Addressing women leadership issues at the medical school
Much has changed since Hannah Valantine, MD, assumed the post of senior associate dean for diversity and leadership of the medical school in 2005. An article from The Hospitalist today highlights the...
View ArticleA match made in heaven? Medical students await their fate
This weekend I’ll be stalking my mailman, waiting for a letter informing me which San Francisco public school my daughter has been assigned to. My stomach, I admit, is a bit in knots – but that’s...
View ArticleMatch Day 2012 decides medical students’ next steps
Today I was lucky enough to once again join the crowd at one of medical school’s most emotional days of the year. Match Day, the traditional opening-of-the-envelope that holds a medical student’s...
View ArticleDual-degree programs grow in popularity among medical students
Speaking of the importance of a broad educational experience for future physicians, a recent American Medical News story takes a closer look at the increasing popularity of dual-degree programs among...
View ArticleMore than medicine: Stanford medical students embrace their artistic passions...
A fascinating report was posted earlier today about the Stanford School of Medicine’s Arts, Humanities & Medicine Program. The article, written by Corrie Goldman, provides a closer look into the...
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School of Medicine opens outdoor workout facility
Members of the School of Medicine community can now do a reps on TRX equipment between meetings, shoot hoops at lunch or participate in fitness classes after work at the medical school’s recently...
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Stanford establishes ‘banking system’ to help faculty balance their...
The Chronicle of Higher Education today highlights a new program at Stanford that was designed to help medical school faculty achieve a better work-life balance. The project aims to establish a...
View ArticleA call for more training on LGBT health issues
The need to better train future physicians on how to care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients is the subject of an American Medical News story today. Citing research showing that...
View ArticleAAMC highlights impact of medical schools and teaching hospitals
The Association of American Medical Colleges recently released an infographic (.pdf) detailing the vital role that the nation’s medical schools and teaching hospitals play in the health-care system....
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Meet the medical school’s new dean: Lloyd Minor
Lloyd Minor, MD, the former provost of Johns Hopkins University, officially became dean of the Stanford School of Medicine on December 1. A few days before he assumed his post, I sat down with him for...
View ArticleSupporting medical students’ mental, emotional health
An article in the current issue of AAMC Reporter offers a look at medical schools’ efforts to de-stress and provide support for their (often very stressed) students. Some schools have made adjustments...
View ArticleA closer look at Stanford medical school’s new dean
It’s been several months since Lloyd Minor, MD, took helm of Stanford’s medical school, and a new video and Inside Stanford Medicine article provide a detailed look at our new leader. The pieces...
View ArticleShould medical schools look at a prospective student’s “digital footprint?”
In a recent survey of medical schools, a small percentage reported using social-media activity to evaluate applicants. In his most recent column on the AAMC’s blog, Wing of Zock, Bryan Vartabedian, MD,...
View ArticleEncouraging alternative routes to medical school
There’s an interesting story today on NPR’s Shots about a medical school revamping its admissions requirements to accept a greater number of students from a range of academic backgrounds. Through the...
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Good luck to medical students on Match Day!
This morning, medical students at Stanford, and thousands more around the country, will gather at the same time for the annual Match Day celebration. Arriving dressed up and nervous, the students will...
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Image of the Week: Match Day 2013
Two days ago, on Match Day, Stanford medical students, and others at institutions around the country learned where they’ll be heading to residency in July. In this photo, Stanford student Danica...
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Bay Area students get a front-row seat to practicing medicine, scientific...
When Bay Area high-school students arrived on Stanford campus last Friday for Med School 101, little did they know they were about to spend the day practicing medical procedures on simulated patients,...
View ArticleReflections on being a med-student mom
Getting through medical school and raising a child are two activities that on their own can each be challenging – not to mention exhausting. But what’s it like to do them simultaneously? In a candid...
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A conversation about digital literacy in medical education
A strong advocate for including digital literacy in medical education, self-described “geek medical futurist” Bertalan Meskó, MD, PhD, believes that online communication tools, such as social media,...
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Highlights from Med School 2013
Last month, a group of 150 Bay Area high-school students visited Stanford to attend a series of hands-on, interactive sessions and lectures on a diverse range of subjects including biodesign, virtual...
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