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SASI Stories

Our peer mentorship program and commitment to individualized support.

Brandon's Story

Anesthesiology and patient leaders

Summer student Brandon Deras-Guerra shares how our program opened his eyes to a career in anesthesiology and the power of the patient voice in medicine.

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Ziyan's Story

Gaining empathy, respect and trust

Summer student Ziyan Peng shares how the expert patient faculty in our program gave her a deeper understanding of empathy, respect, and trust in medicine.

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Alan's Story

Finding a place for compassion as a career

Summer student Alan Portugeys shares how the program sparked his passion for medicine and revealed the importance of holistic, compassionate patient care.

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Yusra's Story

Understanding how to take care of others

Summer student Yusra Arub talks about how simulation of cardiac arrest allowed her to practice life-saving procedures, and how such activities helped her to understand what it is like to offer professional care.

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Leila's Story

Personal connections for growth and learning

Summer student Leila Jamal talks about how the faculty and classmates she met in our summer program gave her personal connections to guide her career trajectory.

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Ujwal's Story

From Palo Alto High School to Stanford University

A summer intern who returned as a peer mentor, co-designed our curriculum, and went on to Stanford and multiple published research papers.

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Iaisha Sadat
Iaisha's Story

Recognition as a national changemaker

After the summer program, she took the national stage at Stanford Medicine X — and led her team to win the Ashoka Student Changemakers challenge.

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Zuzana Foster
Zuzana's Story

The Spark

A parent's view on how SASI ignites a real interest in medicine in young students.

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Santhana Gopalan
Parent's Perspective

Hear from a SASI family

A parent shares what the Stanford Anesthesia Summer Institute experience meant for their family.

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Get in Touch

Our program faculty and staff are available for questions.

Contact Our Team

Larry Chu, MD
Program Director · Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine
Alison Butynski
Program and Events Manager
Email summermed@stanford.edu
Phone 650-725-2993 · 9AM–12PM & 1PM–3PM
Office Stanford AIM Lab, 2370 Watson Court, Suite 235, Palo Alto, CA 94303
2016
Founded
1,000+
Program alumni
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Why students choose SASI

Three pillars that shape every part of the summer experience.

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Hands-on Learning

Engage with labs, simulations, and real clinical scenarios guided by Stanford educators.

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Personalized Mentorship

Small-group coaching from faculty and near-peer mentors focused on growth and confidence.

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Patient Voices

Learn from expert patients and advocates who bring lived experience into the classroom.

In Their Own Words

It's okay to not know

Students and faculty on doubt, discovery, and what it really means to learn medicine.

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Our Programs

Choose the format and focus that fits you best.

Dual Pathways · Two programs, one application
Come back for a second program — and learn from leading.
Start as a Participant Intern. Return as a Participant Resident to coach a first-time student, run the simulations, and go deeper in the specialties you loved. Students who do both rate their team confidence higher than those who do one.
Three ways to go dual
Dual Prime
Foundations + Suturing Bootcamp + Clinical Skills
Dual Pathway
Foundations + Clinical Skills
Dual Flex
Clinical Skills + Virtual Clinical Experience