Stanford LearnMed

What is LearnMed?

LearnMed is an instance of the Canvas LMS managed by the EdTech team at Stanford to deliver medical education content to staff, students, and faculty at Stanford and collaborating institutions around the world. Through LearnMed, departments can deliver content and assessments to both Stanford and non-Stanford learners. If you already have an account, use the links on the left to log in.

Interested in hosting your courses on LearnMed?

Fill out a consultation request to learn more about utilizing LearnMed as your learning platform.

Canvas Mobile App

Once your account is created, you can access LearnMed through the Canvas mobile app for Android and Apple devices. Choose "Stanford LearnMed" as the institution after you've installed the app.

Stanford Medicine Login

Log in for TDS AI Courses
Log in using SHC SID
Log in to LearnMed
Log in using SUNet
UGHE Login

Please Note: Stanford employees must have a LearnMed account to log in, acquired either through a course invitation or by enrolling in an open course at catalog.learnmed.stanford.edu.

UGHE Login Help

Stanford & External Affiliates

Log in to LearnMed
Log in using SUNet

TDS & Stanford Health Care

Log in for TDS AI Courses
Log in using SHC SID

Please Note: Stanford employees must have a LearnMed account to log in, acquired either through a course invitation or by enrolling in an open course at catalog.learnmed.stanford.edu.

LearnMed Outage Mitigation Recommendations

As part of continuity planning in light of the May 7th, 2026 Canvas outage, we recommend taking the steps below to help minimize interruptions to teaching and learning during potential future service disruptions. We will announce these recommendations to students in a separate announcement.

Instructure, the Canvas vendor has put up an FAQ page to help answer some questions.  

Recommendations for Students:

  • Use the Module page's “Download Course Content” feature Modules >> Export Course Content
  • (downloads published Pages, Files, Modules structure, Discussion prompts, Syllabus content, Assignment instructions).
  • Bookmark direct links to external Media pages
  • Make sure to sync your Canvas calendar feed to Outlook
  • Be aware of alternate communication channels (like email/Slack) that may be used during an outage

 

Recommendations for Course Faculty / Teaching Teams:

  • Use the Module page's “Export Course Content” feature Modules >> Export Course Content periodically (this can also be shared via Box or Google Drive students who haven't done it). The option to allow the student download of course content is enabled by default on the Settings page. Additionally, course faculty can package the entire course for export (including quizzes) using the Settings >> Export Course Content button. This specific feature will provide a file that can be uploaded into a new course shell or transferred to another instance of Canvas.
  • Bookmark direct links to external media pages
  • If applicable, download/export grades regularly (recommended weekly)
  • Export quiz/question banks periodically if heavily used using the Settings >> Export Course Content feature mentioned above.
  • Establish an alternate communication plan for students (email/Slack/Teams)
  • Have an alternate assignment submission process identified if needed (email, Box upload, Google Forms/Drive, etc.)