About the Office
"Only by engaging the diverse intellectual capital of the US, will our nation's ensure its competitive edge, leadership, innovation and economic success."
Hannah Valantine, MD,
Senior Associate Dean
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
ODL's Leadership Approach
The Stanford University School of Medicine's Office of Diversity & Leadership (ODL) takes a new and innovative approach to diversifying academic medicine and the ranks of future practicing physicians.
The Leadership Approach recognizes that leaders shape change.
Nurturing future leaders. ODL programs are creating a new generation of leaders -- future deans, department chairs, division chiefs-- equipped with the skills to achieve diversity, broadly defined.
Leading the way - a key ODL leadership practice. ODL leads by example and practice what it teaches. Women and underrepresented minority faculty members participate in our programs in numbers that reflect their representation in our increasingly diverse society.