Pfeiffer Visiting Scholar Lecture Series

The Stanford University School of Medicine and the Office of Diversity in Medical Education sponsors a quarterly lecture series in which distinguished faculty members and scholars from across the country deliver academic presentations on topics relating to health inequities. This program was instituted to bring prominent faculty and scholars to meet with Stanford’s medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty during the academic year. 

Scholars are chosen based on their scholarly work and expertise focusing on issues and topics pertaining to the health inequities.

The Pfeiffer Visiting Scholar lecture is scheduled during the academic year. In the Winter quarter a Pfeiffer Visiting Scholar is invited to present at the Stanford University Minority Medical Alliance (SUMMA) Conference that is held every February. In the Spring quarter a Pfeiffer Visiting Scholar is invited to present at the annual Diversity Inclusion Forum (DIF).

The presentations given by the Pfeiffer visting scholar is open to the Stanford community including the greater bay area. In addition, time is given during the visit for Stanford medical students and undergraduates to meet with the scholar in an informal setting. These informal meetings allow for dialogue between academic role models and students. The Pfeiffer visiting scholar is also given the opportunity to meet with other prominent faculty, staff, and members of the Stanford community.

These presentations are a wonderful opportunity for the Stanford and greater bay area community. It is also an opportunity for the transfer of knowledge, experience, and history to future physicians. Open to all members of the Stanford medical community, this quarterly lecture series features prominent faculty and scholars from all over the country. 

• Nicole Stern, M.D., Member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe of New Mexico. Fellowship in childhood obesity in American Indians.
• Dr. Ka-Kit Hui, M.D., F.A.C.P. Wallis Annenberg Chair in Integrative East-West Medicine. Professor, Founder & Director, Center for East-West Medicine. Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine. Chair, Collaborative Centers for Integrative Medicine UCLA
• Vanessa N. Gamble, Vice President for Community and Minority Programs, Association of American Medical Colleges
• Benjamin Carson, M.D., Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital
• David E. Hayes-Bautista, Ph.D., Hispanic researcher.
• Joseph T. Bell, M.D., president of the Association of American Indian Physicians.
• Lonnie R. Bristow, M.D., African-American former president of the American Medical Association.

For more information regarding the Pfeiffer Lecture Series, please contact Mark Gutierrez, Director of the Office of Diversity in Medical Education (ODME).