printer friendly pageSOMGEN 130: Sexual Diversity and Function Across Medical Disciplines (FEMGEN 230X)
(Same as
SOMGEN 230/
FEMGEN 230). Focus is on development of personal and professional skills to interact with people across the diverse range of human sexuality, from childhood (pediatric) to older ages (geriatric), with consideration of gender identity, sexual orientation, sociocultural (predominantly U.S., not global) and religious values, and selected medical issues (e.g. hormonal therapy, disabilities, e.g. spinal cord injury, etc. with discussion of sexual taboos and unusual sexual practices that you might encounter in a general medical setting. For the additional unit, students will undertake an additional weekly activity (e.g., shadowing in a clinic) approved by the instructor and submit a weekly written reflection about that activity.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1-3
Instructors:
Stefanick, M. (PI)
SOMGEN 202: Authoring Wikipedia Medicine Articles
Course focuses on how to author and edit evidence-based systematic review-style articles for Wikipedia. Topics to include: appraising importance, quality and reliability of Wikipedia medicine article, learning WikiProject Medicine style guidelines, identifying clinical questions and applying relevant evidence to answering them, using secondary literature (systematic reviews, meta-analyses, textbooks, practice guidelines) to edit a Wikipedia Medicine article, publishing Wikipedia Medicine articles in open-access journals. Enrollment limited to MD students in their 4th year.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Ozdalga, E. (PI)
;
Turken, M. (PI)
SOMGEN 203: Literature and Writing for Military Affiliated Students
Focus is on military literature and workshopping students' writing about their military experiences. Texts and guest faculty and writers vary each quarter. Dinner and course materials provided free for all students.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 2 units total)
Instructors:
Genovese, J. (PI)
;
Shafer, A. (PI)
SOMGEN 208: Preparation and Practice: Law
Focus is on everyday activities of patent practitioners (patent agents, patent associates, and patent partners) and applying skills learned in medical, biosciences and physical sciences graduate studies to careers in Patent Law. Topics include: applying for positions, the importance of IP protection, licensing, overview of the patent process, drafting applications and litigation. Seminar lead by leaders from Morrison and Foerster.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Eberle, S. (PI)
;
Talbot, W. (SI)
SOMGEN 227A: Career Exploration Opportunities (CEO) Internship Program Practicum
Restricted to graduate students (year 3 and onward) and postdocs in the Stanford Biosciences program who have completed
SOMGEN 227. Focus is on internship progress and future career goals. Topics include update on progress of internship goals, planning for future career goals and return to academic research, internship activities, culture and mentorship.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 2 units total)
Instructors:
Eberle, S. (PI)
SOMGEN 230: Sexual Function and Diversity in Medical Disciplines (FEMGEN 230)
(Same as
SOMGEN 130/
FEMGEN 230X; undergraduates who wish to fulfill the GER requirement should enroll in
SOMGEN 130/
FEMGEN 230X.) Goal is the development of personal and professional skills to interact with people across the diverse range of human sexuality, including sexual orientation and gender identity, age (pediatric to geriatric), sociocultural & religious values, medical issues (e.g. hormonal therapy, disabilities, such as spinal cord injury, etc). Features guest speakers representing a range of sexualities, including asexuality, polyamory and kink, as well as medical professionals and researchers specializing in a diversity of sexuality topics. Attendance (in-class feedback) requirements. Enrollment for 3 units requires attendance at two sessions per week and in-class presentation requirements; enrollment for 2 units requires attendance at two sessions per week.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1-3
Instructors:
Stefanick, M. (PI)
SOMGEN 237: Health and Medical Impact of Sexual Assault across the Lifecourse (FEMGEN 237)
An overview of the acute and chronic physical and psychological health impact of sexual abuse through the perspective of survivors of childhood, adolescent, young and middle adult, and elder abuse, including special populations such as pregnant women, military and veterans, prison inmates, individuals with mental or physical impairments. Also addresses: race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other demographic and societal factors, including issues specific to college culture. Professionals with expertise in sexual assault present behavioral and prevention efforts such as bystander intervention training, medical screening, counseling and other interventions to manage the emotional trauma of abuse. Undergraduates must enroll for 3 units. Medical and graduate students may enroll for 1 to 3 units.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1-3
Instructors:
Stefanick, M. (PI)
;
Alqueza, K. (TA)
SOMGEN 260: Preparing for Community, Health and Learning through Service in Sri Lanka
Preparation course for students attending the Bing Overseas Study Program in Sri Lanka. Focuses on specific topics relevant to Sri Lanka, including: water issues, effects of war and natural disaster on population health, maternal and child health, and etiquette and basic language skills for visitors. Explores the Sarvodaya model of development together with the World Health Organization's Sustainable Development Goals. Required for BOSP students; open to all students interested in Sri Lanka and global health.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
(up to 99 units total)
Instructors:
Gaulocher, S. (PI)
;
Wang, N. (PI)
SOMGEN 275: Leading Value Improvement in Health Care Delivery
Successful leaders on the journey to better care delivery methods with lower total spending inevitably face pivotal crises. What confluence of attitude, strategy, and events allows them to prevail? Contexts will include entrepreneurship and early stage investing, spread of higher value care delivery innovations, health care delivery system management, and private and public policy making to reward value. Guest faculty will include nationally recognized leaders and change agents, who will invite students to recommend alternative approaches to managing pivotal challenges. The course is open to any member of the Stanford community aspiring to lead higher value in health care delivery including graduate students, undergraduates, and postdoctoral candidates, as well as medical center residents and clinical fellows. May be repeated for credit
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
4 times
(up to 4 units total)
Instructors:
Milstein, A. (PI)
;
Sheen, E. (PI)
SOMGEN 282: The Startup Garage: Design (CHEMENG 482)
(Same as
STRAMGT 356) The Startup Garage is an experiential lab course that focuses on the design, testing and launch of a new venture. Multidisciplinary student teams work through an iterative process of understanding user needs, creating a point of view statement, ideating and prototyping new product and services and their business models, and communicating the user need, product, service and business models to end-users, partners, and investors. In the autumn quarter, teams will: identify and validate a compelling user need and develop very preliminary prototypes for a new product or service and business models. Students form teams, conduct field work and iterate on the combination of business model -- product -- market. Teams will present their first prototypes (business model - product - market) at the end of the quarter to a panel of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors and faculty.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
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