UMSL/BJC Externship Program

Partners

Barnes-Jewish Hospital is ranked among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report for its premier reputation in patient care, medical education, research and community service. It is the only adult teaching hospital of Washington University School of Medicine, ranked as one of the top five medical schools in the country. Barnes-Jewish Hospital is licensed for 1,228 beds and staff includes 1,770 physicians and 921 residents, interns and fellows. Barnes-Jewish Hospital is the first adult hospital in Missouri to receive Magnet recognition for its 2,600 nurses, the highest award given by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

An acute-care hospital licensed for 111 beds, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital serves the people of Warren, St. Charles and Lincoln counties. The Hospital enjoys the intimacy and friendliness of a community hospital while benefiting from the affiliation with Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the renowned Washington University School of Medicine world-class network of health-care physicians, resources, technology and services.

Christian Hospital is a top ranked Missouri acute-care medical center specializing in cardiac care located in north St. Louis County.

Founded in 1879, St. Louis Children's Hospital is one of the premier children's hospitals in the United States. It serves not just the children of St. Louis, but children across the world. The hospital provides a full range of pediatric services to the St. Louis metropolitan area and a primary service region covering six states. U.S. News & World Report ranked Children's Hospital as one of the nation's top children's hospitals in all of the seven specialties rated, and Children's Hospital is ranked #5 in Parents magazine's 2009 survey of the "10 Best Children's Hospitals" in America, and it is an ANCC magnet Hospital.

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