Directions
Our official address at MSOB:
Office of Diversity in Medical Education
Stanford University School of Medicine
Medical School Office Building Suite 100
1265 Welch Road
Stanford, CA 94305-5411
Please note: ODME is located on the 1st floor of the building.
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Medical School Office Building (MSOB)
1265 Welch RoadStanford, CA 94305
From US-101
- Take the Embarcadero Road West Exit
- Follow Embarcadero Road through Palo Alto for 3-4 Miles
- As you approach the underpass, get into the right lane
- Once you have crossed El Camino Real, Embarcadero Rd. splits
- Turn right at the fork onto Arboretum Road
- Turn left at the second light onto Quarry Road
- Turn right at the second light onto Welch Road
- MSOB is all the way down Welch Rd. on the left, where Welch intersects Campus Drive
From Interstate 280
- Take the Sand Hill Road exit and follow Sand Hill road East
- Follow Sand Hill Road for 5-6 miles
- Turn right onto Pasteur Drive -- you will see the main entrance to the hospital
- Turn right onto Welch Road.
- MSOB is all the way down Welch Rd. on the left, where Welch intersects Campus Drive
Parking
- The small parking strip in front of MSOB - entered via Welch Road - has a few short-term pick-up and delivery spots, 4 metered parking spots, and several disabled parking spaces
- The Stockfarm parking lot, across the street on Welch Road between Campus Drive and Oak Road, has "A" permit spaces along Welch Road and a large quantity of "A" and "C" permit spaces, as well as "Pay and Display" visitor parking spaces within the lot itself. With the "Pay and Display" spots, you may purchase up to 8 hours of parking at the ticket machine ($12.00 maximum/day), and place the ticket on your dash. The machines accept Visa or MasterCard, bills, or coins; if you do not use your credit card, please bring cash in smaller denominations because these machines do not issue change.
- The parking garage between Oak Road and Stockfarm Road also has many "C" permit spaces, and event parking on the top level
- Day visitor permits are available from Parking & Transportation Services at 340 Bonair Siding (across campus, between the gas station and Maples Pavilion, click here for a map)
- Parking is free at most permit spots after 4 PM
- A parking map of campus is available
Public Transit
- Stanford's free Marguerite Shuttle provides frequent service to the Medical Center from the Palo Alto CalTrain station at University Avenue and Stanford's main quad and has two lines, Line A and Line B, both of which stop near MSOB
- If riding CalTrain, get off at the Palo Alto station at University Avenue
- Line A gets to the Medical Center fastest, but lets you off behind the Hospital, near the Emergency entrance; get off at the second Med Center stop closer to the Clark Center, and you can walk to MSOB from here in about 5 minutes or so
- Line B stops in front of the Hospital which is closer to MSOB, but the shuttle takes a bit longer to get to that location
- MSOB is all the way down Welch Rd. on the left, where Welch intersects Campus Drive