Student Wellness
The Office of Medical Student Wellness provides student life advising, wellness programming and learning environment initiatives to enable students to thrive academically and personally throughout their medical school experience.
Guiding Principles
Our aim is to foster a safe and supportive learning environment. The following principles inform our work:
- To empower students to develop their professional identity, and find meaning within their medical school experience
- To enable students to succeed as lifelong leaders
- To embrace the value of diversity and personal growth throughout the journey
- To encourage self-care, resiliency, wellness and the pursuit of one’s passions
- To engage all individuals in the promotion of a sense of belonging within the community
Develop Professional Identity
2017 Transition to Clerkships Retreat
Pursue One's Passions
February 14, 2017 - 1 Billion Rising
Medical students, faculty, and staff members participate in mass action to end violence against women.
Dozens of white coats were carefully laid out to cover the steps of a Stanford Medicine building yesterday afternoon as part of the #ProtectOurPatients campaign, a grassroots movement seeking to defend the Affordable Care Act. (Link to SCOPE post)
Promote a Sense of Belonging
Ears for Peers Gathering
Announcements
Gun Violence and Public Health | What We Know (Podcast Link)
On March 14, 2018, Stanford Medicine Offices of Medical Education, Student Affairs, and Wellness organized a panel of experts (see below). Dr. Daniel Bernstein (Associate Dean for Curriculum and Student Scholarship) introduced the panel which was moderated by Dr. Lee Sanders (General Pediatrics).
- Johan Fahimi, MD, PhD (Emergency Medicine, UCLA and Highland Hospital): Framing Gun Violence in the Public Health Context
- Lisa Knowlton, MD (Surgery): The Trauma Surgery Perspective
- Sarabeth Spitzer (Stanford Medical Student 3): The Economic Consequences
- David Studdert, LLB, ScD (Stanford Law School): The Legal Context
- Michelle Sandberg, MD (Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and Stanford Pediatrics): A Clinician's Call to Action
WINTER WELLNESS ELECTIVES
Looking for a Winter Quarter elective? In search of a course to feed your mind and soul? Consider one of the electives below!
EMED 214: Yoga and Wellness for Bioscience and Medical Students
FAMMED 214: Core Fitness Exercise Class: A 30 Minute Blast...Then Back to Class!
FAMMED 219: Mind-Body Medicine
INDE 217: Physician Scientist Hour
INDE 230: Topics in Scientific Management
MED 130: Yesplus: Meditation Practices for Wellbeing
ORTHO 120: Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine (ORTHO 220)
PEDS 281: Childhood Chronic Illness: Impact on Family Development
PSYC 233: Mindfulness: An Awareness-Based Stress Reduction Program in Medicine
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Report Mistreatment
OMSW is committed to promoting positive learning environments for all students. There are several confidential avenues for reporting an incident of student mistreatment.
Mental Health Service
Crises counseling is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: 650-723-3785
