list : Education

  • Strict measures to reopen schools safely

    Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine suggest schools should and can reopen safely if they follow a set of strict — and expensive — guidelines to avoid COVID-19 infections among students and teachers.

  • Cancer experience drives scientific curiosity

    New Stanford graduate Nico Poux, a former pediatric oncology patient at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, hopes to bring his experience with cancer to future work as a physician-scientist.

  • Graduating in a time of turmoil

    Forced apart by the coronavirus pandemic and stirred by protests over racial injustice, students were honored during the School of Medicine’s first online commencement ceremony.

  • First physician assistant class graduates

    Three years after the Stanford School of Medicine launched its master of science in physician assistant studies program, all 27 members of the first class graduated.

  • Medical students lend a hand

    Unable to meet with patients and prevented from taking part in most clinical rotations, students at the Stanford School of Medicine have found ways to support physicians and nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Match Day: Coronavirus edition

    Prevented from gathering as a group because of COVID-19, Stanford medical students organized online events from their homes to mark Match Day, when they learned where they will continue their training.

  • Gift helps eliminate medical school debt

    Philanthropic funding will cover both tuition and living expenses for students who qualify for aid, eliminating the need for medical school loans.

  • Ron Garcia retires after 45 years

    The longtime assistant dean for minority affairs has retired after decades of recruiting students from under-represented groups to Stanford School of Medicine.

  • Grad students receive lab coats

    During a ceremony at the Li Ka Shing Center, first-year doctoral students marked the beginning of their graduate careers by donning white lab coats and taking an oath of integrity.

  • For new students, white coats and stethoscopes

    New Stanford medical and physician assistant students put on white coats and received new stethoscopes at ceremonies marking the start of their programs.