, FACP, our Associate Dean of Medical Student Education, will provide an overview of the Gateway Curriculum, its vision, and implementation.
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
    Dr. Will Ross will discuss the Office of Diversity Programs’ mission to enhance the educational environment through recruitment of a culturally diverse academic workforce, while preparing a diverse student body to become leaders in a vibrant, global society.
    Will Ross, MD, MPH, Associate Dean for Diversity, Endowed Alumni Professor of Medicine
  • The Gateway Coaching Program
    Hear from Dr. Nichole Zehnder, Associate Dean for Educational Strategy, to learn about coaching in the Gateway Curriculum and its innovative and positive impact for students. Nichole Zehnder, MD, Associate Dean for Educational Strategy and Associate Professor

10:00 a.m. | Student Activities “Rapid-Fire” Presentations

Quick introductions to student organizations from the students who run them.

10:30 a.m. | Student Activities Fair, FLTC Atrium

11:15 a.m. | Student Forum, Moore Auditorium

Feel free to email us your questions ahead of time at secondlook@wustl.edu. Students from each medical school year, including our MD-5 and MSTP program, will populate the panel.

Saturday afternoon, 12:15-5 p.m.

12:15-1:45 p.m. | Lunch with Current Students

Join current WashU Med students for lunch. Lunch served in the FLTC Atrium. Eating venues include the Shaffer Courtyard, Shell Cafe, FLTC Kaldi’s, FLTC Hearth (2nd floor), and assorted FLTC classrooms.

1:45-2 p.m. Bus Pickup, Olin Circle

Buses for off-campus activities will depart from Olin Circle, 4577 McKinley Avenue. Olin Circle is just outside the McDonnell Medical Sciences Building along McKinley Avenue. Buses will leave at 2 to visit various sites around St. Louis. Please pick one!

2-5 p.m. | Explore St. Louis

Options include:

Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour (1200 Lynch Street); return bus will depart at 4:30 p.m.

St. Louis Art Museum and St. Louis Zoo (1 Fine Arts Drive); return bus will depart at 4:00 p.m.

City Museum (1533 Lucas Avenue); return bus will depart at 4:00 p.m.

Gateway Arch (20 N Fourth Street); return bus will depart at 4:00 p.m.

Medical School Campus Tour; current students will lead this tour from the FLTC Atrium

Saturday evening, 6-9:45 p.m.

6:30-9:30 p.m. | Reception and Dinner
for Entering Class of 2024
La Verona at The Marketplace

Applicant transportation to and from this event will be provided via shuttle. Pick up will be from the DoubleTree by Hilton St. Louis Forest Park, 4550 Forest Park Avenue, to the Spink Pavilion from 6-7 p,m., approximately every 15 minutes. Applicants staying at the Core @718 need to go to the DoubleTree for pickup. Shuttle service back to hotels will take place from 8:30-9:45 p.m., with departures approximately every 15 minutes.

If assistance is needed on Saturday, please reach out to us at 314-362-6858 or 314-650-1250 or email mdadmissions@wustl.edu