St. Louis University Medical School

Saint Louis
Saint Louis University School of Medicine (SLUSOM) is a private, American Medical School within Saint Louis University that has a long tradition of excellence in research, patient care, and teaching. Located in the city of St. Louis, MO, Saint Louis University School of Medicine was established in 1836 and has the distinction of awarding the first M.D. degree west of the Mississippi River.

SLU SOM is the home to about 700 medical students, 550 faculty members and 550 residents in 48 graduate medical education programs including residencies, subspecialty residencies and fellowships. SLU School of Medicine is also a pioneer in geriatric medicine, chronic disease prevention, cardiovascular disease, organ transplantation, neurosciences and vaccine research among others. Furthermore, the school is a leading center of research in five key areas: cancer, infectious disease, liver disease, aging and brain disorders, and heart/lung disease.

Saint Louis University School of Medicine provides health services on a local, national, and international level while conducting medical research and training physicians and biomedical scientists of the future. Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and Saint Louis University Hospital are the two main affiliated teaching hospitals of the school.[1]