There are more than 900 doctors and surgeons in our group, who are experts
in 50 medical specialties. Their reputation is underscored by their top
ranking in surveys like America's
Top Doctors (Castle & Connolly) and The
Best Doctors in America (Best Doctors Inc). The School of Medicine
is ranked second in the country by the US News and World Report, 2004.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital ranks among the ten best hospitals nation wide,
according to US News and World Report, 2003 and was recently awarded the
Magnet
Nursing Services Recognition, the highest level of recognition for
hospital nursing. St. Louis Children's Hospital is ranked as one of the
top ten pediatric hospitals in the country by Child magazine and as one
of the top 20 by U.S. News and World Report, 2003.
Treatment is offered to patients in some clinical trials at no charge.
Contact the investigators listed for each study of interest to determine
participation
benefits.
The Volunteer for Health (VFH) program offers individuals the opportunity
to do something extraordinary. The program is sponsored by
Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) to support patient-oriented
research at Washington University Medical Center. The overall purpose
of VFH is to match interested volunteers with current clinical trials
at the medical school through the following services:
- Informing the public about current
clinical studies at WUSM
through a variety of venues.
- Collect information from persons interested in volunteering, based
on the study’s initial inclusion and exclusion criteria.
- Refer persons who meet the initial study criteria (prospective "volunteers")
to the coordinator for that study.
Persons can also choose to be contacted by VFH in the future with information
about new enrolling clinical trials. |
