Medicine, M.D.

Saint Louis University – Globally Recruit

Medical school can be a stressful and dispiriting experience, but it doesn’t have to be. At Saint Louis University, we’ve made a number of changes to the curriculum that are consistent with the Jesuit tradition of educating the whole person - mind, body, heart, and spirit - including: Changing from a tiered grading system to pass/fail grading in the first two years. Instituting longitudinal electives that span the first two years. On average, one full day every two weeks is set aside for electives. Developing learning communities in service and advocacy, research, global health, wellness, and medical education. Instituting a required resilience and mindfulness curriculum for first-year students. Expanding extracurricular events to promote wellness. These curricular changes have resulted in the substantially improved mental health of our students.

School of Medicine