Communities of Support

Communities of support, also known as communities of practice, are available for staff to engage with one another, foster connections, and build community across the School of Medicine, Stanford Medicine, and Stanford University. Please see below for more information about communities of support hosted by the Office of EECI, as well as other groups commited to positively enhancing the workplace. 

HR Community of Support

The purpose of the School of Medicine HR Community of Support is to center, uplift, and value the SoM HR staff community through engagement efforts that help the workplace culture of HR move from a compliance-based approach toward a human-centered, people-first approach.

Open to all members of the School of Medicine HR community. For the calendar invite, please email somhrgeeci@stanford.edu

 


 

 


 

School of Medicine Research Staff Community of Support
The SoM Research Staff Community of Support includes researchers from varying departments, positions (e.g., research technicians, clinical researchers, research grant writers, etc.), and career stages coming together to support each other beyond technical skills. All staff who work within Stanford Medicine research environments are welcome to join. We host quarterly touchpoints that addressing current issues that research staff face, sharing resources, networking, and community building.
 
The Research Staff Community of Support is a space specifically for research staff to grow, develop, learn, and engage with a focus on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our goal is to offer support research staff, especially minoritized staff.

 

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Additional Staff Communities

Developmental Community of Practice (DCP)

The DCP is a developmental community of practice for all staff who seek to fulfill the university’s mission while ensuring that all members of our community can flourish and do their best work. This community embraces: Professional Development, Organizational Development, Community Development, Cultural Development and People Development. We seek to scale our impact by intentionally working in collaboration and community, and we offer all staff an opportunity to build meaningful connections.

Stanford Communities of Practice

We are Stanford professionals interested in growing effective collaborative communities across Stanford. A "Community of Practice" (CoP) is a very effective, evolved form of collaborative community, including a directory of active communities of practice. To view the website, please log in using SUNet ID.

 

 

 

 

Stanford Staff Groups

Build your community with colleagues by sharing knowledge and supporting professional, personal, cultural, and social interests. Stanford employee groups offer a variety of ways to connect, including cultural interests, networking, and special events. 

All employee groups are open to, welcome, and encourage the engagement of all Stanford staff. Join one or more of the groups and have an instant network of Stanford friends!  The following are some of the many groups at Stanford.