Defining the Future of Medical Education, Together
We partner with Stanford Medicine educators as co-futurists, scanning the horizon for emerging technologies and translating them into concrete pilots, curricula, and learning experiences that prepare physicians for the world they actually practice in.
Grounded in futurist methods, we facilitate visioning, rapid experimentation, and reflective evaluation so that faculty and learners can safely test, iterate, and scale what truly improves learning.
Together, we future‑proof teaching and learning by aligning today’s innovations with our collective preferred future for equitable, human-centered medical education.
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The Learning Innovation Futurist Team (LIFT)
Our Vision
To position Stanford Medicine as a global leader in the thoughtful and creative adoption of emerging technologies, fostering transformative educational experiences rooted in ethical, inclusive, and learner-centered values.
Through vision-setting, understanding our users, application of educational expertise, and community collaboration we strive to foster a culture of curiosity that produces cutting-edge approaches to teaching and learning, setting benchmarks for the intelligent and equitable integration of technology in medical education.
Our Mission
To thoughtfully evaluate and recommend the adoption of emerging technologies at Stanford Medicine, empowering faculty, students, and leadership to transform teaching and learning.
Through product design and development, knowledge sharing, and hands-on training, we foster curiosity, experimentation, and innovation.
By leading in-house vanguard projects, conducting broad product evaluations, and leading active community collaboration, we aim to inspire excitement, set pedagogical, ethical, and policy standards, and position Stanford as a global leader in medical educational technology.