Bench & Bedside — A Magazine for the Alumni of Stanford University Medical Center
Alumni Events and News
Message from the President
An update from the Alumni Association President, Jane Lombard, MD '83
Alumni Notes
Get the latest on what's happening with friends old and new.
Alumni Events Update
Events are always being added. Save These Dates.
Feature Stories
Works And Plays Well With Others
How do you figure out if you've landed in a high-functioning lab? Here's one easy way: You and your colleagues have fun together–inside the lab and out. And you've never felt more productive.
Building The [Perfect] Stanford Class
Take a few engineers, a musician and a policy wonk, a few sociologists, a few inventors, and a bunch of endlessly curious and empathic human beings. Pretty soon, you've built a near-perfect Stanford class.
Dinner-Table Discoveries
Plan a menu for career success: Turns out it's not about the food or the ambience. It's all about who's around the dinner table. Students ask tough questions; seasoned alumni deliver candid answers. It's more delicious than dessert in building today's careers.
Congratulations, Alumni Poets
Bench & Bedside's inaugural poetry contest drew entries from around the country. Winners were chosen by members of the Stanford University Medical Center Alumni Association Board of Governors from a group of finalists.
Departments
In My Opinion
A hot topic in medicine and health care gets a closer look.Nicola Klein, MD, PhD, MF '05, joins Matthew F. Daley, MD '95, in a close look at the safety and necessity of vital vaccines.
In Good Company
Working across disciplines to solve problems. Unexpected findings have become commonplace for physician-researcher and medical myth debunker Donald Redelmeier, MD, MS '89
Hats Off
A round-up of selected awards and honors. This issue brings news of recognition for top scholars, researchers, and teachers. Congratulations to all!
Parting Glances
A picture is, indeed, worth a thousand words.
Eyes & Ears
Looking for something new to read or watch? Tips on movies, books, and more here.