SMS (“Stanford Medical School”) Unplugged is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a …
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Using graphic art to understand the emotional aspects of disease
When it comes to describing the feelings of hopelessness of depression, the fear and anxiety of having an operation or the unrelenting pain of a …
Match Day at Stanford sizzles with successful matches & good cheer
Across the country at the exact same time — 9 AM in California — on the third Friday in March, graduating medical students assemble for …
It’s Match Day: Good luck, medical students!
Updated 2 PM: A sampling of photos from today's event can be found here. *** 7:30 AM: Today, small envelopes containing big news will be handed …
An introvert in medicine: Taking the plunge
SMS (“Stanford Medical School”) Unplugged is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a …
Engaging with art to improve clinical skills
The scene: A group of medical students huddled around the iconic Robert Frank photograph Car Accident - U.S. 66, Between Winslow and Flagstaff, Arizona in …
Stanford student earns national recognition for research on medical communication
Stanford medical student Genna Braverman, a member of the 2013 entering class, recently won "best poster" at the national meeting of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. The …
Panel on diversity calls for transformative change in society, courageous leadership from individuals
The School of Medicine's quest to boost all forms diversity stems from two distinct, yet related, imperatives, Dean Lloyd B. Minor, MD, told the 100-or-so …
Future MDs and PhDs: Follow your passion – or don’t
I don't think I could explain my "passions" with a straight face. The word itself seems so trite - but one that must be pulled …
Program for residents reflects “massive change” in surgeon mentality
“The old-school surgeon mentality is that surgery is your life. The very existence of the program is an acknowledgment that a cultural shift is occurring.” …
When the white coat comes off: Is “medical student” a full-time profession?
SMS (“Stanford Medical School”) Unplugged is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a …
Stanford Medicine Music Network brings together healers, musicians and music lovers
More than 100 physicians, students and members of the Stanford community gathered last week at the Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge for …
Learning the pelvic exam with Project Prepare
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 …
Rituals of the body – honoring the loss of bodily wholeness in medicine
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 …
"It’s tough feeling like you're always in a position to be judged" and other thoughts on 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 …
Science rapper "busts a move" to explain Nobel discovery
If there was Nobel prize for “Best Brainy Hip Hop Video,” it would probably go to Tom McFadden, a former teaching assistant for Stanford's Program in Human …