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Precision education: Tailoring medical training to support future doctors
Since she was a little girl, Cyrena Gawuga, PhD, wanted to be a doctor. But struggles with lupus and bipolar disorder forced her to drop out …
On the intersection of pain and beauty: One patient’s journey
“The pain passes, but the beauty remains” ― Pierre-Auguste Renoir Jennifer Walker doesn't want to be defined by her disease. So much more than a patient …
A healing song and symbolic feather to close the first day of Medicine X |ED
Everyone rose to their feet and a hush came over the crowd as Erik Brodt, MD, wrapped up his closing keynote speech to end the …
An activist mom on being inspired by “a force of nature”
When your little boy is diagnosed with a progressive and fatal disease that he can't understand, let alone pronounce, you become an advocate in a …
In agreement: Neha Sangwan on the importance of clear communication
Here's the scenario, Neha Sangwan, MD, a medical and personal communications consultant, told a rapt Medicine X | ED audience Saturday afternoon. She was addressing the …
Working together in health care: Why it’s hard and what works
A large group of care providers often swirls around each patient. There's a primary doctor and nurses and specialists of all sorts — MDs like radiologists …
On learning, the patient’s voice and the power of stories: Stanford’s Medicine X | ED begins
Excitement was in the air this morning as Stanford's Medicine X | ED conference began. The event focuses on new and innovative ways to look …
Medicine X | ED happening this weekend
We've been talking here for weeks about Medicine X | ED, and it's finally happening: This weekend, a wide range of stakeholders will gather on campus …
A Stanford expert in the science of learning turns his attention to medical education
Dan Schwartz, PhD, found himself unconvinced after a recent visit to his general practitioner. In for a bad wheel, he’d been given a simple diagnosis: …
Medicine X | ED founder Larry Chu on the need to rethink health-care education
Saturday morning marks the start of this year's Medicine X | ED, an event that was born from the popular Medicine X conference and that …
Improving communication in health care: A preview of Med X | ED
A doctor yells out an order in the ER. A nurse wonders if his colleague would be willing to take over his weekend shift. An …
Using digital media storytelling to inspire American Indian youth
In his first two decades, Erik Brodt, MD, got to know two very different worlds. The first: life around Bemidji, Minnesota and the White Earth …
Medicine X | ED explores the future of medical education in April 22-23 event
Two years ago, the Medicine X | ED conference made its debut as an academic event focusing on the future of medical education. Until now, …
Stanford Medicine X, in pictures
Every year, starting in early September, my colleagues and I spend hours poring over the Medicine X schedule and agonizing over which sessions to cover. The …
Flipping roles and using design-thinking principles to improve communication
Providers are from Mars, Patients are from Venus continued a conversation that began at last year's Medicine X, when patients and physicians had the opportunity to switch roles. …