Susan Ruyu Qi
She/Her
What attracted you most to the MCiM program?
I’ve always been passionate about innovation in medicine. However, I didn't feel prepared for it from my medical training. I believe that an effective leader in healthcare, especially in the future, must be familiar with not only medicine but also business and technology. It is by inputting these three keywords into the search engine that I landed on the MCiM program. The tailored curriculum, amazing faculty, inspiring classmates with diverse backgrounds and expertise, along with Stanford’s unique ecosystem for entrepreneurship all made MCiM the perfect program!
Please share a bit about your experience as a student in MCiM. Would you encourage other international students to participate in the program?
I’ve had the best year of my life at Stanford as an MCiM student. Living on the beautiful Stanford campus, it was extremely easy to meet like-minded people; friendships formed instantaneously. The student population is extremely diverse and welcoming. MCiM’s flexible curriculum also allowed me to take extra courses outside of our program, where I got a chance to meet students across all departments. I would absolutely encourage international students to join MCIM and live at Stanford for a year. This in-person experience has been life-changing.
How has MCiM changed your understanding of the world and prepared you for your next steps?
The MCiM program has opened my eyes to worlds that I didn’t know existed and has given me tools to assess and tackle problems from new perspectives. During my year, I worked on many projects, from a biodesign app to reduce falls in post-stroke patients, to researching blockchain technology for retina image sharing, to as far as pitching for a Web 3 security startup! Financial statements no longer scare me and I learned so much from collaborating with classmates from diverse backgrounds. Stanford’s notorious Design Thinking process has helped sharpen my acumen for need finding and I feel ready for opportunities that come my way in my future career as an ophthalmologist. Find out more on susanqi.com