Serving those who served: WashU Medicine’s 80-year collaboration with Veterans Affairs St. Louis
Together, institutions shape veteran care, clinical discovery and the next generation of physicians.
Leadership Connection
“More than 30 years ago, in November 1992, Barnes Hospital and Jewish Hospital formalized an affiliation agreement to form Barnes-Jewish Inc., the seed that would, with the addition of Christian Health Services in 1993, blossom into what we know today as BJC HealthCare. I love looking back on our WashU Medicine history and noticing the moments and brave decisions that served as building blocks for what would become one of the top academic medical centers in the nation.”
— Bruce Levy, MD
A Q&A with Sam Bhayani: How faculty, staff can see a WashU Medicine clinician sooner with discounted co-pays
WashU Direct and WUCare help keep employees healthy.
WashU Medicine celebrates professorship honoring Michael and Tracey Avidan
Professorship honors transformative physician-scientist and his wife who have given so much of themselves to the WashU and St. Louis communities.
In our lifetime: the race to outpace Alzheimer’s
A future where Alzheimer’s can be prevented isn’t just possible – it’s probable.
For over 50 years, WashU Medicine has led Alzheimer’s research on a global scale.
Announcements
Benefits Open Enrollment Nov. 2-13
Human Resources
2026 United Way Campaign Oct. 5 – Nov. 13
In St. Louis, For St. Louis
Employee flu vaccination policy and where to get vaccinated
Human Resources
Events
2026 Vaccine Center Symposium
Wednesday, Nov. 11
Interprofessional Education fall workshop series
Sept. 22 through Nov. 20
Notables
Van Essen wins 2026 Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience
The Society for Neuroscience, the world’s largest neuroscience organization, honors WashU Medicine neuroscientist David Van Essen, PhD, with prestigious Gerard Prize for lifetime contributions to understanding the brain.
In The News
The surprising risks of quitting Ozempic (Links to an external site)
National Geographic
I’m a skeletal biology researcher. Here’s what you need to know about bone loss (Links to an external site)
The Washington Post
This bold new treatment may have just cracked how to reverse Alzheimer’s (Links to an external site)
BBC