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Envisioning the Future, Building on Our Past

Our first annual publication reflects on the past and celebrates the future of the Department of Medicine.


  • At First-Ever Stanford Medicine 25 Symposium, a Focus on Bedside Medicine and a Call for Community

    On his first day as an attending physician at Stanford, Abraham Verghese, MD, noticed something unusual. “I was struck by the fact that the house staff were spending a great deal of time wedded to their computers,” he recalled. “And it was not their doing. They didn’t sign on to do that.”…


  • Q&A: Resident Michael Lin on Training in Anesthesia and Internal Medicine, and Finding Time to Rock Climb

    Michael Lin’s daily schedule mirrors that of a normal, busy anesthesia resident: early call times, long hours in the operating room, and a flurry of patients and cases. Once a month, however, Lin’s schedule deviates from the norm.


  • Joseph Wu Honored with Inaugural Joseph A. Vita Award

    Joseph Wu, MD, PhD, is the first recipient of the Joseph A. Vita Award, a new award established by the American Heart Association.


Medicine Grand Rounds

December 2 @ 8-9 am

Mindsight in Medicine: An Interpersonal Neurobiology View of Empathy in Clinical Care

LKSC, Berg Hall, 2nd Floor

December 9 @ 8-9 am

The Science of the Art of Medicine

LKSC, Berg Hall, 2nd Floor

December 16 @ 8-9 am

Perspectives on Being a Great Teacher & Department of Medicine Teaching Awards

LKSC, Berg Hall, 2nd Floor

Faculty Activities Of Note

Research Corner with Ken Mahaffey

In this interview, Dr. Mahaffey sits down with Dr. Manisha Desai, Associate Professor (Research), Medicine - Biomedical Informatics Research to discuss her work at Stanford.

The Great Lie that Tells the Truth | Abraham Verghese | TEDxStanford

The Science of the Art of Medicine Author Interviewed

In the latest episode of “The Bob Harrington Show” on Medscape’s theheart.org, Department Chair Bob Harrington interviews John Brush, author of The Science of the Art of Medicine.

  • Faculty Spotlight - Charlotte Jacobs, MD

    Given the time commitment physicians must give to their profession, one wonders whether they have non-medical talents or interests that they pursue with something approaching the passion they give to medicine. And, if so, how do they do that?…


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