Diversity is a core value
Our goal is to draw from people with a variety of backgrounds and life experiences to reach a new level of innovation in instruction, research, and patient care. Varied perspectives encourage new strategies that ensure diversity is reflected in our programs, culture, and leadership.
Spotlight
Stanford MedicineHealth Equity Symposium speakers stress partnerships in addressing disparities
How do we get Americans on equal health care footing? That was the focus of Stanford Medicine leaders and others who spoke at a symposium.
Q&A with Dr. Joyce SackeyStanford Medicine’s Inclusive Excellence & Health Equity Strategic Plan
Joyce Sackey, MD, FACP, answers questions about the Inclusive Excellence and Health Equity Strategic Plan and its impact on our community.
Stanford MedicineInaugural roles help advance health equity
Nazleen Bharmal, MD, PhD (left), and Ndidi Unaka, MD, MEd, were recently appointed the inaugural chief health equity officers (CHEO) for Stanford Health Care and Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, respectively.
ScopeTalking about the need for Stanford Medicine's new Skin of Color program
Leandra Barnes talks about being drawn to dermatology because of its non-inclusionary tendencies, giving her fertile soil to advocate for better care for people of color.
Our Work
The REACH Initiative
The Racial Equity to Advance a Community of Health (REACH) Initiative at Stanford Medicine is dedicated to training a new generation of leaders in medicine and science who will actively promote health equity, racial equity, and social justice and work to reduce our society’s devastating health disparities.
Stanford Health Care's LGBTQ+ Health Program
We provide, compassionate, comprehensive, and unparalled LGBTQ+ focused care to adults of the LGBTQ+ community in the San Francisco Bay area and from around the world. Our program offers in-person and video appointments to deliver care in a safe, comfortable, and affirming environment.
Health equity: Closing the gap
This issue of Stanford Medicine magazine examines racial inequity and inequality in medicine and explores initiatives to close the gaps in care.
Real world health: How social factors make or break us
This issue of Stanford Medicine magazine explores nonmedical factors that impact health and reports on initiatives that address the challenges and opportunities they present.
Stanford Medicine’s first Health Equity Symposium focuses on improving health of marginalized populations
At the 2024 Health Equity Symposium, speakers emphasized that racism is alive and well, and workshop attendees identified ways to tackle health disparities.
Stanford Medicine mental health professionals speak to inequities
Five therapists from Stanford Medicine's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences discuss what's needed for culturally informed mental health care of people from marginalized communities.
Our Community
We Are Stanford Med
In our We Are Stanford Med series, meet individuals who are shaping the future of medicine. They hail from all over the globe and come to Stanford Medicine carrying big ideas and dreams.
D-CORE
The Diversity Center of Representation and Empowerment, or D-CORE, provides a space where any member of the Stanford Medicine community interested in issues of inclusion and diversity can hold meetings or just hang out and study.
Resident Spotlight
We aim to support and uplift our incredible community of Black Housestaff. Please enjoy a glimpse into their unique experiences here at Stanford. #RepresentationMatters #DiversityInMedicine #WhatADoctorLooksLike #StanfordMed