2015 Archives

  • October Letter from the Dean

    October 27, 2015 - I am once again excited and inspired by the energy I see throughout the Stanford Medicine community. In countless ways, our faculty, students, trainees, and staff continue to improve human health.

  • Update on Diversity and Societal Citizenship

    July 2, 2015 - Like many of you, I am looking forward to the July Fourth weekend, and not just for the fireworks and barbecues. Our national celebration of civil rights and civil liberties will have special meaning this year in light of last week’s historic Supreme Court rulings.

  • Announcing Two New Departments in the School of Medicine

    June 11, 2015 - I am very pleased to announce that on June 10 the Stanford University Board of Trustees approved two new departments within the School of Medicine: Biomedical Data Science and Emergency Medicine.

  • Precision Health Introduction

    June 1, 2015 - We are at a watershed moment in medicine. We have within our grasp the ability to completely change the very nature of health care to one of proactive, predictive and personalized care based upon keeping you healthy instead of just treating you when you are sick. We call this Precision Health.

  • Diversity and Societal Citizenship

    May 6, 2015 - Over the past few weeks, I have been deeply saddened by the tumultuous events in my former hometown. Although Baltimore has, for now, disappeared from the news, the unrest has raised our collective awareness about the state of social justice in America.

  • How Strong Leadership is Propelling Us Forward

    March 26, 2015 - Whether you’re a student, staff or faculty member, postdoc or researcher, everyone here at Stanford Medicine is seeking to be the best in their individual roles and fields. The preeminence of Stanford Medicine also depends upon our collective excellence being greater than the sum of our individual achievements.