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Category: Careers
A line of trust: Stanford Medicine physician supports family members, by phone
This Voices of COVID story features Ricky Hansra, MD, who has found a way to reassure, empower, and advocate for patients' families from a distance.
When COVID-19 drained supplies and PPE, Stanford Medicine’s “guardian angel” created solutions
This Voices of COVID story shares how Amanda Chawla, supply chain vice president, kept Stanford's health care workers protected when COVID-19 caused PPE shortages.
How a Nobel laureate’s life story and encouraging words inspire my scientific journey
Editor's update: Emily Ashkin is featured in a podcast from The Lasker Foundation. My legs were starting to ache from standing by my research poster …
Life in the NBA bubble: Stanford Med alum kept COVID-19 away from players
Stanford Medicine alum Leroy Sims helped design and implement the NBA bubble, which protected players from COVID-19 while allowing basketball to continue.
A former pro pitcher takes the field in Stanford’s physician assistant program
Physician assistant student Patrick Lowery discusses his former life as a professional pitcher and what made him decide to pursue a medical career.
Inspired by her sister’s resilience, psychiatrist aspires to instill hope in others
Stanford pediatric psychiatrist Manpreet Singh draws inspiration from her sister, as she strives to instill hope in people who feel hopeless.
Twitter journal clubs: Sharing knowledge from a social distance
Stanford dermatologist Roxana Daneshjou describes the advantages of using Twitter to discuss methods and findings of research papers.
Match Day: Stanford medical students celebrate their accomplishments amid pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Stanford medical students learn where they "matched" for residency in a virtual Match Day.
Curious what it’s like to be a doctor? The ‘Journey to Medicine’ podcast may be for you.
A Q&A with Sarita Khemani, MD, about her podcast, Journey to Medicine, which features stories of medical school applicants' setbacks and successes.
My mommy is a doctor: A children’s book (and love story)
Moises Gallegos, a Stanford emergency medicine physician, wrote a children's book for his son to celebrate his wife, a physician-mother.
Behind the scenes with a Stanford pediatric surgeon
A day in the life of Stephanie Chao, a Stanford pediatric surgeon, researcher and mother trying to live in the moment and balance the chaos.
“No money, no problem”: Guaranteeing emergency care for all
Laws ensure that anyone can receive needed care in an emergency department. A Stanford Medicine physician played a key role in refining those policies.
Searching for place — A physician’s first short story collection
Stanford obstetrician Yasser El-Sayed has published a collection of short stories exploring themes of home, identity and cultural dislocation.
Inspired by a stay at Stanford Hospital, a teacher becomes a nurse
The care Bethel Tan received at Stanford Hospital after surgery to treat moyamoya disease inspired her to pursue a career in nursing.
A twisty career path to improve care for smokers
Jason Melehani, a resident in internal medicine, has had a long and eclectic career path toward developing new therapies to treat tobacco smokers.