Bernard Becker Medical Library unveils a temporary exhibit entitled “In Their Own Words: Stories of Desegregation at Washington University Medical Center.” Drawing on oral histories, photographs, architectural plans and other documents, the exhibit features stories from doctors, nurses, students and administrators who experienced segregation and advocated for change. The full collection of oral histories is […]
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2024: WUSM receives NADOHE Institutional Excellence Award
The School of Medicine receives the 2024 NADOHE Institutional Excellence Award: Professional Degree Granting Institution for demonstrating measurable progress in promoting and sustaining innovative diversity efforts within the campus community. NADOHE is the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education. Image: David Perlmutter, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs, George and Carol Bauer […]
1976: Barnes Hospital, City of St. Louis name tennis courts in memory of Richard Hudlin
Barnes Hospital officials and the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department of the City of St. Louis dedicate tennis courts in memory of Richard Hudlin, a nationally prominent Black tennis coach and longtime teacher at Sumner High School who successfully sued St. Louis’s Muny Tennis Association to end segregation of the city’s tennis courts in 1945. […]
2020: Jason Purnell, PhD, MPH: Inaugural VP of Community Health Improvement
Jason Purnell, PhD, MPH, becomes inaugural vice president of community health improvement at BJC HealthCare. Image: Jason Purnell, PhD, MPH
1937: Homer G. Phillips postcard
A postcard of Homer G. Phillips Hospital, circa 1937
1946: “Chocolate Shop” snack bar opens
Photos from the Barnes Record, July 10, 1953
“It is our duty to identify and rectify these systemic inequities. We commit to a culture of trying, because change is hard, and conflicts will arise.”
— Excerpt from the School of Medicine’s Commitment to Anti-Racism, 2021
“Where you live in St. Louis has a powerful impact on your health. Residents of ZIP codes separated by only a few miles have up to an 18-year difference in life expectancy.”
— “For the Sake of All” report, 2014
2013: Washington University hires DEI education staff
Washington University hires Daniel Blash, PhD, and Denise DeCou to provide diversity and inclusion education to staff across Washington University.