How diverse is the student body? Are there support services for ethnic minorities and women?
The Leadership of Washington University and the Medical School are strongly committed to enhancing the diversity of all programs in the institution. The student body is quite diverse in academic background, geographic origin, ethnicity and personal interests and life histories. For example, the class that entered in 2003 came from 63 different schools, 33 different states and 8 foreign countries. There were 21 different majors within the class. 46% of the class was female and 10% were from underrepresented minority groups. Support services are available for all medical students with some groups that focus on peer groups and others that bring together diverse groups in a spirit of multiculturalism. For women, there is the Women in Science and Medicine Program, a social and professional organization that responds to the interests and needs of all the women in the Medical Center. The Office of Diversity Programs supports activities of all underrepresented minority students and focuses on
