Stanford Medicine Supports Students with Disabilities and Chronic Illness
The School of Medicine has an institutional commitment to provide equal educational opportunities for qualified students. Stanford Medicine supports and encourages applicants with a range of abilities and disabilities, including disabilities that are not immediately apparent.
Meet our Medical Student: Sheun (Shay)
A book describing how electrodes in the brain could restore lost senses for patients inspired Sheun (Shay) Aluko to pursue a career in bioengineering. An accomplished musician with a passion for computer programming, Sheun wants to work toward a future that uses technological advancements to better help people heal. At the Stanford University School of Medicine, Sheun is pursuing both a medical degree and a master's degree in bioinformatics. #WeAreStanfordMed
Not yet able to treat patients, Stanford medical students help caregivers
Unable to meet with patients and prevented from taking part in most clinical rotations, students at the Stanford School of Medicine have found ways to support physicians and nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Images from Black Lives Matter Rally
Stanford Medicine students, faculty, staff, family members, and healthcare workers attended the BLM rally on June 5, 2020.
BLM supporters kneeled in silence for eight minutes and 46 seconds, the length of time a white police officer knelt on George Floyd’s neck.
Empowering Tomorrow's Physician Leaders
With close ties to Stanford University and a world-class medical center, Stanford University School of Medicine sets the training ground for the next generation of biomedical leaders and pioneers. All of the resources of our campus - extraordinary faculty and peers, state-of-the-art facilities and a diverse campus life – will provide you limitless opportunities to interact with a community of scholars who will support your educational endeavors and make you feel at home.
A New Era in Medical Education
The School of Medicine is at the forefront of a major transformation in medical education. Known as the “flipped-classroom” model, this new approach moves traditional lecture content to online video, thereby freeing classroom time for interactive learning among peers and faculty.
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E-mail: mdadmissions@stanford.edu
Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Knight-Hennessy Scholars cultivates and supports a highly-engaged, multidisciplinary and multicultural community of graduate students from across Stanford University, and delivers a diverse collection of educational experiences, preparing graduates to address complex challenges facing the world.
Each year, Knight-Hennessy Scholars selects up to 100 students who are newly enrolling in a graduate degree program in any of Stanford’s seven schools. Knight-Hennessy Scholars participate in an experiential leadership development program and receive funding for up to three years of graduate study at Stanford. Candidates of any country may apply.
Candidates must submit two applications to be considered; one to Knight-Hennessy Scholars by early October and one to the graduate degree program by its deadline. Visit kh.stanford.edu to learn more. The Knight-Hennessy Scholars application to join the 2023 cohort closes on October 12, 2022.
Stanford Med School Unplugged
Check out the SMS Unplugged blog series to learn about current students and their real-life experiences at Stanford.