St. Louis Children’s Hospital provides continuing medical education and practice enhancement programs for medical staff and community physicians. Physician services representatives serve as links with the Hospital to identify the specific needs of community physicians and to help with problem-solving.

Physician services programs include:

  • Office manager and staff seminars
  • Video conference and web conference rounds
  • Hospital tours
  • CME community outreach programs
  • CME events
  • EU and PICU communication program
  • Physician directories

Important contacts
CME programming and teleconferencing: Angela Bailey at [email protected]
Physician's help line: Children's Direct at 800-678-4357

View our 2026 Physician’s Guide to Specialty Services

Contact our staff

Angie Bailey
Senior program coordinator
Email: [email protected]

Madison Bear
Program coordinator
Email: [email protected]

Barb Burk
Senior physician liaison, Missouri and Illinois regions
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 314-906-2165

Tammy Messmer
Physician liaison, Missouri region
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 314-243-8990

Medical education
Continuing medical education includes the most up-to-date advances in pediatric health care presented through various symposia, lecture series, seminars, and rounds. The affiliation between WashU Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital provides knowledge on the latest in research and clinical expertise. Many education programs offer credit hours in Category 1 of the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award.

Teleconferencing technology has broadened the outreach of St. Louis Children’s educational programs, enabling physicians in outlying areas to receive pediatric education through an online system.

All physicians are welcome to attend the programs of their choice:

  • Early Bird Rounds: Held virtually from 7:45–8:45 a.m. on Fridays, September–May. Focuses on various pediatric topics encountered in daily practice.
  • Pediatric Insights–Noontime Knowledge: Held virtually from 12:15–1:15 p.m. monthly on different days of the week. Check our Education page for upcoming dates. Focuses on various pediatric topics encountered in daily practice.
  • WashU Medicine Grand Rounds and Visiting Professor Series: Take place 12–1 p.m. on Fridays. Faculty and visiting professors from across the country present the most current review of their area of expertise.
  • Evening seminars: Provides a comprehensive update on the evaluation and management of selected pediatric problems.
  • Physician outreach programs: Groups of staff physicians regularly travel to communities in the region to discuss topics of interest to local physicians.