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A Brief Introduction to
Stanford University Medical Center

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Vast in both its physical scale and its impact on human health—locally, nationally, and globally—Stanford University Medical Center is comprised of three main components:

The Medical Center is uniquely advantaged by its location on the main Stanford University campus, adjacent to top-ranked programs in engineering, physical and biological sciences, computer science, ethics, and other disciplines. This close proximity—coupled with Stanford's long tradition of encouraging collaboration—fosters multidisciplinary research and, ultimately, accelerates the pace at which new knowledge can be translated into new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease.

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