Preksha Bhagchandani, a Stanford Medicine MD-PhD student, was inspired to become a diabetes researcher and doctor by her own diagnosis.
In the We Are Stanford Med series, students and postdocs share their motivations and passions behind their careers.
Chris Lopez, a second-year medical student, is a Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe member and strong advocate for Indigenous communities.
Stanford Medicine student Grace Li shares her passions inside and outside of medicine -- including a new book she's written.
Melanie Ambler, a student at the Stanford School of Medicine and "physician artist," playing the cello and learning to care for patients.
A Stanford Medicine medical student speaks to the disparities in representation of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders in medicine.
A Stanford medical student competes in the Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first woman to represent Puerto Rico in rowing.
The daughter of a farmworker, medical student Gianna Nino-Tapias draws strength from her Mixtec ancestors.
A new study shows that increasing Black and Latino representation in medical residencies to match U.S. population representation could take decades.
A program led by Stanford medical students to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to the medically underserved has helped more than 5,300 in the San Francisco Bay Area.
In response to the pandemic, one determined Stanford Medicine team built on its online expertise to reimagine palliative care learning.
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 …
This Voices of COVID story features Stanford Medicine PA student Zach West, who was a New York City 911 paramedic when COVID-19 hit.
Practicing meditation can alleviate mental stress and anxiety on college campuses, especially during the pandemic, Stanford experts say.
The Stanford Climate and Health group aims to find ways for the health care sector to reduce emissions and build resilience toward natural disasters.
Physician assistant student Patrick Lowery discusses his former life as a professional pitcher and what made him decide to pursue a medical career.
