It’s not every day that you’re handed the next three to five years of your life in an envelope. Yet for thousands of medical students …
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A tribute to medical school
Stanford Medicine Unplugged is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a week during the …
“The only medical man on the Stanford campus”: A trip back in time with Ray Lyman Wilbur
When United States President Warren Harding fell gravely ill while visiting San Francisco back in 1923, Stanford’s Ray Lyman Wilbur, MD, was called from his …
What happens when you can’t communicate with your patient?
Stanford Medicine Unplugged (formerly SMS Unplugged) is a forum for students to chronicle their experiences in medical school. The student-penned entries appear on Scope once a …
The “terribly exciting” days of Stanford’s young Department of Medicine
In the summer of 1959, not long after Stan Schrier, MD, joined Stanford’s Department of Medicine as an assistant professor, he attended his first meeting …
Integrating digital literacy into medical education
Bertalan Mesko, MD, PhD, has cracked the code on convincing medical students that digital literacy skills are equally as important as clinical knowledge. Seats in …
Stanford Medicine grads urged to break out of comfort zone, use science to improve human health
On Saturday, 195 graduates of the School of Medicine sat under a large white tent on the Alumni Green pondering the next chapter in their …
A call to action to improve balance and reduce stress in the lives of resident physicians
In November of 2010, those in Stanford's general surgery training program experienced an indescribable loss when a recently graduated surgical resident, Greg Feldman, MD, committed suicide. His death …
Using the “flipped classroom” model to bring medical education into the 21st century
To make better use of the fixed amount of instructional time available to train doctors, Stanford and four other institutions are collaborating with the Robert …
After work, a Stanford surgeon brings stones to life
Classrooms, research, grant writing, faculty meetings... It can be easy to forget that professors have a life outside of the classroom, perhaps with surprising hobbies …
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 …
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 …
Reflections on being a med-student mom
Getting through medical school and raising a child are two activities that on their own can each be challenging - not to mention exhausting. But …
Should medical schools look at a prospective student's "digital footprint?"
In a recent survey of medical schools, a small percentage reported using social-media activity to evaluate applicants. In his most recent column on the AAMC's blog, Wing of …
A closer look at Stanford medical school's new dean
It's been several months since Lloyd Minor, MD, took helm of Stanford's medical school, and a new video and Inside Stanford Medicine article provide a detailed look at our …
Meet the medical school’s new dean: Lloyd Minor
Lloyd Minor, MD, the former provost of Johns Hopkins University, officially became dean of the Stanford School of Medicine on December 1. A few days …