Nominations for 2009 Albion Walter Hewlett Award

Hewlett Award Selection Committee meets annually to determine an award recipient. Nominations are sought from all segments of the Stanford academic community. Developed by the Department of Medicine, the award was designed and is presented each year to an exceptional physician with ties to Stanford. More information and nomination form here..

Gary Schoolnik Assumes Role as First Master Clinician

Gary Schoolnik MD appeared modest as he stepped into his role as Department of Medicine’s first master clinician, in front of an audience of colleagues and new interns attending their first Medical Grand Rounds. More»

Global Health Scholars Program Expands to Stanford

Six Stanford Medicine residents and five career physicians will take part in the newly expanded Yale/Stanford Johnson & Physician Scholars in International Health Program. Michele Barry, MD, FACP Senior Associate Dean for Global Health and Director of Global Health Programs in Medicine at Stanford serves as program director. More »

Abraham Verghese Attends White House Town Hall Meeting on Health Care

In his weekly Atlantic.com blog professor and senior associate chair in the theory and practice of medicine, Abraham Verghese MD describes his experience as 1of the 160 people in the audience when President Obama answered questions about health care reform.

"It was my first look at the President at close quarters. I came away with the impression that the President was possibly the most knowledgeable person in the room when it came to the current health care crisis." Read the story

DOM Announces faculty and house staff awards for dedication in teaching and excellence in patient care