Washington University-B-JH-SLCH Consortium Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a flagship university-based academic internal medicine program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, the primary teaching site for Washington University School of Medicine, with additional training at the John Cochran VA and St. Louis Children's Hospital consortium. The program is structured around limited-cap ward teams (five admissions/eight patients per intern), block-scheduled continuity clinic, and a strong subspecialty and research infrastructure, evidenced by dedicated scholarly time, an annual IM Scholars Symposium, and named pathways including the Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP), Primary Care Internal Medicine (PCIM), Global Health Scholars, and tracks in clinical research, medical education, leadership, and advocacy. The program explicitly states it seeks applicants who would "thrive in a large academic setting with a diverse patient population" and who contribute to a culture of collegiality, teamwork, and growth mindset, with an outcomes orientation toward competitive subspecialty fellowships. Its layered pathway structure signals a program built to accommodate distinct sub-identities (physician-scientist, primary care, global health, medical education) within one categorical framework rather than a single monolithic track.