Medical Education at Stanford

 
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 The Stanford MD curriculum combines basic science and clinical experience with in-depth study and independent research through the Scholarly Concentrations.
     

Stanford has a tradition of recruiting students who have passionate interests and vast creativity. It is our mission to develop and direct our students’ skills and passion so they can become outstanding clinicians who improve the health of the world’s people through research, innovation, and leadership. We are committed to ensuring that each graduate has fully explored his/her potential as a student and a scholar. To this end, key goals of the curriculum are the melding of 21st century laboratory and medical sciences, and helping each student build in-depth expertise in an area of personal, scholarly interest. Following an intensive process to delineate the core knowledge every medical student requires, an exciting medical curriculum has been developed to meet these goals. The expansion of the information and learning environment at Stanford supports this curriculum as part of the transforming role of technology and information resources in academic medicine.

Institutional Goals

The following goals for the MD degree program of the Stanford University School of Medicine were revised and approved by the Medical School Faculty Senate on June 14, 2000, reflecting a commitment to educate future physicians and foster their capacity to make discoveries and lead innovation in the science and practice of medicine:

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To assure excellence in clinical medicine with emphasis on:

 

 

 

 

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Understanding the traditional and emerging areas of biomedical and clinical sciences, including the etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease

 

 

 

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Understanding the scientific theory and methodology that form the basis of medical discoveries

 

 

 

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Utilizing opportunities to explore research and teaching, both broadly defined, in various branches of medicine, with access to the full resources of Stanford University

 

 

 

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Using technology to manage information and knowledge effectively and efficiently

 

 

 

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To develop effective communication skills with patients, colleagues, and the public

 

 

 

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To promote leadership training in the various branches of medicine

 

 

 

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To promote ethical and moral behavior, the humane and caring practice of medicine, and a sense of obligation to improve the health of the public

 

 

 

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To promote delivery of health care that appropriately responds to the social, cultural, and health system context within which the care is delivered

 

 

 

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To teach the skills necessary to sustain a lifetime of learning