Networks
OFDD sponsors several networking and community building initiatives across the School of Medicine faculty.
For more information on networking opportunities, please contact us.
Black Faculty Affinity Network (BFAM)
Meet the members of the Stanford Medicine Black Faculty Affinity Meetings (BFAM), a network created through OFDD's Community Support Initiative. BFAM is intended to provide networking and social engagement opportunities for Stanford medicine faculty across all clinical lines and departments.
HEAL Network
In response to growing interest and expertise among faculty that are dedicated to addressing health disparities, we have launched a Health Equity Action Leadership (HEAL) Network. Based in research and scholarship, the HEAL Network will bring faculty together to determine how we can better address health inequities.
LGBTQ+ Faculty Networking
LGBTQ+ Faculty Networking activities provides a forum to learn about LGBTQ+ related research and support.
Latino Faculty Advocacy Meetings (LFAM)
The LFAM brings together physicians from a variety of professional backgrounds at Stanford to coordinate and centralize efforts relating to research and clinical care of the Latino patient population, while creating a support network for faculty and students engaged in these activities across Stanford Medicine.
Minority Faculty Networking
Stanford Medicine’s Minority Faculty Networking small-group luncheons offer an occasion to meet with and learn from colleagues in an intimate setting.
OFDD Community Support Initiative
To build community and encourage new networks that enact a sense of belonging among faculty in academic medicine at Stanford, the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity (OFDD) seeks to help faculty establish communities and networks for support.
Stanford Medicine Alliance for Disability Inclusion and Equity
To combat health inequities and improve access to care and services for patients with disabilities
Foster and advocate for the equal treatment and well-being of everyone at Stanford Medicine, regardless of differences.
Promote collaboration between people who are passionate about disability at Stanford Medicine.
Advocate for accessibility, resources and disability services at Stanford Medicine, above and beyond that required by law.
Promote disability as a part of human diversity, inclusivity, and equity.
Women Faculty Networking
The Women Faculty Networking Group is open to all faculty and instructors, regardless of gender, across all lines. OFDD solicits topics and speakers of interest from all those interested in learning about and promoting the professional success of women in the field of medicine.