Community Announcements & Events
Recent Announcements
Medicine's AI boom: The Stanford impact
Leaders in medicine ponder the promise of AI to solve society’s most vexing health problems. You might be wowed by the possibilities taking shape at Stanford. Learn more.
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Maya Rossin-Slater Wins Prestigious AEA Prize for Women Economists
The prize awarded by the American Economic Association is in memory of Elaine Bennett, who made significant contributions in economic theory and experimental economics and encouraged the work of young women in all areas of economics. Learn more.
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On-demand continuing medical education: Palliative care always
Palliative Care Always is a specialization for health care practitioners, patients and caregivers. We’ve designed this online course to demonstrate how palliative medicine integrates with patient care, and to help you develop primary palliative care skills. Learn more.
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The LGBTQ+ Subcommittee is looking for new members
Established in 2016, the LGBTQ+ Subcommittee of the Diversity Cabinet at Stanford Medicine is inviting new members to join our mission of promoting acceptance and belonging for LGBTQ+ community members. Learn more and apply.
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Register for Stanford University's 5th Annual Neuromuscular Conference
Dec. 8-9
The conference will include an educational lecture series providing an overview of the new advances in Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy disease modifying therapies including gene correction and other course-modifying treatments.treatments. Learn more.
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YogaX's 2024 200hr Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) applications are now open
Our program approaches yoga training and services as the science and practice of transformation and change. It is specifically focused to bringing integrated, holistic yoga into healthcare, including allied healthcare and mental health care. Learn more and apply.
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Interprofessional clinical research award: Non-faculty funding opportunity
Submit a letter of intent by Jan. 22
The Interprofessional Clinician Program (ICP) award provides grant funding to support clinical research focused on novel approaches that advance and improve patient care outcomes at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. Learn more.
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Apply now to Master of Science in Translational Research and Applied Medicine
Jan. 31, 2024
Drawing on Stanford Medicine’s exceptional expertise in medicine, technology, and business, M-TRAM is the only early translational program of its kind on the West Coast and one of only a few such one-year programs offered by a top-ranked U.S. university. Apply here.
Events
STARR tools/features workshop series
Nov. 13
Research Technology and Technology and Digital Solutions are super excited to announce a series of five workshops on the various tools/features available as part of the STARR portfolio this fall! Learn more.
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Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS) special seminar
Nov. 13, 12-1 p.m.
This seminar will host Freek Beekman, PhD, MS, for a presentation titled, “Revolutionizing Combined Molecular & Structural Imaging: Development and application of a Versatile Multimodal Platform for Theranostic and Multiplexed Optical, Nuclear, and Anatomical Imaging". Learn more. Register here.
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Pediatric Grand Rounds
Nov. 14, 8-9 a.m.
Join us in person at the Center for Academic Medicine, Grand Rounds Room and via Zoom. Key Concepts in Pediatric Palliative Care: Integration of QoL/PPC Improves Outcomes, Justin Baker, MD, Stanford School of Medicine. Learn more.
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Keeping current: Stay up to date with the latest biomed research
Nov. 14, 2 p.m.
Researchers today confront an enormous and seemingly overwhelming flood of scientific literature, blogs, podcasts, and more. Fortunately, there are some excellent tools that can help you filter and organize the information that best matches your areas of interest. Learn more.
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Stanford Medicine World Diabetes Wellness Fair
Nov. 16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Join Stanford Medicine at Spiker Plaza alongside the main Stanford Hospital located at 500 Pasteur Drive for the 10th annual World Diabetes Day Wellness Fair, to honor World Diabetes 2023. This is a free community event. Learn more.
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The Necklace: An Opera
Nov. 16, 7 p.m.
In a short one-act opera encapsulating the tensions and challenges of humanities and sciences coexisting in a university setting, a lecturer in english, overwhelmingly infatuated with a professor of genetics, both debate the essence and relevance of their disciplines, which becomes a metaphor for their star-crossed relationship, as parodied by a retelling of the Tristan and Isolde love story. Learn more.
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Blood Drive at 500P
Nov. 20, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
The holiday season is upon us! Since the holidays are a particularly difficult time for us to collect blood, we’ll be giving out vouchers for a free long-sleeve holiday t-shirt to everyone who comes in to donate. We have an ongoing need for all blood types, particularly type O. Make an appointment here.
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Pediatric Grand Rounds
Nov. 21, 8 a.m.
Join us in person at the Center for Academic Medicine, Grand Rounds Room and via Zoom in Recognition of Native American Heritage Month: Caring for American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Adolescents: An Update on The American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement, with Jason Deen, MD, University of Washington Medical Center. Learn more.
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Registration open: AI + Health 2023
Dec. 6-7
At this wide-ranging online event we are convening experts and leaders from academia, industry, government, and clinical practice to explore critical and emerging issues related to AI's impact across the spectrum of healthcare. Register here.
Continuing Medical Education
A curriculum on firearm injury prevention in medical practice
Currently, in the United States, there are more guns than citizens. This fact, combined with some of the worlds least stringent firearms ownership laws, means that firearms often affect many aspects of American life, including traumatic injury and death caused by these weapons. The goals of this course are to give health care providers an understanding of the factors that contribute to firearms injuries and skills to prevent injuries in their patients. Learn more.
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On-demand webinar now available for Prostate Cancer CME series
The goal of the series is to enhance understanding of increasingly complex treatment options and close knowledge gaps in earlier stages of prostate cancer. The presentation is geared towards medical oncologists, urologists and radiation oncologists. Learn more.
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Continuing Medical Education: Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI)
The Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education (Stanford CME) is committed to advancing Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) through continuing education initiatives for Stanford Medicine clinicians and the broader medical community. Learn more.
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Diagnosis and management of migraines in adults course
course expires in 2026
This online Continuing Medical Education (CME) activity provides a practical approach to the diagnosis and management of migraine for primary care providers and general neurologist. We will cover key concepts in the diagnosis and management of migraine through an online interactive video-based course with cases to reinforce your knowledge. Learn more.
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Multiple Sclerosis educational CME series
Multiple Sclerosis is the most common immune-mediated inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. Educational gaps involving early symptom identification and diagnosis, misdiagnosis, current concepts of neurologic reserve and benefits of early treatment, a rapidly evolving treatment landscape, and increasing goals of therapy create real-world challenges for HCPs that threaten the long-term prognosis of individuals living with MS. Learn more and watch the recordings.
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