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When your mother is a neurosurgeon: ‘It motivates me to push myself’
Reece and Alister Sharp, daughters of Stanford neurosurgeon Odette Harris, co-authored a children's book to share their experience.
Helping children turn failures into success through growth mindset
In the Spotlight: Pediatrician Irene Loe talks about her five-year passion project to help parents cultivate a growth mindset in their children.
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.
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.
She’s an ultrarunning champion, studying the genetics of sports injury
In the Spotlight: Megan Roche runs 50-mile races, coaches and writes about running, and is working on a PhD at Stanford.
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.
Formula for an “aha” moment: Pair up with your spouse
Two scientists, who are married, team up in the lab to apply concepts from theoretical genetics to better understand health care fragmentation.
The hematology/oncology fellow whose son was pants for Halloween
In the Spotlight: Stanford fellow Jeffrey Bien reflects on his 15 minutes of Internet fame and his work as a cancer specialist in training.
In the Spotlight: Identifying hidden hurdles for mothers in medicine
This "In the Spotlight" features Jessica Gold, a pediatric hospitalist who lobbied to remove an obstacle to career advancement for physicians who are mothers.
Choices, trade-offs and accomplishments at the Women in Medicine and Science event
The Stanford Medical Alumni Association hosted the Women in Medicine and Science event, celebrating the accomplishments of women scientists and physicians.
In the Spotlight: Spain, soccer, Stanford and, someday, surgery
In this In the Spotlight, Eduardo Palacios Fabre discusses life as a graduate student and soccer goalkeeper, and his future plans in medicine.
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.
In the Spotlight: ‘You’re never going to get into medical school’
This In the Spotlight features Stanford psychiatry resident Omar Sahak, who failed his first college biology class but forged his own path to medicine.
In the Spotlight: Embracing a new career path and helping others do the same
This In the Spotlight features Bryan Xie, an immunology PhD student with a passion for turning basic research into new therapies - and the Gilmore Girls.
In the Spotlight: From Sesame Street to Stanford
In this In the Spotlight, hematologist/oncologist Gabriel Mannis talks about his passion for medicine and his experience working at Sesame Street.