This In the Spotlight features Stanford psychiatry resident Omar Sahak, who failed his first college biology class but forged his own path to medicine.
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Living organ donation: ‘What about the donors?’ at Medicine X | CHANGE
Away from the headlines about organ donation, living donors often encounter challenges that get overlooked, like lost wages and insurance battles.
In the Spotlight: Helping children — and medical residents — grow and thrive
This In the Spotlight features Lahia Yemane, a pediatrician and associate program director for the pediatrics residency program.
From Eritrea to Stanford, PA student sees ‘the positive in every negative’
Rahwa Sebhatu, a Stanford physician assistant student, shares the story of leaving an authoritarian regime in Africa to follow her dream.
Lucy Kalanithi shares her daughter’s take on life and death in a new podcast
In a new storytelling podcast, Lucy Kalanithi shares what her daughter has taught her about life, death and the beauty of seeing things just as they are.
Helping young cleft palate patient feel like a star
10-year-old Mathias Dizon fulfilled a promise to sing the national anthem at the Stanford Children’s Health Cleft and Craniofacial Center's annual patient and family picnic.
Stanford faculty reminisce about their college summers
Stanford Medicine faculty Audrey Shafer and Mary Hawn shared experiences from their memorable college summers with Stanford News.
A way to bring more parks to cities, for better mental health
Spending time in nature can improve mental health, but people are increasingly removed from it. A new model proposes a way of bringing those benefits to more people.
Buckyball sculpture installed at new Stanford Hospital
Visitors to the new Stanford Hospital will greeted by Bay Lights artist Leo Villareal's Buckyball, a 30-foot sculpture of illuminated geodesic domes.
Families of young heart donor and recipient meet for the first time
Hana Yago got a new heart from an organ donor when she was a toddler. Last month, she and her parents met the young donor's family for the first time.
In the Spotlight: Meet the student you may have spotted playing the piano
This In the Spotlight features Sheun "Shay" Aluko, a fourth-year medical student with a weakness for public piano playing.
Advice for getting into medical school — regardless of your background — from women who’ve been there
Dermatology resident Roxana Daneshjou recruited colleagues on Twitter to create a free guide to medical school admission.
Designing the new Stanford Hospital for patients and caregivers
The designers of the new Stanford Hospital harnessed the powers of nature, light, art and quiet to transform the patient experience.
In the Spotlight: Physician-scientist, innovator and #lifeboss
In this In the Spotlight, Rebecca Saenz, a recent allergy and immunology fellow, describes her evolution as a physician/scientist and entrepreneur.
Will Americans ever think differently about guns?
In a episode of the World Class podcast, Stanford medicine and law professor David Studdert discusses gun violence and attitudes toward gun safety.
In the Spotlight: An unlikely path to science
In this In the Spotlight Q&A, radiology instructor Ahmed Nagy El Kaffas shares how a best friend and a trip to China shaped his early career.