Welcome to the Department of Medicine
Shaping the future of medicine with innovative solutions for disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate patient care
From Moments to Momentum
How do we build the future of medicine? One moment at a time. The Department of Medicine's 2025 Annual Report shares stories of discovery, education, and care that are driving our momentum forward.
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From the Ward to the Wrist: How Sumbul Desai Is Rewriting Preventive Care
At Stanford’s Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Sumbul Desai, MD, Apple’s VP of Health & Stanford professor traced the long arc from bedside lessons to products that may change care for millions.
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Meeting Patients Where They Are: Stanford Launches Street Medicine Rotation
Stanford’s new Street Medicine rotation trains residents to deliver care directly to people experiencing homelessness—meeting patients where they are.
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Hospital Medicine Welcomes 40 New Faculty
Stanford Hospital Medicine welcomed more than 40 new faculty at its first Academic Orientation Day — a celebration of curiosity, community, and joy. Designed by Samantha Wang and Marcel Hite, the event highlighted the division’s remarkable growth, commitment to academic excellence, and strong culture of mentorship.
Culture and Community Building
We work to foster an environment where everyone in our community feels included. Connect with our community
Community Partnership Program
We work to advance health and health equity in our local community through developing, coordinating, and sustaining partnerships between community organizations, our department, and the broader School of Medicine.
Team Science
The Department of Medicine is committed to translating research discoveries into clinical practice to improve health worldwide. We accomplish this goal through an interdisciplinary approach known as team science. Visit our DoM Team Science website.
Medicine Grand Rounds
Our Department of Medicine Grand Rounds live stream is geared towards the Stanford community. Join us on event days for expert presentations on Stanford campus or virtually, or catch up with YouTube recordings.
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Fostering Collaboration
Our 17 divisions are unique and interrelated communities, well established in our internal medicine disciplines and united by our shared core values.
Explore our 17 departmental divisions
“At Stanford, it’s in our DNA to use technology in service of innovation. There’s the rich ecosystem we’ve developed with Silicon Valley companies and cross-pollination with local industry. Plus, we tend to attract faculty who are skilled both as informaticians and as physicians.
-Ron Li, MD
Residency Program
The dedication of the Department to excellence in teaching and patient care, a wide breadth of clinical experience, high quality fellowship and research programs, and an outstanding faculty combine to make this a superb environment for training housestaff for future academic leadership careers.
Educational Programs
Our educational mission is to provide excellent broad-based clinical training in a scholarly environment for future academic leaders.
