Personal Interest Groups

The ACE Inhibitors will serve WUSM’s mission statement by promoting the health and wellbeing of trainees, as well as fostering inclusion and connectedness among medical students, other WUSM trainees and students, and faculty across levels. We will accept people of all skill and experience levels and lower the barriers to entry for tennis.

The goal of Art to Heart is to foster artistic expression by students, faculty and staff at the medical school in a way that adds richness to the medical school community.

ClimbRx is a student group for those of all skill and experience levels with an interest in climbing. We aim to make climbing more accessible and safe for students and foster community through activity.

The mission of the Hippocratic Forum is: “to transform healthcare at the individual level by providing medical doctors and trainees the tools to aim for higher ideals, form meaningful relationships, and find space for reflection and recollection.” Our specific aims to enhance student life at WashU are: (1) Build community among WashU medical trainees interested in the topic of ideals in medicine; (2) Provide a space for WashU medical trainees to explore ways of cultivating a deeper sense of meaning, mastery, and enjoyment in our professional and personal lives.

Hippocrene is an arts magazine by and for the students, staff, and faculty of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (WUSM) and the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences (DBBS).

The Histones is the medical campus a cappella group of made up of graduate and professional students who love to sing for fun.

Knitting Club's mission is to build community through knitting, a craft that promotes brain health. Knitting helps to destress, develop fine motor skills, and express creativity.

WUSM Krebs Cyclers club aims for bike enthusiasts of all abilities to come together and ride. Promoting fitness and team spirit, this organization has bimonthly rides around St. Louis and surrounding areas.

Medical French encourages medical students to build and maintain French conversational skills, develop an appreciation for Francophone cultures, and interact with French-speaking healthcare professionals and patients in St. Louis and abroad.

Medical students at Washington University School of Medicine produce and perform fully staged, choreographed, and orchestrated Broadway musicals. Learn more about the Medical School Musical.

The WUSM Music in Medicine Initiative is an organization composed of medical students who perform music as a form of community service. We perform regularly for patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, STL Children’s Hospital, and more!

The Narrative Medicine Interest Group circles around the idea of story that plays at many levels within healthcare and medicine, through exploration of humanities and medicine, literature and close listening, and reflective writing.

The Running Club hosts weekly group runs/track workouts and periodically helps out with the established organization Girls on the Run.

Have you ever experienced the heartbreak of witnessing your “invincible” succulent stage a dramatic exit? Not sure why you can read a 12-lead EKG but not a slightly yellow leaf? Sick and tired of using dried-up or store-bought herbs in your cooking? Look no further. Welcome to the GanGreen Thumbs, WashU’s med school’s only gardening club. Our club is dedicated to helping med school students discover the art of caring for plants. We’re here to share practical gardening knowledge, skills, hands-on support, and to build a community where students can share successes, troubleshoot challenges, and take meaningful breaks from medical school. Together, we’ll build and care for a community garden, which you’ll be able to access for all your vegetable and herb needs.

The Wilderness Medicine Interest Group (WMIG) provides opportunities for medical students to connect with nature and learn about wilderness medicine through outdoor adventures, procedure workshops, and participation in a MedWAR challenge.

WUSM Dance is a free-flowing community of medical students with a passion for dance and music.

The purpose of WUSM Film Society is to celebrate interdisciplinary learning and critical discussion of medically relevant issues through the medium of film, documentary, and video screenings.

The WUSM Wine Society seeks to foster an appreciation for and knowledge of the art of wine-making and wine-tasting. Through various educational lessons, the Wine Society aims to bring students together to learn about various types of wine, how to taste and identify tasting notes, and develop their wine palates.

Wash U School of Medicine Gaming Club! Organized by medical students to provide opportunities to play video games and board games with each other and faculty.