Endowed Professorships
An endowed professorship is more than just a designation, title, or name on a plaque. Because of the groundbreaking research and clinical care led by our endowed faculty, patients and families at St. Louis Children’s receive the absolute best standard of care. Families find comfort and support and kids have the chance to just be kids, even when facing chronic or life-limiting illnesses or injuries.
Donations to St. Louis Children’s Hospital provide vital funding to all areas of child health—from community health initiatives to wraparound family support and groundbreaking research. Endowments, like endowed professorships, provide a permanent source of income to support these endeavors in perpetuity. Gifts to our endowments help sustain programs that make St. Louis Children’s Hospital a leader in child health.
Our Approach
Together, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and WashU Medicine attract some of the brightest minds in medicine as both educators and practitioners. However, competition to attract and retain that talent can be fierce. Endowed professorships empower us to recruit the most promising rising stars, retain seasoned experts and leaders, and fuel their ongoing scholarly work.
The research and innovation driven by endowed faculty lead to cutting-edge therapies and significant advancements in care. The next generation of physician-scientists will make breakthroughs under the skillful mentorship of endowed faculty.
The path forward
Gifts to endowed professorships help keep St. Louis Children’s Hospital at the forefront of pediatric healthcare. Only through support from donors like you are we able to continue funding endowed professorships that bring the nation’s top physicians to St. Louis.