The Medical School

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An AWSOM Place to Learn

The 154,000 square-foot building design features four levels and includes learning halls, a public gallery, library, clinical teaching spaces, administrative offices, a student lounge, covered bicycle parking, and recreation and wellness areas.

AWSOM Exterior Front Lawn

By the Numbers

154,000

Square foot building equipped with state-of-the-art facilities designed to enhance learning and foster students’ overall well-being.

14

Acre campus green space, connected to a world-class art museum and 5 miles of bike and walking trails through Ozark forest

100+

Full-time faculty and staff dedicated to bringing a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and passion to help advance the field of health education.

Connected to Community, Art, and Wellness

The building was designed by Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects and conceived as an extension of the surrounding forest, connected to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Heartland Whole Health Institute on the Crystal Bridges Campus. The site’s landscape includes healing gardens, outdoor classrooms, urban farming space, and a rooftop terrace that connects to a cafe and amphitheater. Outdoor features including the rooftop park and surrounding sites are designed by NYC-based design studio OSD: Office of Strategy + Design.

Front AWSOM Entrance

Simulation Center

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Rooftop Park