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Dean Philip Pizzo, Hannah Valantine and other leaders at the School of Medicine discuss the importance of diversity to academic medicine.
Diversity in the MD Program
Center of Excellence in Diversity
- recruits students from under-represented backgrounds; promotes research and training in minority health-care issues.
Summer Premedical Student Program
- a supportive academic opportunity for disadvantaged college students interested in pursuing careers in medicine and biomedical research.
Stanford University Minority Medical Alliance (SUMMA)
Stanford Medical Youth Science Program
- a summer residential course that helps high school students from low-income and under-represented backgrounds prepare for future careers in health care.
Third-year medical student Dora Castaneda (center) explains principles of human anatomy to high school seniors Keshia Groves (left) and Julio Gomez during this year's Stanford Medical Youth Science Program, an intensive summer residential course in science and medicine for low-income and minority high school students. Diversity in the PhD Programs
Outreach and Mentorship Programs
- recruit and support students from diverse backgrounds for careers in the biological and biomedical sciences.
Stanford Summer Research Program in Biomedical Sciences
- an internship program for undergraduates from diverse backgrounds interested in pursuing a PhD in the biomedical sciences.
BioMedical Association of the Interest of Minority Students (BioAIMS)
- a student organization which addresses the needs and concerns of current minority biosciences graduate students.
Stanford Diversity Outreach for Doctural Study (STANDOUT) Preview
- a recruitment event for prospective doctural students from diverse backgrounds who are currently engaged in research in life sciences, natural sciences, education, or engineering.
