Members of the Stanford Medicine community gather at the first open mic of the quarter for a night filled with comedy, instruments, dancing, and improvisation.
Category: Medical Education
For new PhD students in biosciences, lab coat ceremony marks the beginning of discovery
A new class of PhD candidates in the Stanford Biosciences received their new lab coats as part of an official welcome ceremony this week on campus.
Bill for later school start times is defeated, but Stanford sleep specialist isn’t
Despite strong medical evidence, a California bill to delay school start times is defeated. But Stanford sleep specialist Rafael Pelayo isn’t giving up.
The current fellowship interview process is cumbersome — Stanford researchers have a better idea
Three Stanford researchers are suggesting a new way to match fellowship candidates with programs for interviews, with the goal of saving time and money.
Stars of Stanford Medicine: Genetic counseling and compassion
In this Stars of Stanford Medicine Q&A, Kim Kinnear shares her perspective as a graduate student in genetic counseling.
Physician or physician-scientist — a new curriculum at the School of Medicine trains both
Stanford medical students often opt for research, and a new curriculum presents a more flexible and financially enticing way for them to do so.
Looking to the future of graduate biomedical education
Kenneth Gibbs, Jr., is using his graduate degree in immunology to improve graduate education nationally — he shares more in this Q&A.
Teaching teachers at Stanford Medicine symposium
At the recent Stanford 25 Skills Symposium, Kelley Skeff led a workshop to help physicians become better medical teachers.
Stanford Medicine’s wilderness trip gives new students a chance to bond
"SWEAT," Stanford Medicine's pre-orientation wilderness trip gives new medical students a chance to bond before school begins.
Getting their white coats (and, for one student, getting engaged): A big day for Stanford’s newest med students
A new video documents the white coat ceremony, which welcomes Stanford's newest medical students and physician assistant students to campus.
Stanford Medicine white coat ceremonies mark the beginning of the journey for MDs, MSPAs
Incoming medical and physician assistant students were officially welcomed to Stanford last Friday afternoon.
A big day for Stanford Medicine’s newest students
Stanford Medicine officially welcomes its newest students during an afternoon white coat and stethoscope ceremony.
Stars of Stanford Medicine: Empowering women globally
In this Stars of Stanford Medicine Q&A, obstetrics and gynecology resident Nichole Young-Lin discusses her interests and plans to help women worldwide.
New Biodesign fellows will focus on vision care
This year, Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellows will concentrate on ophthalmology, spending 10 months to address needs in that field.
A lesson for future doctors: Listen to and learn from your patients
Stanford Medicine X patient advocate Hugo Campos worked with high school and pre-med students recently to help them learn how to listen carefully to patients.
Does medical school take too long?
A Stanford School of Medicine alumnus makes a case for condensing medical school curriculum into fewer years to provide more doctors.