Confidential Support

Stanford School of Medicine and Stanford University have a wide variety of faculty training opportunities. The Office of Faculty Development and Engagement (OFDE) and the Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) created a centralized faculty training website with go-to resources for your professional development.

If you have questions, please contact OFDE and/or OAA.

Resources are organized in the thirteen categories below. Under each category are Stanford organizations highlighting the type of program, intended audiences, sponsoring unit, how to join, duration/logistics, details, and the website links/contact information. 

Open to Stanford Medicine faculty of all ranks and lines

  • Coordinating Your Own Medical Care

    Amidst intense work demands, it is sometimes difficult to schedule and receive your own medical care. Although we request Stanford faculty physicians, scientists, residents, and fellows use the standard scheduling process for medical care at Stanford, we can help if you have problems identifying a physician, are experiencing delays or are encountering challenges getting your own medical care scheduled in a way that accommodates your work demands and schedule. Assistance is available for the following: (1) identifying a physician; (2) coordination of care; and (3) access to a network of concierge services at over 75 top US AMC’s. Open to Stanford Medicine faculty in all ranks and lines.

  • Faculty Staff Help Center

    Stanford’s Faculty and Staff Center offers a variety of services for the Stanford community including counseling, workshops, discussion groups, facilitated conversations, consultation and training, and retreat facilitation. Open to Stanford Medicine faculty of all ranks and lines.

  • OAA Faculty Advisory and Support Panel

    Members of the Faculty Advisory and Support Panel are available for any faculty member for an advice and support conversation. Individual faculty may contact any of the panel’s members directly by email. Conversations will have the same confidential protection as any faculty career development process. Open to Stanford Medicine faculty of all ranks and lines.

  • Office of the Ombudsperson

    The office assists members of the School of Medicine community with any work-related difficulty, including interpersonal conflict or misunderstandings, as well as academic or administrative concerns. Open to Stanford Medicine faculty of all ranks and lines.

  • Physician Resource Network (PRN) Support

    PRN’s purpose is to provide Stanford physicians and trainees with timely, confidential, independent, legally protected one-to-one collegial support and resources to help deal with the clinical, professional and personal challenges so often experienced by physicians. PRN supporters are trained Stanford Medicine faculty volunteers from a variety of specialties who understand the stressors that exist in the environment and are committed to connecting as peers supporters with faculty and trainees upon request. Open to Stanford Medicine faculty of all ranks and lines.

  • Well-Connect

    A confidential program to promote mental health for medical trainees (residents and fellows), and all benefits eligible faculty in the School of Medicine at Stanford. Open to Stanford Medicine faculty of all ranks and lines.

  • WellMD & WellPhD Circles Concierge

    Designed to save you time on personal tasks. Circles personal assistant services are executed by a highly trained team of customer service professionals and can assist with personal and home needs. Program saved over 3,378 hours for Stanford Medicine faculty, residents, and fellows in first 12 months (over 2 hours per request).