At Saint Louis University, we are committed to teaching both the science and the art of medicine.
The School of Medicine offers students a comprehensive education that incorporates disease prevention and treatment with compassionate care delivered in a team setting. Importantly, our students and trainees are also involved in scientific studies so they are trained in the latest disease management techniques.
Our four-year M.D. program integrates the basic and clinical sciences through an organ system approach to medical education. Didactic settings are varied and include small group activities, computer-based instruction and case-based tutorials.
Our Clinical Skills Center offers students the opportunity to interact with trained standardized patients and practice selected clinical procedures on simulated models and mannequins before participating in the care of actual patients.
During third- and fourth-year clinical rotations, students continue developing their diagnostic and treatment competencies in a variety of supervised inpatient and outpatient settings.
Saint Louis University trains 500 residents, subspecialty residents and fellows in 50 programs throughout our affiliated network of teaching hospitals and other partners.
Our residency programs and subspecialty residencies are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and are board and subspecialty board certified.
We also offer fellowship programs, which are defined as recognized postgraduate research or clinical programs that have not yet had accreditation standards and specific subspecialty board requirements developed. These programs are approved by the School of Medicine’s Graduate Medical School Education Committee.
Dual Degree Programs
Students pursuing an M.D. at Saint Louis University may also choose to customize their education by enrolling in a dual degree program in business, public health or physician-scientist training.
- M.D./Ph.D. (Medical Scientist Training Program)
- M.D./Ph.D. (Health Outcomes Research, Ph.D)
- M.D./Master of Public Health
- M.D./Master of Business Administration
M.S. and Ph.D. in Anatomy
Offered through Saint Louis University's Center for Anatomical Science and Education, SLU’s graduate programs in anatomy can assist in M.D. or Ph.D. postdoctoral training and to stimulate an interest in research.
Learn More About SLU's M.S. and Ph.D. Anatomy Programs
Biomedical Science Ph.D. Programs
The Saint Louis University School of Medicine also offers several graduate programs in biomedical sciences. Students apply to a core program. Upon acceptance, they begin a year of multidisciplinary coursework and four formal laboratory rotations that lead to the selection of a graduate advisor and entry into one of the four distinct Ph.D. programs.
Saint Louis University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
While our main participant base is physicians, fellows, and residents within our School of Medicine, we serve medical providers locally, nationally and internationally.
Activities include regularly scheduled series, specialty specific symposiums, live web conferences and hands-on skills training activities using cadavers, simulators, and enduring materials.