I went into medical school determined to be an ophthalmologist. A close family friend of mine is a great ophthalmologist and loves his job, which …
Category: Student experience
At TEDMED 2015: Behind the glitz, substantive issues
This year's TEDMED was held Nov. 18-20 in Palm Springs, Calif. Stanford Medicine is a medical research institution partner of TEDMED, and a group of MD and …
The medical community and complicity: Our role in the Eric Garner case
Last week, more than one hundred Stanford graduate and medical students gathered to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and remember the lives of Mike Brown …
Six thousand words to describe my decidedly non-medical winter break
SMS (“Stanford Medical School”) Unplugged was recently launched as a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on …
How to get a student-friendly room for under $100
SMS (“Stanford Medical School”) Unplugged was recently launched as a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on …
Introduction to the ICU: My grandfather’s passing gift
SMS (“Stanford Medical School”) Unplugged was recently launched as a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear …
Medical students and author Khaled Hosseini share their muse with Stanford community
When best-selling author Khaled Hosseini, MD, took the stage at Stanford’s recent Medicine and the Muse symposium, he smiled, shook his head and said, “Those …
New Girl: Living the sitcom in medical school
SMS ("Stanford Medical School") Unplugged was recently launched as a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on …
What I did this summer: Stanford medical student works to improve emergency care in Cambodia
This summer, Stanford medical students contributed to projects in communities around the globe as part of the Medical Scholars Research Program. In this special back-to-school …