Second-year medical student Orly Farber reflects on the wildfires that have burned through Northern and Southern California this month.
A first-year medical student talks about how she plans to maintain her sense of compassion during medical training.
In this Stanford Medicine Unplugged essay, medical student Natasha Abadilla shares her personal experience with domestic violence.
A Stanford medical student discusses her take on whether doctors in training should “play” the patient.
Stanford physician Donna Zulman is working to understand why high-need patients may not follow-up with care outside the clinic.
Stanford's Orly Farber reflects on successfully finishing her first year of medical school.
The medical dictionary was small, with a worn green-black cover. Published in 1898, it featured a wonderfully odd assortment of terms, with definitions averaging about six words. I set out to learn more about who wrote it and how it was used.
First-year medical student Orly Farber shares lessons learned after hearing about a loved one's disease.
In this Stanford Medicine Unplugged piece, second year medical student Natasha Abadilla reflects on the importance of time.
Stanford Medicine Unplugged writer Nathaniel Fleming, a fourth year medical student, reflects on how technology plays a critical role in medical education for current medical students.
When working in a clinic as a medical student, there’s a balance between “learning from the support we have available, and relying on it too much.” So writes Stanford fourth-year medical student Nathaniel Fleming.
Scientists argue that using the term "obesity paradox" to describe situations in which obese patients have unexpectedly better health outcomes is actually a disservice to scientific advancement.
In this installment of Stanford Medicine Unplugged, Stanford medical student Akhilesh Pathipati reflects on his experience matching to a residency.
In an excerpt from The Sky Below, Stanford-educated Scott Parazynski races against the clock to fix a damaged solar array before his spacesuit can no longer sustain life outside the shuttle Discovery.
In this podcast, bestselling author Mary Roach discusses "Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War" and her other books.
Evaluating residency programs can be stressful. But building a rank list helps medical students reflect on their goals and how residency can get them there.
